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'There’s no one out here': Big Issue sellers plead for support as streets empty ahead of Christmas
The Big Issue

'There’s no one out here': Big Issue sellers plead for support as streets empty ahead of Christmas

It's never been more important to stay connected
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It's never been more important to stay connected

Late Big Issue seller Dean Williams remembered as ‘outgoing friend to everyone’
Big Issue vendor Dean Wiliams
Our Vendors

Late Big Issue seller Dean Williams remembered as ‘outgoing friend to everyone’

'Their dogs are a reason for living': A new film tells the story of homeless people and their pets
Film

'Their dogs are a reason for living': A new film tells the story of homeless people and their pets

Artist community pays tribute to late Big Issue seller with memorial on his old patch
The mural of Kevin Headley, created by street artist Tizer and curated by Teddy Baden. Image: Tizer
Housing

Artist community pays tribute to late Big Issue seller with memorial on his old patch

Big Issue vendor Dave Martin is showing off his art work in a London exhibition
Big Issue vendor Dave Martin
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Big Issue vendor Dave Martin is showing off his art work in a London exhibition

Meet the people selling street papers around the world
David Jankovic sells Liceulice in Belgrade. Courtesy of Liceulice / INSP.ngo
Life

Meet the people selling street papers around the world

The Big Issue exists because the public fell in love with our vendors
John Bird

The Big Issue exists because the public fell in love with our vendors

'I was up at 7, stretched and was fine': Big Issue seller back on pitch after London Marathon
Big Issue vendors run London Marathon
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'I was up at 7, stretched and was fine': Big Issue seller back on pitch after London Marathon

Salvage Hunters' Drew Pritchard talks trade with a Big Issue seller
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Salvage Hunters' Drew Pritchard talks trade with a Big Issue seller

Soggy sandwiches, cold tea and sooty trains - the nostalgia of the old railways
Robin Price

Soggy sandwiches, cold tea and sooty trains - the nostalgia of the old railways

Why we need a video game about homelessness
News

Why we need a video game about homelessness

Top 5 dystopian novels, featuring Isaac Asimov and Iain M Banks
Books

Top 5 dystopian novels, featuring Isaac Asimov and Iain M Banks

Climate change: A Big Issue seller's plea for compassion towards animals and our planet
Plymouth vendor Jules Daniels wants us all to take action on climate change
Jules Daniels

Climate change: A Big Issue seller's plea for compassion towards animals and our planet

Selling The Big Issue has boosted my income and my wellbeing
Simone Gill

Selling The Big Issue has boosted my income and my wellbeing

Meet Homer: The mannequin putting Big Issue vendors at the heart of Coventry’s City of Culture
Big Issue vendor mannequin
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Meet Homer: The mannequin putting Big Issue vendors at the heart of Coventry’s City of Culture

Our vendor in Truro hails the local heroes who have supported him over 15 years
Nick Cuthbert Exposure Photo Agency
News

Our vendor in Truro hails the local heroes who have supported him over 15 years

Five reasons to love … Swindon
News

Five reasons to love … Swindon

Comedian Ed Byrne and a Big Issue vendor talk trekking
News

Comedian Ed Byrne and a Big Issue vendor talk trekking

Big Issue sellers share words of advice for their younger selves
News

Big Issue sellers share words of advice for their younger selves