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New way for Big Issue vendors to take cashless payments up for prestigious award
Big Issue vendor with the fumopay QR code
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New way for Big Issue vendors to take cashless payments up for prestigious award

Vendors taking part in the fumopay pilot have been able to accept payments from customers via a QR code
Big Issue vendor Alfie Brew bounces back after being hit by a car
Big Issue vendor Alfie Brew stands outside Coop in Exeter, his pitch.
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Big Issue vendor Alfie Brew bounces back after being hit by a car

“My customers have been very good to me”: Big Issue vendor Tony Flynn returns to work after triple heart bypass
Big Issue vendor Tony Flynn with a copy of the magazine.
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“My customers have been very good to me”: Big Issue vendor Tony Flynn returns to work after triple heart bypass

PIP lifeline helps Bristol Big Issue vendor reach cancer treatment
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PIP lifeline helps Bristol Big Issue vendor reach cancer treatment

Michelle de Swarte's comedy fundraiser for Big Issue proves a side-splitting success
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Michelle de Swarte's comedy fundraiser for Big Issue proves a side-splitting success

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Cashless Christmas is a gift for our vendors
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Cashless Christmas is a gift for our vendors

This Big Issue vendor is donating his earnings to charity for Remembrance Day: 'Please buy a magazine'
James Brewer selling the Big Issue at Bristol Temple Meads Station.
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This Big Issue vendor is donating his earnings to charity for Remembrance Day: 'Please buy a magazine'

“We demand an end to poverty”: Big Issue vendors deliver call for change backed by 12,000 to Labour and Tory HQs
Big Issue vendors, frontline staff and campaigners with placards calling for an end to poverty on Westminster Bridge.
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“We demand an end to poverty”: Big Issue vendors deliver call for change backed by 12,000 to Labour and Tory HQs

John Bird: Birthday reflections conjure hopeful feelings
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John Bird: Birthday reflections conjure hopeful feelings

Hotel Sacher is changing lives one slice of cake at a time
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Hotel Sacher is changing lives one slice of cake at a time

Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors
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Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors

It's National Vendor Week, and time to remember that we're all connected
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It's National Vendor Week, and time to remember that we're all connected

Merry Christmas from The Big Issue, and thank you for helping us change lives
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Merry Christmas from The Big Issue, and thank you for helping us change lives

What our vendor Lee could teach Liz Truss about compassion
Vendor Lee Welham on a space hopper
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What our vendor Lee could teach Liz Truss about compassion

‘It nearly destroyed my life’: Menopause activist teams up with Big Issue to give sellers crucial advice
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‘It nearly destroyed my life’: Menopause activist teams up with Big Issue to give sellers crucial advice

Big Issue chef Ian Duff's latest recipes are the cream of the crop
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Big Issue chef Ian Duff's latest recipes are the cream of the crop

Treat yourself with vendor Ian Duff's ice and easy desserts
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Treat yourself with vendor Ian Duff's ice and easy desserts

Living life on the veg with Big Issue vendor Ian Duff
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Living life on the veg with Big Issue vendor Ian Duff

Our work to help vendors go cashless is up for a Financial Inclusion Award
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Our work to help vendors go cashless is up for a Financial Inclusion Award

How our vendors are embracing the cashless revolution!
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How our vendors are embracing the cashless revolution!

The Big Issue teams up with ProxyAddress to level playing field for vendors
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The Big Issue teams up with ProxyAddress to level playing field for vendors

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The Big Issue and social investment has been changing lives for over 25 years
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The Big Issue and social investment has been changing lives for over 25 years

Charity director says Big Issue vendors helped save her life
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Charity director says Big Issue vendors helped save her life