Community
Keir Starmer's government is bringing power to local communities. We need that in social security
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Keir Starmer's government is bringing power to local communities. We need that in social security
How could Labour use devolution to reform the social security system? Ruth Patrick, Hayley Bennett and John Hudson explore what could change
Artist Rhiannon Faith: 'I refuse to live in a society where someone feels so alone they lose hope'
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Artist Rhiannon Faith: 'I refuse to live in a society where someone feels so alone they lose hope'
The remarkable ways a Yorkshire children's charity is fighting hidden poverty and rural destitution
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The remarkable ways a Yorkshire children's charity is fighting hidden poverty and rural destitution
Care worker faced homelessness as low pay left her with 'nothing' to fall back on
Care worker faced homelessness as low pay left her with 'nothing' to fall back on
'We are heartbroken': Hull group loses hip-hop bus which fights poverty and changes lives
'We are heartbroken': Hull group loses hip-hop bus which fights poverty and changes lives
Housing estate plagued by mould, damp and dire conditions. Now, residents are fighting back
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Housing estate plagued by mould, damp and dire conditions. Now, residents are fighting back
How baby banks are fighting child poverty and empowering mums in the cost of living crisis
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How baby banks are fighting child poverty and empowering mums in the cost of living crisis
Beats Bus: How a Hull group is using hip-hop to fight poverty and protect young people from gangs
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Beats Bus: How a Hull group is using hip-hop to fight poverty and protect young people from gangs
Top 5 books with a sense of place and community, chosen by writer and journalist Aniefiok Ekpoudom
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Top 5 books with a sense of place and community, chosen by writer and journalist Aniefiok Ekpoudom
Why residents must, must, must have a say in the design of their communities
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Why residents must, must, must have a say in the design of their communities
Inside a warm bank – where Brits struggling with bills are finding shelter: 'The tea helps a lot'
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Inside a warm bank – where Brits struggling with bills are finding shelter: 'The tea helps a lot'
Carib Eats: Meet the grassroots group helping the needy with Caribbean food and community
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Carib Eats: Meet the grassroots group helping the needy with Caribbean food and community
How my pursuit for solutions to our social poverty problems took me to Lowestoft
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How my pursuit for solutions to our social poverty problems took me to Lowestoft
FoodCycle: The community meal where refugees, ex-prisoners and old friends break bread together
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FoodCycle: The community meal where refugees, ex-prisoners and old friends break bread together
We started as a boxing gym – now we’re a whole community
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We started as a boxing gym – now we’re a whole community
How TikTok's BookTok craze is 'making reading cool again'
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How TikTok's BookTok craze is 'making reading cool again'
CathARTic: The incredible and inspiring way vulnerable people are finding themselves through art
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CathARTic: The incredible and inspiring way vulnerable people are finding themselves through art
This orchestra is giving dementia sufferers something to sing about: 'Music changes lives'
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This orchestra is giving dementia sufferers something to sing about: 'Music changes lives'
Inside UK's 'vital' libraries providing 'warm banks' as cost of living bites and households struggle
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Inside UK's 'vital' libraries providing 'warm banks' as cost of living bites and households struggle
Most Brits bin electrical items if they break. These 'magic' Repair Cafés are trying to change that
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Most Brits bin electrical items if they break. These 'magic' Repair Cafés are trying to change that
RIBA Stirling Prize 2023: Retirement day centre named UK's best new building
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RIBA Stirling Prize 2023: Retirement day centre named UK's best new building
Community land trusts are the next social housing revolution: 'It's about empowering people'
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Community land trusts are the next social housing revolution: 'It's about empowering people'
One in 50 Londoners are homeless. So this faith group decided to do something about it
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One in 50 Londoners are homeless. So this faith group decided to do something about it
Meet the Fairtrade honey producer in Mexico empowering communities through beekeeping
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