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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

Drinking Culture Voxpop: Misrepresented?

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23 Oct 2012
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The drinking culture in Cardiff has come under fire in recent weeks, thanks to material such as ‘The Valleys’ and ‘Cardiff after dark’. The recent...
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Vox Pop: Rising food prices concern

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23 Oct 2012
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Rising food prices is a growing concern across Britain, causing many to cut down on the weekly spend. An unusually wet summer in Britain and...
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Foraging for wild food: Vox Pop

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23 Oct 2012
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                Wild Food UK is putting on two introductory courses in Bute Park to teach people how to...
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Vox Pop: Cardiff, city of bards?

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23 Oct 2012
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November is National Novel Writing Month. For thirty days and thirty nights, aspiring novelists from across the world come together to create the books they...
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Vox pop: Independence for Wales?

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23 Oct 2012
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Welsh independence has never been on the mainstream agenda, but change could be afoot in view of recent developments in Scotland. Scotland’s successful bid for...
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Christmas shopping vox pop: when is it too early?

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23 Oct 2012
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Last week saw Cardiff City Council start the process of installing Christmas lights around the city centre. However, the Council were not the only ones...
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Vox pop: Has music become too offensive?

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23 Oct 2012
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Should singers cut the sex and bad language? In the light of the controversial X Factor performances that outraged the UK Ofcom changed their guidelines saying...
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Future of X-Factor Vox Pop: Here to Stay?

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23 Oct 2012
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  Cardiff born John Adams, former X-factor contestant, performed to kick off Cardiff Fashion Week. He performed live on Sunday 21 October, to an excited...
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Music vox pop: what makes you move?

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23 Oct 2012
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In an attempt to swing opinion in favour of alternative nights out, Bunk House on St Mary Street is introducing a new club night from...
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Olympics Vox Pop: Have you been inspired?

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23 Oct 2012
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Half of adults intended to increase sports participation after the Olympics says Deloitte. Olympic sponsor, Deloitte, surveyed 2,000 adults and found that 18% planned to...
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Vox Pop: Could you live in a car-free city?

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23 Oct 2012
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Plans are in place for some suburban areas of Cardiff to become car-free, but could this also lead to a car-free centre?      ...
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Exercise vox pop: group or solo?

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23 Oct 2012
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  Group exercise classes are becoming more popular and many fitness clubs claim that classes such as Spinning and Aqua Aerobics are their life blood....
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Redeveloped Cardiff impresses

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23 Oct 2012
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The St. David’s development has reinvigorated the centre of Cardiff in recent years; it has provided more than a simple shopping experience. The redevelopment has...
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Vox Pop: How much do you want to know about your food?

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23 Oct 2012
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We are constantly told that we are an unhealthy nation, with obesity on an alarming rise. The FSA has been pushing for a more transparent...
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Recession sees drinking downturn

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23 Oct 2012
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   UK alcohol sales are falling due to the recession, reports from a survey have found.  Market analysis from the Wine and Spirit Trade Association...
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Vox Pop: Cardiff council’s job fixing the roads, good or bad?

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23 Oct 2012
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Cardiff city is currently undergoing a road-resurfacing programme. The major road resurfacing work started on 1 October and is estimated to finish on the 22 October. The...
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The Future of Women’s Football: Vox Pop

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23 Oct 2012
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The Olympics has popularised women’s football but for a local Cardiff team it’s just another year in a lifetime of dedication. Maria Meredith set up...
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Cardiff Contemporary vox pop

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23 Oct 2012
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Cardiff council has been attempting to increase the profile of the city’s visual arts through the ‘Cardiff Contemporary’ Initiative, but after several months has it...
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Vox Pop: Abandoned shopping trolleys

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23 Oct 2012
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Cardiff Council are set to approve plans to fine supermarkets £75 for their abandoned shopping trolleys in an attempt to reduce fly-tipping in the city....
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Vox Pop: Do you listen to local or national radio?

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23 Oct 2012
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The number of radio sets that have been sold in the UK has fallen by 18% in the past 12 months; a study from Ofcom...
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Cardiff’s vibrant, puke-soaked nightlife

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23 Oct 2012
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photo: Maciej Dakowicz Carnage hit Cardiff earlier this month, but for many the atmosphere is beyond the pale most weekends. The pub crawl event charges...
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Voxpop: housing development plan

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23 Oct 2012
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Controversial plans to build 45,000 new homes in Cardiff will be discussed tomorrow in Canton, allowing the public to voice their views.  18,250 of these...
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Revival of Celtic culture at RWCMD

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21 Oct 2012
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A monthly music night, established last month at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, hopes to promote interest in Cardiff’s Celtic heritage. David...
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Cardiff Character: Sara Sitrani

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18 Oct 2012
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Hugging a mug of tea and beaming beneath a mass of dark curls, you can immediately see why Sara Sitrani, 24, would be such a...
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Drivers still offending 10 years on

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17 Oct 2012
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A campaign has been launched to raise awareness about the risks of using your mobile phone while driving. Road Safety Wales aims to deter motorists...
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Street food to take off in Cardiff

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17 Oct 2012
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Local chef aims to make street food popular in Cardiff Street food is a phenomenon in London but Cardiff has not discovered the delights of home-cooked, affordable...
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Amateur film celebration turns ten

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17 Oct 2012
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            The tenth anniversary of an annual celebration of amateur filmmaking comes to Cardiff. Home Movie Day encourages people to...
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