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Town criers, tears and Stormzy: Big Issue vendors on their return
Will Herbert, 61, gets back to his Budgens Upper Street pitch in London.
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Town criers, tears and Stormzy: Big Issue vendors on their return

Here's how The Big Issue has supported vendors as they return on April 12
Vendors of The Big Issue mark the return of the magazine being sold, by meeting at St Martins in the Fields on Trafalgar Square, where the first-ever edition of the magazine was officially launched nearly 30 years ago. Image credit: David Parry/PA Wire
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Here's how The Big Issue has supported vendors as they return on April 12

Big Issue vendors are back - and it's all thanks to you
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Big Issue vendors are back - and it's all thanks to you

Big Issue vendor Clive: 'I’ve missed the positivity from my customers'
Theatre Royal Plymouth vendor Clive
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Big Issue vendor Clive: 'I’ve missed the positivity from my customers'

'Can't wait': Big Issue sellers return to the streets after lockdown
Big Issue vendors in England and Wales will be back on April 12.
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'Can't wait': Big Issue sellers return to the streets after lockdown

Big Issue seller Michael Costello: 'I’ve been weathering this Covid business'
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Big Issue seller Michael Costello: 'I’ve been weathering this Covid business'

Our year of change: Being a Big Issue vendor during the Covid-19 crisis
Big Issue vendors Martin McKenzie
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Our year of change: Being a Big Issue vendor during the Covid-19 crisis

Forget the Greta Thunberg statue, make room for The Big Issue's Kev
Greta Thunberg could find herself sharing a plinth with a Big Issue vendor Kev. Image credit: Anders Hellberg / Wikimedia Commons
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Forget the Greta Thunberg statue, make room for The Big Issue's Kev

'I couldn't imagine this': Big Issue sellers on a year of Everyone In
Big Issue vendor Craig O'Shea in Truro
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'I couldn't imagine this': Big Issue sellers on a year of Everyone In

Big Issue vendor Rob Lovett: 'I've started saving'
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Big Issue vendor Rob Lovett: 'I've started saving'

The Big Issue was my first job so its hard being unable to sell
Big Issue vendor Lavinia Neda, 29, who sells the magazine on Llandaff High Street.
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The Big Issue was my first job so its hard being unable to sell

How to unlock your artistic side: Big Issue vendor on confidence in your art
Images of two art works done by Big Issue vendor Slavcho Slavov.
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How to unlock your artistic side: Big Issue vendor on confidence in your art

Tributes paid to vendor with 'heart full of good intentions' Amanda Hill
Big Issue vendor Amanda Hill Cardiff credit David Wagstaffe
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Tributes paid to vendor with 'heart full of good intentions' Amanda Hill

To all The Big Issue readers throughout the Covid crisis: Thanks a million
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Paul McNamee

To all The Big Issue readers throughout the Covid crisis: Thanks a million

The Big Issue gives more than £1m to vendors in lockdown
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The Big Issue gives more than £1m to vendors in lockdown

Big Issue vendor Steve Dixon: 'At the minute on my pitch there’s nothing'
Steve Dixon says he is worried about the customers he’s missing over lockdown
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Big Issue vendor Steve Dixon: 'At the minute on my pitch there’s nothing'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'I get a few extra pennies': The Big Issue vendor helping Covid-hit grocers
Will Herbert has been helping a local business to support Covid-hit producers. Image credit: nourishedcommunities.com
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'I get a few extra pennies': The Big Issue vendor helping Covid-hit grocers

How The Big Issue is supporting a vendor who lost three jobs during lockdown
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How The Big Issue is supporting a vendor who lost three jobs during lockdown

Big Issue vendors are now on LinkedIn
Thanks to a partnership with professional network LinkedIn, Big Issue vendors are learning new skills and reconnecting with customers. Image credit: Louise Hayward-Schiefer / The Big Issue
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Big Issue vendors are now on LinkedIn

Rough sleepers left with ‘nowhere to go’ after council ‘hosed down’ street
Martin Burns saw his rough sleeping spot hosed down
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Rough sleepers left with ‘nowhere to go’ after council ‘hosed down’ street