Bristol
Big Issue vendor Will Payne hangs up his tabard for new job as a street cleaner: 'I love it'
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Big Issue vendor Will Payne hangs up his tabard for new job as a street cleaner: 'I love it'
Bristol seller Payne has got a job cleaning Bristol’s streets but he still wants to do his bit to help The Big Issue support others
'The art of resistance': Big Issue vendors show off art skills at eye-opening Bristol exhibition
![Big Issue vendor Will Payne](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Colour-duplicate-3.jpg?w=768)
'The art of resistance': Big Issue vendors show off art skills at eye-opening Bristol exhibition
‘I felt so powerful’: Jen Reid on inspiring the next generation after Bristol protests
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‘I felt so powerful’: Jen Reid on inspiring the next generation after Bristol protests
‘Poker chips’ used to give hot drinks to homeless people to launch in Co-op stores
‘Poker chips’ used to give hot drinks to homeless people to launch in Co-op stores
Bristol Council to ask government for powers to bring in rent controls as costs spiral
Bristol Council to ask government for powers to bring in rent controls as costs spiral
The inspiring story behind the Greggs poker chips used to help rough sleepers
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The inspiring story behind the Greggs poker chips used to help rough sleepers
Terminally ill man with weeks to live starts selling The Big Issue to support his two sons when he’s gone
![Big Issue vendor Dave Besley with sons Shane and Mark](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/BI-Dave-Besley-15-11-22_cc15.jpg?w=768)
Terminally ill man with weeks to live starts selling The Big Issue to support his two sons when he’s gone
Banksy mural picked as British public's favourite work of art
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