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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

#InPoverty: Is Welsh heritage the answer to Cardiff’s poverty problem?

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14 Dec 2018
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Andrew Lloyd
Cardiff Story Museum is aiming to tackle poverty by utilising the rich supply of welsh culture and heritage

#InPoverty: Welsh employment is on the up yet child poverty is still a concern

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14 Dec 2018
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Lydia Caunce
Are statistics showing a rise in employment an attempt to conceal that Wales has the highest child poverty in the UK?

#InPoverty: Then and now, the link between poverty and prostitution

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14 Dec 2018
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Anya Walsh
Throughout history and to this day, poverty is often the underlying cause of prostitution. Looking back, we see very little has changed
This little alien seems quite down to Earth about empty buildings © Oliver Cuenca

#InPoverty: Why are homes allowed to stand empty in a housing crisis?

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14 Dec 2018
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Oliver Cuenca
“What on Earth are they doing allowing people to live and die on the street when buildings like this are sitting empty?”

#InPoverty: Why no one is talking about hunting as a solution to poverty

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13 Dec 2018
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Sam Lewis
Veganism is not the only option for those unhappy with factory-farming practices, and America may hold the answer

#InPoverty: The awful “circle of decline” of social isolation and rural poverty

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13 Dec 2018
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Molly Dowrick
Rural poverty is off the beaten track, but 23% of rural Wales is in poverty, and stuck in a cycle of few services and social isolation

#InPoverty: Where can we find new music if grassroots venues are gone?

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13 Dec 2018
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Naomi Sanders
Small venues have been a staple for live music in the city, but their closure could be problematic for up-and-coming bands

Cardiff Character: Shaun von Sleaze

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12 Dec 2018
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Tamzin Wilks
A Cardiff based tattoo artist from Keep The Faith, an arcade tattoo parlour, discusses trends in tattooing, the impact of brexit and stigma within the industry

Indie music mag City Sounds is here

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11 Dec 2018
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Oliver Cuenca
Are grants enough to keep the city’s music scene afloat? New indie mag City Sounds steps in to celebrate all things independent Cardiff

Eat less meat, slow down climate change

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11 Dec 2018
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Lydia Caunce
In order to meet environmental goals, the UN have said that we need to drastically cut down on our meat consumption - and new magazine The Dish is here to help

Magazine aims to break down stigma of fear

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11 Dec 2018
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Mairi Hughes
A new magazine reveals why being scared is nothing to be ashamed of by exploring the role fear plays in our lives

#InPoverty: Fluidity Freerun Academy fight for funding to heat their premises

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11 Dec 2018
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Hannah Weiss
Cardiff is home to one of the UK’s best parkour training facilities. But the local community of freerunners are struggling to keep the lights on

Independent bars win national awards

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11 Dec 2018
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Hannah Weiss
The Dead Canary wins best bar at the Welsh Hospitality Awards, as Mixer magazine delves into the city’s rising independent cocktail scene

DiffVoices pushing for a People’s Vote

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11 Dec 2018
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Kirstie Sutherland
An organisation is using its collective voice to campaign for a second Brexit referendum and maintain a pro-Europe stance in the capital

Cardiff Character: Ieuan Harry

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09 Dec 2018
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Matthew Bassil
The latest vendor to move into Cardiff market talks pizza passion, buying a van and managing his own business

Protest over M4 relief road plans

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05 Dec 2018
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Mairi Hughes
Protesters have gathered to voice their dismay as the Welsh Senedd approaches a decision on a new motorway route

Smartphone apps to replace GPs?

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04 Dec 2018
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Sam Lewis
New government-funded health projects to help people stay in work show that the government must spend money to save money

Charity connecting people through food

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04 Dec 2018
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Kirstie Sutherland
Oasis Cardiff is teaching people about different cultures through food by holding monthly supper club events

Art installation opens in Queens Arcade

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04 Dec 2018
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Louella Berryman
Arcade Cardiff has been transformed into a pink utopia exploring femininity and consumerism by local artist Sarah Roberts.

Broadway Dance wins big

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04 Dec 2018
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Thea Jeffreys
Meet the Cardiff team who danced their way to seven awards in York

Cardiff Character: Siwan Reynolds

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03 Dec 2018
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Kirstie Sutherland
A local entrepreneur is expanding her Llandaff-based meditation business to reach a wider Welsh audience

Cardiff Character: Trevor Hyam

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02 Dec 2018
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Lucy Smith
He was one of the first to bring specialty coffee to Cardiff and a finalist in the UK Barista Championships: meet Trevor

Cardiff Character: Stephen Peckham

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01 Dec 2018
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Juliette Rowsell
The owner of a new pop-up plant shop discusses personal growth, mental health and his love of plants

Cardiff Character: Julia Brooker

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29 Nov 2018
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Anya Walsh
Through bold colours and brave strokes, Julia Brooker has made a name for herself in the art world, both at home and abroad

Cardiff Character: Tarek Samad

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29 Nov 2018
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Mairi Hughes
Helping the homeless onto their feet one latte at a time: Tarek’s Café H eases the homeless into the world of work

Cardiff Character: Olivia Dickeson

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28 Nov 2018
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Andrew Lloyd
This young businesswoman from Cardiff is on the terrifying verge of quitting her day job and becoming her own boss

Cardiff Character: Gareth Axenderrie

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27 Nov 2018
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Sam Lewis
Gareth walked 1,164 miles around Wales in 2015 in aid of Velindre Cancer Centre who had previously treated his grandfather
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