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  • Prisoner behind a fence
    #InPoverty: Almost half of prisoners in Cardiff are homeless once released
    13 Dec 2019
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    A look at why released prisoners are going into homelessness and entering a cycle of reoffending after serving their sentence
  • #InPoverty: Wales’ hidden gambling problem costs our NHS millions per year
    13 Dec 2019
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    As gambling addiction is recategorised as a public health issue, is enough being done for the 95,000 problem gamblers in Wales?
  • becoming a single mother can lead to bad finances
    #InPoverty: Too bad to stay, too poor to leave? The price of being a single mother
    12 Dec 2019
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    For many women, becoming a single parent is incredibly painful. What happens when this choice means facing poverty?
  • #InPoverty: Overweight and trying for a baby? The NHS’s lack of fertility support
    12 Dec 2019
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    Although 60% of adults are overweight, women are being denied access to fertility treatment with no assistance because of their size
  • #InPoverty: Are shipping container homes what homeless families want?
    11 Dec 2019
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    To help the thousands of people waiting to be homed in the city, Cardiff council has installed shipping containers for them to live in

Community both affordable and sustainable

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16 Oct 2013
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LivEco couple affordability and green technology in St Fagans.

Fascinating Aida down with the ‘yoof in Cardiff

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16 Oct 2013
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Cardiff to be charmed by Britain’s best comedy cabaret.

A whole new charity ball game

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16 Oct 2013
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Bubble football fun comes to Cardiff as Tŷ Hafan launches charity fundraiser

SOLD: New production shines light on human trafficking.

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15 Oct 2013
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J.L. Hartley presents new play at the Sherman Theatre.

In-depth: the muddy waters of ethical shopping

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07 Jan 2013
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The pound in your pocket is a moral thing, a token of political force expressed when you spend it. Recent months in the UK have...
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In Depth: Wales’s payday loan problem

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14 Dec 2012
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Recent figures show the number of UK residents in debt to payday loan companies has rocketed from just 250 in 2009 to 3,614 in 2012....
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In-depth: Are the disability cuts killing Cardiff?

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14 Dec 2012
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It’s a bitterly cold Thursday afternoon in early November, and 32-year-old Christos Palmer is eating his first meal since Sunday. It’s only a ‘pauper’s picnic’...
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In depth: A tough road ahead for Welsh youth

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14 Dec 2012
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With youth unemployment still at record lows, is there any chance of a bright future around the corner?  The holidays are supposed to be a...
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In depth: keeping a watch on technology

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14 Dec 2012
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A watch’s function is simple. Whether someone is running late for work or trying to make their doctor’s appointment, the wristwatch comes to the rescue. ...
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In-depth: The digital Welsh revolution

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14 Dec 2012
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The Welsh language is the oldest language in the British Isles, so how is it adapting to the new digital landscape? A recent Daily Mail...
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In depth: The toll of a rugby game

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14 Dec 2012
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A yearly income of £20,000 wired to a bank account and £10 in a brown envelope stuck in your boot as you come off the...
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In depth: The future of charity shops in Wales

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14 Dec 2012
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As the Welsh Government consults on the reduction of subsidies, the charity retail sector waits to hear its fate. In the early noughties charity shops...
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In-depth: The future of male voice choirs

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14 Dec 2012
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Young choirs have given new hope to the tradition of choral singing in Wales, but can they change the fate of their more traditional counterparts?...
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In Depth: Wales’s drink-driving problem

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14 Dec 2012
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Fatal road accidents in Wales are nearly twice as likely to include at least one person over the legal alcohol limit when compared to the...
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In depth: Welsh rugby needs to try harder

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14 Dec 2012
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Fears are growing that if problems in regional Welsh Rugby Union are not resolved, the national side’s recent poor performances will become a regular sight....
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In-depth: Cardiff’s Welsh food crisis

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14 Dec 2012
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With an increase in food choice in the capital is it more important than ever to promote Welsh food and produce in Cardiff?  Armed with...
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In-depth: Busking becomes serious business

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14 Dec 2012
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  The School of Busking keeps growing as people want to improve their street performance skills in Cardiff.   Walking down Cardiff’s Queen Street, it...
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In-Depth: Multiculturalism all on one plate

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14 Dec 2012
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Cardiff street foods may be all the rage, but Alt. Cardiff looks to see if this is the best way to taste authentic international cuisines?...
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In depth: The dangers of social media

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14 Dec 2012
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Thanks to advertising campaigns, we are all aware of the dangers of drink driving, smoking and alcohol. One thing more and more people are discovering...
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In-depth: How safe are Cardiff cyclists?

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14 Dec 2012
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Adult cycling courses are on the increase in Cardiff, suggesting there is a general fear for safety and lack of road law knowledge.  Did you...
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In depth: Sentenced to a life of illiteracy

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14 Dec 2012
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The government appears to be following a policy of curing, rather than preventing, re-offending.Wales’ prisons are full to bursting; with re-offending on the rise, and...
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In-depth: Why horse owners carry two passports

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14 Dec 2012
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Why is it necessary for horses to have their own identity documents?  Towel? Check. Toothbrush? Check. Passport? Check. Your passport plays a vital role when...
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In-depth: Ethical meat-eater – a myth?

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14 Dec 2012
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The issue of animal rights has long been a hard-fought battleground, and members of Cardiff Animal Rights (CAR) group certainly had impassioned views on the...
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In Depth: Unfair Treatment

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13 Dec 2012
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Within 5 minutes Jade will have you smiling with her infectious positivity. However she’s in constant pain and denied a vital operation, because she’s Welsh....
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In depth: Mini budget film-making

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13 Dec 2012
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  “Local support is key to getting new voices heard, everyone needs encouragement when they’re starting out,” says cinema programme officer at Cardiff’s Chapter Arts...
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In-depth: Human trafficking in Wales

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13 Dec 2012
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  The war on modern-day slavery is becoming a rising agenda in Wales. It was one o’clock in the morning and a woman was running...
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In depth: Cardiff’s street food scene

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13 Dec 2012
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  Street food is the new haute cuisine in London, and Cardiff is now getting in on the action.   Don’t expect silken tablecloths and...
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