Hannah Westwater
Hannah Westwater
Hannah started writing for The Big Issue in 2018 before joining the team as staff reporter a year later.
Council tax support cuts leave people vulnerable to heavy-handed bailiffs
News

Council tax support cuts leave people vulnerable to heavy-handed bailiffs

34,000 people could avoid major illnesses by cycling more
Health

34,000 people could avoid major illnesses by cycling more

Changemakers: Ivo Gormley’s GoodGym is lending muscle where it’s needed
Social Justice

Changemakers: Ivo Gormley’s GoodGym is lending muscle where it’s needed

Funding for libraries down 40 per cent as cities are hit hardest by austerity
News

Funding for libraries down 40 per cent as cities are hit hardest by austerity

Jamie Oliver and Tesco launch cookery school to fight food waste
Environment

Jamie Oliver and Tesco launch cookery school to fight food waste

‘Injustice is timeless’: The Specials talk enduring politics in music
Music

‘Injustice is timeless’: The Specials talk enduring politics in music

Nine-year-old Big Issue reader delivers food to homeless people in Brighton
Housing

Nine-year-old Big Issue reader delivers food to homeless people in Brighton

Housing everyone on the countryside waiting list would take 133 years
Housing

Housing everyone on the countryside waiting list would take 133 years

Private landlords will have to join a housing complaints service or be fined
Housing

Private landlords will have to join a housing complaints service or be fined

Lord John Bird urges local authorities to invest in their communities
News

Lord John Bird urges local authorities to invest in their communities

Parents of new babies are being targeted online by anti-vaccination groups
News

Parents of new babies are being targeted online by anti-vaccination groups

‘Homeless people are nothing’: Read the online abuse targeting the homeless
Housing

‘Homeless people are nothing’: Read the online abuse targeting the homeless