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    Sichuan street food stall draws crowds at Cardiff markets

    K-Pop dance explosion in Cardiff: From fans to performers

    The loneliness of Ramadan for Muslims far from home

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    Britain’s Butterfly Crisis: Saving Butterflies Now

    Campaigners urge Welsh government to stop funding animal experiment

    Clearest pictures of the early universe: Cardiff researchers play crucial role

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    The Debrief Podcast

    The Road Not Taken Podcast

    Welsh filmmaker retells miners’ strike story through a new perspective

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    Wales’ first Black Music Awards to celebrate representation and legacy

    Cardiff buskers say bands using amplifiers are a public menace  

    Welsh Oddities Podcast

  • Sport & health
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    Conquer challenges: Six events to test your limits in 2025

    Unhealthy foods will be restricted from checkouts at supermarket in Welsh

    Welsh rower breaks the record as the oldest woman to cross the Atlantic

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The top UK cities to visit during Easter break at different budgets

Neeraja Hariharasubramanian·
Global city
·31 March 2022
Want to enjoy your Easter time off by taking a short trip? Here are our top picks for the season. There’s something for everyone.

Kitchen nightmare: Are chefs feeling isolated and being bullied at work?

Yuhan Zhang·
Politics & social justice
·31 March 2022
Chefs who work in elite kitchens are feeling more isolated in closed and hidden away kitchens. Could this lead to them feeling locked away?

Will Wales’ close-in World Cup dream light up the future of Welsh football?

Xize Wang·
Sport & health
·31 March 2022
Welsh national football team is just one step towards the first World Cup since 1958. Will it arouse a wave of football craze in Wales?
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Locals in Butetown are divided over Cardiff Bay’s re-development project

Atreya Mukerjee·
Business & Culture
·31 March 2022
Do all communities living in the same area view re-development projects in the same way? Here's the situation from Butetown, near Cardiff Bay.

“We need to go to London”: Cardiff XR protestors call for an end to fossil fuels

Roohi Mariam Peter·
Science & environment
·31 March 2022
Extinction Rebellion campaigners from Cardiff to go to London to protest against the government's inaction in banning non-renewable energy.

Music in Cardiff: Top 5 must-see music events this year

Emily Janes·
Business & Culture
·31 March 2022
Music. Fun. Sunshine? These are the top five music festivals coming to Cardiff this summer to rival the Radio 6 Music Festival.

Mobile art workshop uses creativity to help mental wellbeing

Elliot Topham·
Business & Culture
·31 March 2022
Two Cardiff based artists are helping communities battle mental health and breakdown social barriers though their mobile art studio.

A Cardiff project offers young people training to help save a life

LUYAO SHAO·
Sport & health
·31 March 2022
A lifesaving scheme aims to train more students to get more possibilities to survive when a cardiac arrest emergency occurs.

Cardiff campaigners use gaming to boost young people’s mental health

Jingyuan Chen·
Sport & health
·31 March 2022
Campaigners are trying to improve mental health of young people by gaming since more mental issues were caused during the pandemic

“Working people can’t afford to live”: Cardiff workers protest P&O crisis

Oojal Kour·
Politics & social justice
·31 March 2022
Cardiff unions and pressure groups stand in solidarity with 800 workers who were mass sacked by British shipping company P&O Ferries.

Saving wildlife: Citizen project aims at minimising loss of wildlife on roads

ROHINI SINGH·
Science & environment
·31 March 2022
The project aims to create a map of roadkill all over Britain to be able to reduce the impact of traffic on the UK’s wildlife.

“It’s really complex”: Wales’ new endometriosis nurses just the first step

Emily Janes·
Sport & health
·26 March 2022
Wales appoints endometriosis nurses to every local health board to address long waiting times and misdiagnosis. But is this enough?

My second home: Iranians in Cardiff talk about their life

ROHINI SINGH·
Global city
·24 March 2022
With Nazanin Zaghari’s return to the United Kingdom, we take a look at Cardiff’s vibrant Iranian community.

“Black and white, together we are dynamite”: Anti-racism protest in Cardiff

Tirth Trivedi·
Politics & social justice
·24 March 2022
The UN Anti-Racism day protests stormed through the capital with calls of destroying institutional racism, police brutality and anti-refugee legislature.

The pipes are calling: an Irish piper on cultural connections in the Welsh valleys

Emily Janes·
Business & Culture
·24 March 2022
South Wales' only Piping community is an intersection of culture, community and nationality in the heart of the Valleys.

Par 59: Will Gareth Bale’s new golf bar in Cardiff be a hit or miss?

Elinor Griffiths, Chaoyan Zhang, Ka Long Tung, Adwitiya Pal and Roohi Mariam Peter·
Business & Culture
·24 March 2022
The famous Welsh footballer's highly anticipated golf-themed bar has opened in Cardiff on Friday.

Cost of living: unpaid carers are struggling to make ends meet

Xize Wang·
Politics & social justice
·24 March 2022
“My life is fairly crazy”: unpaid carers are worried and hopeless for the doubled bills and the closure of services.

News anxiety: how to get out of a spiral of doom scrolling

Yuhan Zhang·
Sport & health
·24 March 2022
A constant stream of negative news can have a major impact on our well-being, so what's the reason behind and how can we deal with it?

Norwegian Church to re-open as a new platform for artists and foodies

Atreya Mukerjee·
Business & Culture
·24 March 2022
The Norwegian Church is re-opening after two years, but what does the future hold for this old building at the Cardiff Bay?

Welsh residents prepare to open their homes for Ukrainian refugees

Elliot Topham·
Politics & social justice
·24 March 2022
Thousands of Welsh households are preparing to open their doors to refugees, but many have criticised the UK government reaction to the crisis.

Struggling for space: shelters have run out of kennels for abandoned dogs

Jingyuan Chen·
Politics & social justice
·24 March 2022
Local organisation is struggling to find space for abandoned dogs as more people give them up.

Repair and reuse: the people keeping items out of landfills

LUYAO SHAO·
Science & environment
·24 March 2022
Repair Cafes have saved 350,000kg of waste out of landfill, helping to protect the environment, save people money and bring communities together.

Black Lives Matter protests get a place in Welsh history with Cardiff museum

Oojal Kour·
Politics & social justice
·24 March 2022
This Black History Month, how is the National Museum of Wales trying to keep the Black Lives Matter movement alive?

Local project helps people with learning disabilities by finding them a friend

Neeraja Hariharasubramanian·
Politics & social justice
·24 March 2022
People with learning disabilities and autism may often struggle with being out and about alone. Here's what an organisation is doing to help them.

Rhythm and blues: music workshops help people with learning disabilities

Roohi Mariam Peter·
Sport & health
·24 March 2022
A project in Cardiff that involves musical activities is getting people with learning disabilities to socialise and express themselves better.

The National Forest of Wales: regenerating woodland is a tall order

Emily Janes·
Science & environment
·24 March 2022
Wales aims to regenerate its woodland with The National Forest of Wales and in the process attain its climate change goals.

Covid pandemic: what is life like two years after the first lockdown?

Emily Janes, LUYAO SHAO, Yuhan Zhang, Atreya Mukerjee and Chaoyan Zhang·
Business & Culture
·23 March 2022
Two years on from the first UK lockdown we ask the people of Cardiff how life has changed.

Girl is about to run the Cardiff Half Marathon in memory of her dad

YIQING LIU·
Sport & health
·20 March 2022
To continue her dad's legacy and give back to the charity is the biggest motivation for Alice Wymer.

Cardiff organisation works to make the food system more sustainable

Xize Wang·
Sport & health
·17 March 2022
Cardiff is aiming to become the first “Gold Sustainable Food Places” in Wales, organize is calling for more people to “Make A Pledge” and take action.

Learning Welsh with growing popularity: an immersive experience of its culture

Chaoyan Zhang·
Business & Culture
·17 March 2022
The Welsh language is linked heavily with the Welsh culture, which makes it unique and gain growing popularity among language learners.

Hidden Heroine: The immortalisation of Welsh women

Elinor Griffiths·
Politics & social justice
·17 March 2022
After the successful unveiling of the Betty Campbell Monument in Cardiff, what impact will the statue of feminist icon Elaine Morgan have?
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“We have broken all records”: Cardiff pubs get Six Nations boost

Tirth Trivedi·
Business & Culture
·17 March 2022
After two years of poor pandemic sales, the Six Nations screenings have brought life back to the city's pubs and barstools.

Cardiff’s congestion charge for non-residents could worsen traffic

Adwitiya Pal·
Politics & social justice
·17 March 2022
Benefits from Cardiff Council’s congestion charge for drivers entering the city could be short-lived unless public transport is improved, latest study finds.

Seeing spring in Cardiff: 7 places to enjoy vibrant blooms in the city

Yuhan Zhang·
Science & environment
·17 March 2022
Cardiff has some truly beautiful parks and glorious gardens. Dotted about the city, these green spaces provide wonderful examples of nature.

Cardiff campaigner fights to keep her son out of prison

Ka Long Tung·
Politics & social justice
·17 March 2022
A penal policy that was abolished by the government is still affecting people after a decade, what have a decade-long campaigner gone through?

Cardiff’s first ever Queer Fringe Festival will platform budding LGBTQ+ artists

Roohi Mariam Peter·
Business & Culture
·17 March 2022
The festival will create a diverse and inclusive space for artists from the queer community to perform across the city.

To ban or not to ban: Church leaders divided over making conversion therapy illegal

Oojal Kour·
Politics & social justice
·17 March 2022
As the UK Government's proposal to ban conversion therapy splits churches, what do Cardiff's priests have to say about it?

St Patrick’s Day Cardiff: the 5 best places to celebrate in the Welsh capital in 2022

Emily Janes·
Business & Culture
·16 March 2022
Guinness. Shamrocks. Ceilidhs. Find out the 5 best places to celebrate St. Patrick's Day 2022 in Cardiff. It promises to be a "good craic"!

“The big topic everyone’s ignoring”: tackling kidney disease in Wales

Xize Wang·
Sport & health
·11 March 2022
Around 10,000 people suffer from kidney disease in Wales, people talk about the difficulties they face and try to raise public awareness on World Kidney Day.

Anti-War march in Cardiff: protestors call for an end to the conflict

Yuhan Zhang·
Politics & social justice
·10 March 2022
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has intensified, hundreds of people marched through the streets of Cardiff to call for peace.

Losar ’22: How Cardiff’s only Tibetan temple celebrated the new year

Tirth Trivedi·
Global city
·10 March 2022
At the Kagyu Samye Dzong, you may find the closest thing to Nirvana on this side of the Severn.

Cardiff refugees and asylum seekers: cricket project bats for change 

Emily Janes·
Politics & social justice
·10 March 2022
A new cricket project in Cardiff aims to help asylum seekers and refugees integrate into their new communities through sport.

Cardiff Fest: the big celebration of animation is heading to the city 

YIQING LIU·
Business & Culture
·10 March 2022
As pandemic has been a boost on the animation industry, what can you do to get involved in?

Women’s Day protest: outcry over the UK’s legal system disadvantaging women

Chaoyan Zhang·
Politics & social justice
·10 March 2022
Many victims of domestic and sexual abuse, are unfairly criminalized when they report to the police, say campaigners

Nuclear plant mud disposal in the Severn raises concerns

Adwitiya Pal·
Science & environment
·10 March 2022
Environmental groups are challenging the dumping of mud from the Hinkley nuclear plant in the Severn Estuary, amidst questions over its radioactivity.
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Hearing problems: why NHS needs to do more for deaf people

Oojal Kour·
Sport & health
·10 March 2022
Two-thirds of hearing impaired people in the UK don't have an accessible way of contacting their GP. What challenges do they face in Cardiff?

Ukraine Crisis: Cardiff comes together to help those in need

Elinor Griffiths·
Politics & social justice
·10 March 2022
Amidst tension between Russia and Ukraine, innocent citizens are fleeing their country for sanctuary. How is Cardiff aiding them?

Cardiff clinic’s vision to improve services for people at risk of sight loss

Roohi Mariam Peter·
Sport & health
·10 March 2022
A new initiative in Cardiff aims to reduce the waiting list backlog for people who are struggling with vision loss by upskilling optometrists.

Ex Hong Kong politician is now helping immigrants in Wales

Ka Long Tung·
Politics & social justice
·10 March 2022
Valerie Wong fled Hong Kong last November and she now helps people from Hong Kong to adapt and settle down in Wales, but what's her story?

World Wildlife Day: Meet the most endangered species in Wales

Oojal Kour, Adwitiya Pal, Roohi Mariam Peter and Atreya Mukerjee·
Science & environment
·3 March 2022
The incredible range of biodiversity and wildlife of Wales is under the threat of extinction. Let's take a look at some of the rare and endangered species in Wales and where you can find them.

International Wheelchair Day: How accessible is the capital

Elliot Topham·
Politics & social justice
·3 March 2022
Cardiff has come a long way in making the city more accessible for the disabled community, but what more needs to be done?

Welsh Wordle: How a Brazilian turned the English game Welsh

Adwitiya Pal·
Business & Culture
·3 March 2022
With the English Wordle taking the world by storm, a Welsh speaker from Brazil is helping people from Wales enjoy the game in Cymraeg.

Cancer survivor copes with trauma through ‘tempo and rhythm’

LUYAO SHAO·
Sport & health
·3 March 2022
Poet and cancer survivor finds himself and explains how writing poetry has been a form of therapy and helped him to cope with anxiety and depression.
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Dancing Cardiff: An old dance style from New York has got people grooving in the city

Atreya Mukerjee·
Business & Culture
·3 March 2022
Whether you're a beginner or have prior experience dancing, how hard is it to learn a new dance in just one night? Let's find out!

Campaigners work with independent businesses to increase wages

Jingyuan Chen·
Politics & social justice
·3 March 2022
To cope with the rising cost of living, campaigners are cooperating with businesses to make the payments fit employees' everyday needs better.

Man’s best friend: Cardiff cafe chain helps fund guide dogs

Neeraja Hariharasubramanian·
Business & Culture
·3 March 2022
There are different ways businesses are showing their support for the disabled, here's what a local coffee shop is doing.

Cardiff Theatre Cafe: students want to help people take centre stage

Elinor Griffiths·
Business & Culture
·3 March 2022
A theatre cafe is opening in Cardiff to encourage inclusivity among the creative community and help them showcase their talent.

Cardiff protest demands a more open policy for Ukrainian refugees

Chaoyan Zhang·
Politics & social justice
·3 March 2022
Hundreds gathered at the Senedd to show solidarity with Ukrainians and to urge the UK government to be more open to refugees.

Welsh festivals: the ten best days that you don’t want to miss

Ka Long Tung·
Business & Culture
·3 March 2022
As St David’s Day has passed, what are the other days that should be marked in your calendar to celebrate Welsh culture?

Fighting loneliness: new project helps elderly people find comfort in Wales 

YIQING LIU·
Business & Culture
·3 March 2022
While loneliness in old people has become a problem in the UK, a newly formed club in Cardiff aims to get them back into the social sphere. 

The Ukrainian Crisis: a view from the Russians and Ukrainians in Cardiff 

Elliot Topham·
Politics & social justice
·27 February 2022
As war breaks out in Europe, Russian and Ukranian people in Cardiff talk about what the conflict means to them.
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Cardiff LGBTQ+ running group is helping runners make new friends

Atreya Mukerjee·
Sport & health
·24 February 2022
A running group has been helpful in creating a safe space for runners from the LGBTQ+ community to be themselves and get fit.

Rare Disease Day: 7 most interesting and uncommon diseases

Adwitiya Pal·
Sport & health
·24 February 2022
With Rare Disease Day around the corner, here are seven diseases that will make your jaw drop with either amazement or concern, or possibly both.

Learning Mandarin: whether it is a must for British-born Chinese

Chaoyan Zhang·
Business & Culture
·24 February 2022
As most British Born Chinese children choose English as their first language, what is the future of Mandarin in Cardiff?

“Music can break boundaries”: free activities in Cardiff encourage cultural unity

Jingyuan Chen·
Business & Culture
·24 February 2022
Free activities with musicians from different cultures for children are coming this week in Cardiff, bring multi cultural people together

Cardiff hair salons: can they support victims of domestic violence?

Elinor Griffiths·
Politics & social justice
·24 February 2022
Cardiff hair salons will now be part of an initiative to help people suffering from domestic abuse and sexual violence. Could this help tackle the issue?

The 7 Best Instagrammable Cafés in Cardiff

YIQING LIU·
Business & Culture
·24 February 2022
Looking for nice pictures for your Instagram? These instagrammable cafés are perfect for you!

Butetown boxing club turns into a free tuition centre for every kid

Ka Long Tung·
Politics & social justice
·24 February 2022
How are free tuition classes at a boxing club in Cardiff's poorest area helping children in the community?

Poetry in Wales: an outlet for art, trauma, and creativity

LUYAO SHAO·
Business & Culture
·24 February 2022
How has poetry changed the lives of the National poet of Wales, a poet recovering from cancer and a female poet?

7 Korean dramas to introduce you to the world of K-entertainment

ROHINI SINGH·
Business & Culture
·24 February 2022
Spread across genres, korean television dramas offer a whole new spectrum of entertainment for viewers who are willing to get past the fear of subtitles.

Wordle: 7 alternatives if you can’t get enough of the daily word game

Emily Janes·
Business & Culture
·17 February 2022
Are you addicted to Wordle? Fix your obsession with these alternatives. Once you see them you'll never leave your house again.

Otter population in Wales could be under threat due to river pollution

Adwitiya Pal·
Science & environment
·17 February 2022
With an increase in toxic chemicals in rivers, otters — one of Wales’ most treasured animals could be facing imminent danger once again after 60 years.

Hike in living costs: People are worrying about food and heat 

YIQING LIU·
Politics & social justice
·17 February 2022
As living costs keep increasing in the UK, how do low-income people pay higher with fixed earnings? 

Winter Olympics: Sports and events to experience with friends in Cardiff

Xize Wang·
Sport & health
·17 February 2022
Fascinated by the Winter Olympic Games? You can do and watch various winter sports near Cardiff city centre right now!

South Wales Gay Men’s Chorus: A community that goes beyond singing

Yuhan Zhang·
Business & Culture
·17 February 2022
The gay men's chorus went back to stage to sing again this April after the Covid pandemic.

Female-only gym: funding worries means it may have to shut down 

Roohi Mariam Peter·
Politics & social justice
·17 February 2022
A free female-only gym in Cardiff that offers a safe space to workout, is at risk of closing down due to issues with funding.

Cardiff street art: a diverse mix of culture, storytelling and inclusivity

Oojal Kour·
Business & Culture
·17 February 2022
From pink dragons to Persian poetry, take a walk through Cardiff's street art that brings stories from around the city to life.

Covid19 restrictions: Should Wales follow England’s lead?

Elinor Griffiths·
Sport & health
·17 February 2022
Following the First Minister's announcement, the reactions from the public about potential changes to Covid restrictions in Wales have been divided.

Cardiffians gear up to cycle through spring thanks to repair campaign

Tirth Trivedi·
Sport & health
·17 February 2022
‘Cycle ready for spring’ events feature free bike repairs, security tagging and we ask if the council is doing enough for cyclists.

How to spend Valentine’s Day (more like Doomsday) this year

Elinor Griffiths, Yuhan Zhang, Atreya Mukerjee and Roohi Mariam Peter·
Business & Culture
·12 February 2022
Save the date even if you don't have one..

A Welsh author tackles mental health issues with healing from nature

Atreya Mukerjee·
Science & environment
·10 February 2022
A Welsh woman living with PTSD has published her own book, inspired by nature.

The Six Nations Wales: The best spots to watch in Cardiff 

Elliot Topham·
Business & Culture
·10 February 2022
The Six Nations is here and for the first time since lockdown, the pubs are open to watch Wales’s most enjoyable event with friends and a beer.

Mapio Cymru: Meet the people behind the first digital Welsh map of the world

Jingyuan Chen·
Business & Culture
·10 February 2022
A team is trying to preserve native culture by putting Welsh places’ names by making a new map

Protest against Barclays: “There is no economy on a dead planet”

ROHINI SINGH·
Science & environment
·10 February 2022
As protests against Barclays fossil fuel financing reach Cardiff, is it time to re-consider our banking choices?

Cardiff’s LGBTQ+ community: Concern increases following spike in hate crimes 

Neeraja Hariharasubramanian·
Politics & social justice
·10 February 2022
An increased number of hate crimes towards the queer community prompts safety concerns.

Student Housing: campaigners call for change to hold landlords accountable

Ka Long Tung·
Politics & social justice
·10 February 2022
Campaigners call for increased regulations after reports showed that student's mental health was being affected by poor housing conditions. 

“A new lockdown will be the final nail in the coffin”: Cancellations on the rise as city pubs and restaurants deal with Omicron

Tirth Trivedi·
Business & Culture
·18 December 2021
Cardiff venues are facing high reservation cancellations and no-shows since the Omicron spread, causing massive losses.

Students in Cardiff with part-time jobs are gearing up for lay offs

Atreya Mukerjee·
Business & Culture
·17 December 2021
Job losses will make several students struggle to meet finances as new restrictions are imposed.

Cardiff’s rain gardens will tackle rainfall runoff, increase biodiversity

ROHINI SINGH·
Science & environment
·17 December 2021
Sustainable drainage project in Cardiff will add to biodiversvity while improving drainage and controlling pollution.

Art in Wales: Cardiff media enterprise gives Muslim community a platform

Emily Janes·
Business & Culture
·17 December 2021
Members of the Muslim community have founded a creative space to where they can be themselves.

No isolation! It’s community gathering time for Christmas

LUYAO SHAO·
Business & Culture
·17 December 2021
People gathering at Splott fair for community Christmas celebration.

Letters sent from Cardiff to climate change activists in jail

Ka Long Tung·
Politics & social justice
·17 December 2021
About 70 letters from the people in Cardiff were sent to support those who are serving sentences in prisons after occupying M25.

Tackling the slump: the battle Wales faces to keep rugby’s head above water

Roohi Mariam Peter, Elliot Topham, YIQING LIU and Xize Wang·
Sport & health
·17 December 2021
With rugby being a large part of Welsh culture and community, why are clubs struggling to recruit local, young men? 

City Road Cardiff: Home to diversity and culture

Neeraja Hariharasubramanian, Emily Janes, LUYAO SHAO, Tirth Trivedi and Jingyuan Chen·
Business & Culture
·17 December 2021
A look into one of the most multi-cultural places in Cardiff, City Road.

Electric Cars: are they the way forward to green transport in Wales?

Elinor Griffiths, Oojal Kour, ROHINI SINGH and Chaoyan Zhang·
Science & environment
·17 December 2021
As Wales plans to achieve carbon-free transport by 2050, experts assess the utility of electric vehicles and how sustainable they can be. 

Mask-wearing in Cardiff: Does culture play a role?

Adwitiya Pal, Atreya Mukerjee, Ka Long Tung and Yuhan Zhang·
Business & Culture
·17 December 2021
Different cultural backgrounds could play a role in affecting people’s perceptions towards masks and their mask-wearing behaviour.

Cardiff Cop26 Coalition: bling your bike for safer cycling

YIQING LIU·
Science & environment
·10 December 2021
Cardiff "Light Up Safer Cycling" event for changing the attitudes to cycling.

Cardiff researchers develop blood test to help high-risk patients against Covid

Adwitiya Pal·
Science & environment
·10 December 2021
A first of its kind blood test developed at Cardiff University could help identify at risk individuals like cancer patients against Covid-19.

Cardiff: Senior citizens from minority backgrounds are socially isolated

Atreya Mukerjee·
Sport & health
·10 December 2021
Senior citizens from minority backgrounds are dealing with social isolation in Cardiff now more than ever with reduced interactions.
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