Community
Can transforming closed pubs into homes offer a solution to the housing crisis?
Can transforming closed pubs into homes offer a solution to the housing crisis?
The Queens Arms pub in Wigan has been transformed by anti-poverty charity The Brick into supported accommodation for rough sleepers. Could it offer a blueprint for others to follow?
'Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?'
'Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?'
Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society
Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society
Why do people live 14 years longer at one end of Leeds' famous Otley Run pub crawl than the other?
Why do people live 14 years longer at one end of Leeds' famous Otley Run pub crawl than the other?
The community group who took over a leisure centre to give everyone access to sport and fitness
The community group who took over a leisure centre to give everyone access to sport and fitness
'Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’
'Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’
Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime
Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime
Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities
Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities
I know from experience how hard it is to seek help with debt. I'm helping local people take the step
I know from experience how hard it is to seek help with debt. I'm helping local people take the step
Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he's training to keep bees
Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he's training to keep bees
What running with Tinie Tempah taught us about volunteering: 'It's important to give hope'
What running with Tinie Tempah taught us about volunteering: 'It's important to give hope'
The story of the shantytown dwellers who grew their own wealth using vegetables
The story of the shantytown dwellers who grew their own wealth using vegetables
Yungblud's Beautifully Romanticised Accidentally Traumatized is making one London street sing again
Yungblud's Beautifully Romanticised Accidentally Traumatized is making one London street sing again
Striking photos capture British Muslim families breaking fast during Ramadan in food bank Britain
Striking photos capture British Muslim families breaking fast during Ramadan in food bank Britain
I shrank my own economy to live a less capitalist life. You could do it too
I shrank my own economy to live a less capitalist life. You could do it too
Gordon Brown: 'This can't go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable'
Gordon Brown: 'This can't go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable'
I'm a mother of children with disabilities. My local support group gave me a chance to breathe
I'm a mother of children with disabilities. My local support group gave me a chance to breathe
I am a British citizen and have lived in the UK for 20 years. But as a refugee, I feel afraid here
I am a British citizen and have lived in the UK for 20 years. But as a refugee, I feel afraid here
This Lancaster Priory monument was a culture wars flashpoint. Then it became a force for good
This Lancaster Priory monument was a culture wars flashpoint. Then it became a force for good
No room at the inn for refugees? Many Brits are happy to welcome strangers in need
No room at the inn for refugees? Many Brits are happy to welcome strangers in need
Young people drop out of school when no one seems to care. Labour's plans could change lives
Young people drop out of school when no one seems to care. Labour's plans could change lives
'We try and make it magical': How this Big Issue-backed grotto is spreading Christmas cheer
'We try and make it magical': How this Big Issue-backed grotto is spreading Christmas cheer
Alastair Campbell: 'Young people need more than bursts of support to build their trust'
