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Ten fascinating facts about Britain you need to know

Rahul Thyamagundlam·
Business & Culture
·6 May 2021
Some interesting facts about the United Kingdom that would make great dinner table conversation.

Cardiff man shares his story of living with his exotic pet bird

Akshata·
Business & Culture
·6 May 2021
How different is having a Harris hawk as a pet in a place like Cardiff? Imagine having a pet that...

“Your voice deserves to be heard”: Underrepresented writers breaking onto Welsh literature scene

Lydia Armstrong·
Business & Culture
·6 May 2021
A new Literature Wales' initiative aims to support and promote new BAME voices within the industry. Discover the stories of some of the writers involved.

Food Poverty in UK: Combating crisis for needy people

Qiyuan Wei·
Politics & social justice
·6 May 2021
People struggling to feed themselves in Cardiff receive food boxes from a Cheap & Easy cooking Muslim campaign.

Festival return: biggest Welsh festival gets go-ahead next week

Yuge Li·
Business & Culture
·6 May 2021
Welsh festivals are come back this summer with live music. Two reasons for why should we join in those events!

Young and Welsh: A new hope to change the performance world

Scarlet Charles·
Business & Culture
·6 May 2021
Two young Welsh performers talk about diversity in acting, and what they want to achieve.
Cardiff Statues Collage

The Iconic Statues of Cardiff

Rahul Thyamagundlam·
Business & Culture
·3 May 2021
Embark on a journey around the statues of this fine city with our interactive map.

New normal: Entering the post-pandemic era, is online learning beneficial?

Adishri Chengappa·
Business & CultureGlobal city
·29 April 2021
As the Covid-19 situation improves in the UK, will online classes stay relevant for students?

The Greatest Showmen: Students from Cardiff launch a quarantined play

Archita Joshi·
Business & Culture
·29 April 2021
Can online plays recreate the same feeling as being in theatre in person?

Alcohol-free beer: Next step into the craft beer revolution

Chiara Castro·
Business & Culture
·29 April 2021
No- and low-alcoholic products are rising amongst consumers. Here, the people who are revolutionising the UK's craft beer market.

Wales Unlock: Business distress of hotels when reopening

Qiyuan Wei·
Business & Culture
·29 April 2021
Hoteliers in Wales will face more operating costs when it reopens on 17 May due to restriction rules to limit the spread of COVID.
Gamer

Game streaming for charity: How livestreams are helping animal charities

Fangyi Liu·
Business & Culture
·29 April 2021
Gamers are doing challenge streams to raise money for animal charities who have hit capacity during the lockdown.

Fire-and-Rehire: Unions and employees are calling for it to be banned.

Haoran Lin·
Business & Culture
·29 April 2021
British Gas workers have been sacked by the company on 13th April, why is it so hard to outlawed “Fire and Rehire”?

Art with impact: Cardiff artists aim to revitalise Riverside

Scarlet Charles·
Business & Culture
·29 April 2021
Take a closer look at the new mural that has appeared in Riverside, and why it's so important for the community.
Waitress serving at a beer garden.

Time to reopen: pubs, customers and staff in Cardiff enjoy the “special day”.

Gareema Bangad·
Business & Culture
·26 April 2021
Cardiff sees overwhelming response from the people as cafes, restaurants and bars reopened for the first this year.

Ghost of the British Empire: The errors that never makes it to textbooks.

Archita Joshi·
Politics & social justice
·23 April 2021
The sun never sets on the British empire – but then why are Britons made to stay in the dark...

Top 5 burger places in Cardiff that will make you go, YUM!

Adishri Chengappa·
Global city
·22 April 2021
Looking for the best burger in Cardiff? Here's everything you need to know

Cardiff uncovered: TikTok star reveals city’s hidden gems

Lydia Armstrong·
Business & Culture
·22 April 2021
Cardiff's TikTok tour guide has attracted the attention of thousands of viewers and actor John Barrowman, revealing the city's hidden gems.

Fighting COVID: Ordinary people at the forefront

Qiyuan Wei·
Business & Culture
·22 April 2021
How a group of people decided to create real difference in times of COVID lockdown, one delivery at a time.

Pubs re-opening in Wales: Where will you be able to drink in Cardiff?

Ruan Hallett·
Business & Culture
·22 April 2021
Pubs will be able to serve you from April 26th, but only in a beer garden. Which Cardiff pubs are best suited for these restrictions?

Retail reopened: Have consumer attitudes changed after restrictions?

Yiran Xing·
Business & Culture
·22 April 2021
Do people still prefer to shop in the streets or online after lockdown restrictions and how their shopping habits have changed

‘Life swap led to my love of fridge magnets’: says UK’s biggest collector

Akshata·
Business & Culture
·22 April 2021
It started with just the fridge and the freezer. Then went on to fill up 3 rooms of the house. Here's the story of UK's largest fridge magnet collector.

Canton’s fresh look: Cardiff will have its first abstract road crossing

Haoran Lin·
Business & Culture
·22 April 2021
As part of the improvement projects, an art work will be installed as road crossing later this year.

Children’s Literature Festival: Encouraging kids to read more

Fangyi Liu·
Business & Culture
·22 April 2021
To explore the literature world with Welsh writers by joining the Children's Literature Festival, give your kids a chance to enjoy reading more than before.

Non-essential shops are back: How are they preparing for re-opening day?

Yi Yen Charlotte Leung·
Business & Culture
·25 March 2021
Non-essential businesses are working hard to overcome challenges as re-opening day approaches
post lockdown, in-person dating experience.

Undistanced dating: Top seven places to go on a date in Cardiff.

Gareema Bangad·
Business & Culture
·25 March 2021
No need to plan virtual dates and park dates anymore. Find the seven best places in Cardiff to go on a date once the lockdown ends.

A year in lockdown: People from Cardiff see hope through the pandemic

Ziyan Wang·
Business & Culture
·25 March 2021
After a year of being indoors, some people are still confused and some have adapted. But we will keep hope...

Back to life: Street store reopens, the sign of Cardiff unlocking

Yuge Li·
Business & Culture
·24 March 2021
Cardiff’s historic fruit store reopening doors on Covid lockdown anniversary shows the re-emergence of business vitality.

Job hunt amid lockdown: How to crack the Zoom interview?

Hengyu Zhou, Ruan Hallett, Yi Yen Charlotte Leung and Chahat Awasthi·
Business & Culture
·22 March 2021
Online interviews have become a staple of the coronavirus era. Learn how to succeed in one of these interviews

Ecommerce: How to start your own business

Lucy Hynam, Archita Joshi, Yiran Xing, Yiji Zhang and Arthur·
Business & Culture
·22 March 2021
Would you like to know more about how to start your own business? Here are some tips from business owners!

Home brewing: How to brew your own beer as a pro

Chiara Castro, Adishri Chengappa, Elin Wyn and Haoran Lin·
Business & Culture
·22 March 2021
Home brewing could be a nightmare if you do not know what you are doing. We asked to some brewers for some tips.

How to make classic cocktails on a budget

Prerana Bandi, Yuge Li, Rufei Ou and Lydia Armstrong·
Business & Culture
·22 March 2021
Missing those classy weekend cocktails? Take a look at these two classic cocktail recipes which can be easily recreated at home for less than £4 each!

New feminist library: People can access the best feminist books in Wales

Hengyu Zhou·
Business & Culture
·18 March 2021
The local charity launched a free reading facility for the public to know more about women's story.

Six Welsh women take centre stage during history month

Yiji Zhang·
Business & Culture
·18 March 2021
In case you didn’t know, these six Welsh women have changed the world!

World Poetry Day: Love of verse from poets of different identities

Qiyuan Wei·
Business & Culture
·18 March 2021
From an Iraqi poet and a PTSD sufferer, to a mother and a poetry blogger tell about why poems matter.

Cardiff’s independent shops put their businesses online in order to survive during the pandemic

Rufei Ou·
Business & Culture
·18 March 2021
Small business are more likely to sink in a mire of bankruptcy than large shops. Can online shops save Cardiff small businesses?

Shakespeare Week: Do you know more about him than schoolchildren do?

Ziyan Wang·
Business & Culture
·18 March 2021
Celebrate Shakespeare Week by taking this quiz to see if you know more about Shakespeare than schoolchildren do.

A simple letter can help cancer patients escape from loneliness

Yuge Li·
Business & Culture
·18 March 2021
A national postcard design competition is going on! Take apart and help cancer patients away from aloneness.
chimneys and smoke

Dirty Pensions: Local pension fund have £57m in fossil fuel industries

Chahat Awasthi·
Business & Culture
·17 March 2021
Why do we need to divest from fossil fuel industries, why is it hard and what's at stake for people's future?

Reclaim These Streets: Vigils held across Wales to tackle violence against women

Lydia Armstrong·
Business & CulturePolitics & social justice
·16 March 2021
Candlelit vigils in tribute to Sarah Everard called attention to high rates of sexual harassment and violence against women in South Wales.

Daffodils: The potential dangers of the Welsh symbol

Yiji Zhang·
Business & Culture
·11 March 2021
Daffodils, a symbol of Wales, hide a potential danger to Chinese people

Home or away: How confident are you of a holiday this year?

Lydia Armstrong·
Business & Culture
·11 March 2021
People in Wales are beginning to book their summer holidays, with growing hopes of countries re-opening later this year.

Secret artworks worth £30,000 each hidden in Cardiff Centre for 11 years

Qiyuan Wei·
Business & Culture
·11 March 2021
Microscopic art inside bollards on the Hayes, worth £30,000 each but unknown for 11 years.

Music to the rescue: Weekly music workshops help disabled people in coping with the lockdown.

Gareema Bangad·
Business & Culture
·18 February 2021
People with various disabilities find it more difficult to deal with the lockdown. Soundworks music-making workshops come to their rescue by helping them to keep going through rest of the week.

Art Galore all set to start digitally in the midst of a pandemic.

Prerana Bandi·
Business & Culture
·12 February 2021
UK’s largest international contemporary art prize returns to Cardiff next month.  Six artists from around the world have been selected...

The Welsh government has announced a grant for small businesses – but many have fallen through the cracks

Ruan Hallett·
Business & Culture
·6 February 2021
Welsh businesses call for government support after nearly a year of uncertainty.

Creative People wanted: To strengthen the connections across creative community

Yi Yen Charlotte Leung·
Business & Culture
·5 February 2021
People with creativity are needed to support a new community narrative project Creative people in the Cardiff area are needed...

Cryptocurrency: To buy or not to buy?

Lorenzo Trevisan, Hengyu Zhou, Chahat Awasthi, Elin Wyn and Ganshi Gao·
Business & Culture
·5 February 2021
Making sense of the cryptocurrency world – highs, bank bans and caveats to consider if you plan to invest

Cardiff company brings new hopes into the disposable face masks emergency

Chiara Castro·
Business & Culture
·5 February 2021
New technologies may revolutionise waste recycle and lessen plastic pollution.

Driven by passion: performing arts in the time of COVID

Lydia Armstrong, Fangyi Liu, Qiyuan Wei and Archita Joshi·
Business & Culture
·5 February 2021
Performing arts students and young freelancers in Wales are still fighting for a career in the performing arts during the pandemic.

A generation of technical educators: becoming a teacher during the pandemic

Adishri Chengappa, Chiara Castro, Indigo Jones, Yuge Li and Yi Yen Charlotte Leung·
Business & Culture
·5 February 2021
A look at how the COVID-19 restrictions have affected student teachers trainings.

LGBT History month: We’re not letting Covid stop us from having our community.

Yiji Zhang·
Business & Culture
·4 February 2021
The BAME LGBT group organizes an online photo exhibition all around self-care.

International students: is it still worth coming to UK university during Covid?

Yiji Zhang·
Business & Culture
·4 February 2021
With such a high economic value for Wales, do international students feel it's still worth?
Artists at the Virtual Scratch Night

Autistic artists of Wales demonstrate their talent amidst the lockdown.

Gareema Bangad·
Business & Culture
·3 February 2021
Members of the autistic community in Cardiff created a virtual scratch night with the help of Aubergine Café and the Arts Council of Wales.

Pen Pals needed: Help isolated older people to have a new memorable friendship

Yi Yen Charlotte Leung·
Business & Culture
·1 February 2021
Pen Pals in Cardiff are needed to support older people that struggle with mental health problem all over the country.

Welsh children at risk: lockdown sees a surge in child abuse cases

Hengyu Zhou·
Business & Culture
·1 February 2021
A leading children’s charity warns of a 13% rise in physical and emotional abuse of young people.

Wales’ first bilingual LGBTQ+ magazine: plan to change the way stories are told

Qiyuan Wei·
Business & Culture
·1 February 2021
More than 20 people formed an editorial board will release the first free LGBT+ Magazine in Welsh.

Creativity through crisis: ‘parents of disabled children preparing for COVID for a lifetime’

Qiyuan Wei·
Business & Culture
·31 January 2021
A Welsh artist who cared for a disabled child for years created during the pandemic.
buildings and sunlight in a photograph

Arts in Cardiff: Building diversity and inclusion, one photograph at a time

Chahat Awasthi·
Business & Culture
·31 January 2021
Children from BAME communities in Cardiff are getting exposed to necessary skills in photography and their work is being displayed at WMC.

“We feel betrayed”: British Gas workers being forced to sign new contracts

Haoran Lin·
Business & Culture
·29 January 2021
Despite its parent company making a profit of £901 million, British Gas is trying to force workers to sign new...

Cardiff restaurant beats the lockdown making it into the Michelin Guide

Chiara Castro·
Business & Culture
·29 January 2021
A look at Nook where sustainability, passion and sense of community are the ingredients for the success.

“We’re losing the strongholds of Welsh communities” – Cultural organisations in Wales facing collapse

Lydia Armstrong·
Business & Culture
·27 January 2021
Welsh-speaking communities are under threat, according to the director of a leading cultural charity.

Wales people: Who will be the successful person in the hospitality industry!

Haoran Lin·
Business & Culture
·24 January 2021
Springboard is urging people in Wales to name the person that they consider to have outstanding achievements in the hospitality...

Fighting dementia: new app to help people remember their past

Lorenzo Trevisan·
Business & Culture
·24 January 2021
App for elderly to help them with dementia

Children learn about anti-racism through school competitions

Rufei Ou·
Global city
·23 January 2021
Children in Wales create artworks in school competitions about anti-racism.

New health podcast: “they’re not taboo to talk hidden stories, no need for shame”

Yuge Li·
Business & Culture
·22 January 2021
The nursing team from Cardiff University take the lead to sharing their personal health stories.

To memory your families: More Cardiff individuals deal with grief by a creative art project

Hengyu Zhou·
Business & Culture
·22 January 2021
Cardiff female artist operates "Memory boxes" project to help people.

Welsh rugby star helps a local dog shelter

Scarlet Charles·
Business & Culture
·22 January 2021
How a local dog rescue is raising money for new kennels.

Animation lovers can now participate in an online event

Yi Yen Charlotte Leung·
Business & Culture
·22 January 2021
Animation lovers can enjoy Cardiff Animation Nights online for free

A new Chapter: How online events are becoming a lifeline for performers during the pandemic

Indigo Jones·
Business & Culture
·21 January 2021
Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff have been hosting online events to help entertain the public and fund the venue during lockdown.

Free meals support for vulnerable people during COVID: one society, one unity.

Yuge Li·
Business & Culture
·18 December 2020
A local food charity delivered over 85,000 meals to vulnerable people and awarded the Point of Light.

Blind book pop-up raising money for charity over Christmas

Scarlet Charles·
Business & Culture
·18 December 2020
Take a closer look at a blind date bookshop that raises money to charity.

Christmas charity appeal: Over 3000 vulnerable people in Cardiff are receiving gift boxes

Hengyu Zhou·
Business & Culture
·18 December 2020
Citizen Church is supporting vulnerable people during the pandemic, by delivering festive gift boxes.

Celebrities take part in campaign to raise awareness of LGBT+

Prerana Bandi·
Business & Culture
·18 December 2020
As a part of the campaign, celebrities and influencers take to their social media handles to share pictures of them...

Christmas in Covid: Artists around UK find ways to celebrate together.

Gareema Bangad·
Business & Culture
·18 December 2020
DMU Gospel Choir conducts virtual Christmas Concert for people across world to keep up holiday mood amid the pandemic. A...

The Grinch crash lands in Cardiff

Indigo Jones·
Business & Culture
·18 December 2020
A look at how a Newport charity is raising money for seriously ill children this Christmas.

Welsh Theatre: Fans awaiting New Years re-opening may have little to cheer

Chahat Awasthi·
Business & Culture
·18 December 2020
Theatres in Wales are struggling with losses, leaner staffs & logistics challenges to enable live performances in Jan when they can finally reopen

Cardiff Christmas Market stall owners are reporting half their usual income this winter

Ruan Hallett·
Business & Culture
·11 December 2020
Stall owners at the Christmas market in Cardiff have experienced a significant drop in revenue compared with previous years.

People in the drinks industry makes noise at second protest

Haoran Lin·
Business & Culture
·11 December 2020
Hundreds gathered on London’s Parliament Square to protest the new tier restriction Hundreds gathered on London’s Parliament Square on 7...

Welsh digital currency system promotes trade between small and medium businesses

Lorenzo Trevisan·
Business & Culture
·11 December 2020
SME in Wales will benefit from a new complementary currency

Cardiff Record Exchange – a record lovers’ paradise opens against Covid

Qiyuan Wei·
Business & Culture
·11 December 2020
Cardiff Record Exchange,Cardiff's newest record store has successfully opened coping with the difficulties of Covid-19.

Welsh Language Rights Day celebrates its third birthday

Yiji Zhang·
Business & Culture
·11 December 2020
Celebrating Welsh Language Rights Day and whether or not people are exercising their right to use their language.

Artists are sketching a brighter future for Wales

Yi Yen Charlotte Leung·
Business & Culture
·11 December 2020
“Being a Welsh speaker, and being from an area of Wales renowned for its use of slang, I decided to really celebrate that youthful aspect of language,” said Twinkle and Gloom.

Musicians bring back the joy of live music to isolated communities in Wales

Lydia Armstrong·
Business & Culture
·11 December 2020
Communities in Wales have been brought together through a series of doorstep concerts by musicians impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic

The show must go on-line

Qiyuan Wei·
Business & Culture
·4 December 2020
Wales is one of the centers of the arts, but since the coronavirus arose, the theater has been closed. How has this affected the performing arts in Cardiff?
Pint being pulled in pub

Pub survival plan: creativity, determination and support

Lucy Hynam·
Business & Culture
·4 December 2020
Can Welsh pubs survive the new stricter COVID-19 regulations? We asked people from the industry their insights and opinions.

Arts Culture and Sports news: Theatre’s reopening, potential Welsh rugby victories and more

Yi Yen Charlotte Leung·
Business & Culture
·27 November 2020
Theatr Clwyd boss says Welsh Government ‘has given no reason’ why they cannot reopen

BUSINESS NEWS: Taxi drivers, Cardiff Bay Arena, and ‘Mayhem’ at Holyhead

Yuge Li·
Business & Culture
·27 November 2020
Business news for this week in Cardiff. See what taxi drivers protest in Cardiff, how the new Cardiff Bay Arena can benefit us and how hundreds of new job opportunities arise at Pontypridd.

The Corporation Yard: Cardiff’s best hidden street food venue

Elin Wyn·
Business & Culture
·25 November 2020
A visit to Cardiff's newest street food venue.

Wild Gardens: Escape to Nature

Ruan Hallett·
Business & Culture
·22 November 2020
A beautiful forest hidden under your nose.

Morgan Arcade: A stroll through time!

Prerana Bandi·
Business & Culture
·22 November 2020
In an era of malls and retail stores are arcades here to stay? Built in 1896, Morgan Arcade is one...

Cardiff central market: A good place for the newcomer

Hengyu Zhou·
Business & Culture
·20 November 2020
This market has a really important status for the local residents due to the reasonable price and fresh products.

Cardiff Central Market- A Blend of the Old and the Contemporary.

Gareema Bangad·
Business & Culture
·20 November 2020
Learn about the only Victorian market in the city that was constructed in the 18th century.

Eastern Chinese Market:A “must-visit” for Chinese food lover

Ganshi Gao·
Business & Culture
·20 November 2020
No matter where are you from, if you have any interest in Chinese food and culture, Eastern Chinese Market could be a good choice.

The secret island hiding in the Cardiff Market for 27 years – Bay Island

Yiji Zhang·
Business & Culture
·20 November 2020
Life is like an illimitable ocean, where books are the islands for people to inhabit. Ready to sail? Located on...

Cardiff’s Central Market is a colorful joy for the senses

Irina Krasteva·
Business & Culture
·20 November 2020
Everyone is welcome in here! Do not miss out!

Kellys Records: Wales’ largest vinyl store

Fangyi Liu·
Business & Culture
·20 November 2020
Kellys Records, a lovely vinyl store locates in the balcony of central Cardiff Market. Rock, Pop, Indie, Metal, Rap, Soul,...

A Poke Around at The Flea Market Cardiff

Arthur·
Business & Culture
·20 November 2020
The flea market is worthy of the title of ‘the Hidden Gem’ of Cardiff city, according to what the shop owner said, Frank.

BOBA TIME: enjoy a cup of bubble tea and your leisure time

Yiran Xing·
Business & Culture
·20 November 2020
BOBA TIME, a milk tea shop in Cardiff city centre offers many kinds of drinks and gives you the best flavour.
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