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Green Man is more than a music festival

Planting roots — For nearly a quarter century, the fiercely independent weekender has been flying the flag for Welsh arts and music. As an ecosystem now bubbles around it, Anna Stafford meets the people who keep the fire burning.

  • Music
  • Anna Stafford

The first all-Women of Colour team to race Infinite Trails

Three Black Trail Runners members meet to train in Wales’ Eryri National Park, before taking on the team challenge of adidas TERREX Infinite Trails 2023 in Austria.

  • The Outsiders Project
  • Phil Young

Inside the independent magazine that wants to 'save Wales'

Founded by three friends from South Wales and funded by a Kickstarter backed by Michael Sheen, ‘The Paper’ is a brilliant and absurdist publication that brings fun back to print.

  • Culture
  • Emma Garland

‘There's something in the air’ – why Port Talbot is a UFO hotspot

Photographer Roo Lewis was drawn to the Welsh town for its strange beauty and energy. Could it also be the place where humanity discovers we are not alone?

  • Photography
  • Jacob Charles Wilson

‘We want a divorce!‘ – photos of the rally for Welsh independence

This year’s march saw supporters come together amid renewed confidence in the movement calling for an independent Wales.

  • Activism
  • Huck

The ex-police officers fighting to end the war on drugs

Calling for change — An organisation made up of hundreds of serving and former police officers across the UK is challenging the stereotypical law enforcement narrative by advocating for a different approach to controlled substances.

  • Activism
  • Rebecca Tidy

The unstoppable rise of Scottish Independence TikTok

#IndyRef2 — As calls for a second referendum grow louder, TikTok is giving young Scots a platform to carry on their fight through lockdown and to build solidarity with other independence movements.

  • Activism
  • Megan Wallace

Deyah is the rising Welsh rapper forging her own path

Welcome to Care City — The winner of this year’s Welsh Music Prize speaks to Huck about overcoming hardship and finding her own sound within Wales' overlooked hip-hop scene.

  • Music
  • Rhys Thomas

Idyllic photos of the Welsh Valleys in the ’70s

A different country — In the 1970s, photographer Robin Weaver set out to capture close-knit communities in a deprived area of Wales, to celebrate optimism amid economic strife.

  • Culture
  • Callum Bains

The Welsh creatives embracing their heritage in lockdown

'A blessing in disguise' — As Wales' 17-day fire-break lockdown comes to an end, the nation's creatives discuss how the period reignited debates on independence from the UK and inspired their work.

  • Activism
  • Gina Tonic

A photographer’s tribute to the Welsh drum and bass scene

Rave to the grave — There’s a thriving rave community in any major UK city, and photographer Aiyush Pachnanda spent three years documenting Cardiff’s from the inside.

  • Music
  • Rhys Thomas

Shooting the second wave of Britain’s mods and rockers

Raw streets — Photographer Janette Beckman shares her portraits of the UK’s most famous subcultures – two groups who were, for a brief moment in time, each other’s natural enemies.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

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