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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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    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

A cup of coffee in a red mug sits beside five dice in a cosy board game cafe.
The Edit

Board game cafes more popular in cost-of-living crisis

Player says she avoids buying 'prohibitively expensive' new board games in the cost-of-living crisis as her ability to fund social activities gets squeezed
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
new fund set up to help small music venues in Cardiff
Work Life

A new fund to help local music venues may be inaccessible

Cardiff council have announced a new shared prosperity fund, but it may be out of reach for small businesses with limited time and resources
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
Karen Shellac stands in her Christmas stall with a chalkboard sign that states "Please note we only take cash payments"
Work Life

Will it be a cashless Christmas in Cardiff?

Indie sellers are transitioning towards card-only payments instead of notes and coins, but cash vs credit remains a hot topic at Cardiff’s Christmas market
Jacob Knight Pictured in front of his new shop in the arcade
Work Life

Knight Vintage’s vision comes “full circle” in move to the High Street Arcade

Jacob Knight relocated his store from Cardiff Market to the Hight Street Arcade in time for the City of Arcades events, where he hosted music events.
Brunette girl with curly hair wearing a black top against leafy green backdrop. She is working towards diversity in the creative industry.
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
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Work Life

Local handbag designer says her dream came true when she was least expecting it

Handbag designer Moray Luke thought her start-up company wouldn't survive the pandemic, but it did thanks to the help of others
Work Life

‘I was looking after other people’s kids more than my own’

Overcome by the harsh realities of teaching, Alwen Marshall Lewis transformed her life for the better after leaving the profession to launch an independent business
Work Life

DJs defy cost-of-living crisis to put their spin on cherished venue

Stalwart Cardiff DJs Esther Taylor and David Bull aim to revitalise an embattled music scene by launching Paradise Garden, the country’s first ever listening bar.
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