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    A popular country music night in Cardiff brings fans together to make new friends

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    Local Welsh art projected on station as part of a huge Light of Winter trail

    Author and storyteller launches typewriter-for-hire service in Cardiff market

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    Two chefs to open a restaurant after the decline in Wales’ hospitality industry

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    How Welsh musicians are using social media to keep the spirit of bilingual music alive

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    Training project that aims to make screen sector more accessible gets funding boost

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    Local yoga instructor sees a rise in men embracing yoga classes to improve wellbeing

    ‘Men and women are not built the same’: Fighting for female-friendly fitness gear

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    Netball participation among adults is growing as women seek a sense of community

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    Fibroid advocate takes the stage at Everywoman Festival to raise awareness of this common condition

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    The last act? Wales’ arts sector faces an uncertain future in challenging times

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    Fashion crisis unwrapped: The ‘rental revolution’ for Welsh consumers’ wardrobes

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    ‘Men and women are not built the same’: Fighting for female-friendly fitness gear

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    The last act? Wales’ arts sector faces an uncertain future in challenging times

    A cluttered wardrobe that could use the help of rental fashion

    Fashion crisis unwrapped: The ‘rental revolution’ for Welsh consumers’ wardrobes

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Work Life

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Work Life

‘I hope we all get to come back’: Stuart ‘The Hatt’ on Cardiff Market’s future

The locally beloved Stuart Talbot shares his hopes and concerns over the market’s redevelopment and why today’s youth is rediscovering 'fit-for-purpose' fashion 
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Work Life

‘I feel a real pressure to prove that independent businesses are worth staying open’

Vegan entrepreneur Nicoleta Pana talks about the financial trials of maintaining an independent business in the eye of a pandemic-induced storm
Anne Gingell, a trader at Jacobs Antiques Centre, Cardiff
Work Life

Focus on Cardiff: One man’s junk is another man’s treasure

In the Christmas run-up, two Cardiff fleamarkets are handling the downturn and offering more than a shopping experience
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Work Life

Rise in thrift culture has been beneficial to business, says vintage clothing shop owner

Owner of Hobo's Vintage Clothing Benjamin Downing has been into thrifting for 30 years now and says people are accepting pre-loved now more than ever
Work Life

Is the cost-of-living crisis a threat to Cardiff’s Christmas market?

On the 30th anniversary of Cardiff’s Christmas market the cost-of-living crisis is creating challenges for local stall owners
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Work Life

Local brewery set to launch range of sustainable dog biscuits

Flowerhorn Brewery’s eco-friendly canine treats will be made from the leftover grains from brewing beer that would otherwise be thrown away
Young female photographer holds camera infant of bookshelf as she joins the creative industry in Cardiff.
Work Life

‘Creatives genuinely want to help each other’ says photographer shortlisted for British award

Alice Forde moved from London to Cardiff to enter the creative industry. Now shortlisted for a British Photography Award, she’s on the right path
Work Life

Inaugural winter World Cup boosts Welsh pub trade

Fears local bars would miss out on trade this winter have been squashed by passionate fans packing out the pubs at all hours
Work Life

Cycle repairs soar as people look to keep bikes going rather than buy new ones 

Cycle repair shops in the city are going from strength to strength and even winning awards as people try to live more sustainably
Work Life

Two chefs to open a restaurant after the decline in Wales’ hospitality industry

David Kilick and Tommy Heaney will launch Ember in trendy Pontcanna amid the 17% decline in Wales’ hospitality industry since...
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