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

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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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    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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Work Life

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Work Life

Writer launches course to help diversity in the creative industry 

A local writer is building a creative writing course to improve diversity, accessibility, and wellbeing in the Welsh cultural sector
Work Life

Independent Canton cafe sells beer and wine for the first time

Ffloc of Cowbridge Road celebrate their first anniversary by partnering with local brewery Crafty Devil, adding more local produce to the community-minded eatery
22-year-old Aoife Doherty set up her new business in October
Work Life

‘I launched my own business in Britain’s biggest recession since records began’

Aoife Doherty entered the turbulent 2020 job market after graduating, deciding that was the moment to shape her own future
Work Life

‘Everyone deserves to feel cool; it’s a hard world’, says clothes store owner

Knight Vintage owner discusses how he wants his shop to make people feel after struggles in the market
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Work Life

Retraining in her late 20s helped this resident artist find a home in ceramics

Local ceramicist, Sara Moorhouse, looks back on the twists and turns of her creative career ahead of the Winter Open Day at Fireworks Clay Studios
Work Life

‘I’ve lost 40% of my taxi business and can’t provide for my family’

Amir Salih has been a taxi driver for 15 years and usually goes the extra mile, but since the pandemic business has slowed down
Work Life

Trading group says 17,000 new Welsh businesses launched in 2023

Although business confidence levels are dropping, Welsh start-up numbers are on the rise with support programmes available for budding entrepreneurs
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Work Life

Returning to office working could benefit Seasonal Affective Disorder sufferers

Statistics from the ONS show a 10% increase in people coming back to the office in the last 12 months
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Work Life

Co-working spaces in Cardiff can help lower energy bills this winter

From coffee to workshops and affordable day passes, here’s what Cardiff’s co-working sphere has to offer in the cost-of-living crisis
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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
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