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Big Issue Invest £3m loan secures future for outstanding SEND College

Big Issue Invest £3m loan secures future for outstanding SEND College
The landmark deployment from a new Big Issue Invest fund will enable special educational needs college Great Oaks to move to a new site in Surrey.
Ultra-prolific graffiti writer 10Foot assembles Banksy, Kneecap, Alan Moore and other leading creatives for radical Big Issue takeover

Ultra-prolific graffiti writer 10Foot assembles Banksy, Kneecap, Alan Moore and other leading creatives for radical Big Issue takeover
Big Issue calls on kids to get creative with Earth Day cover competition judged by Chris Packham

Big Issue calls on kids to get creative with Earth Day cover competition judged by Chris Packham
The environmentalist is judging this year’s Big Issue cover competition, with the winning design set to emblazon its Earth Day special in April
Aberdeen vendor shares fears over M&S closure with local MP: “She’s in our corner”
Aberdeen vendor shares fears over M&S closure with local MP: “She’s in our corner”
Big Issue appoints Jamie MacLeod as its first Director General
Big Issue appoints Jamie MacLeod as its first Director General
Ledbury Big Issue vendor tells local MP: ‘Take my concerns to Westminster’

Ledbury Big Issue vendor tells local MP: ‘Take my concerns to Westminster’
Big Issue’s recruitment service for people facing barriers to work reports 13% growth in 2024-25

Big Issue’s recruitment service for people facing barriers to work reports 13% growth in 2024-25
Actor Rose Williams joins Big Issue as new Ambassador

Actor Rose Williams joins Big Issue as new Ambassador
Big Issue names its Top 100 Changemakers doing good for society in 2025

Big Issue names its Top 100 Changemakers doing good for society in 2025
Dogs that have transformed the lives of Big Issue vendors: “Our bond is not like anything else”

Dogs that have transformed the lives of Big Issue vendors: “Our bond is not like anything else”
Big Issue vendors set to earn close to half a million additional earnings by 2027 via giffgaff partnership

Big Issue vendors set to earn close to half a million additional earnings by 2027 via giffgaff partnership
Big Issue’s social investment arm reaching 1.8 million Brits through investees

Big Issue’s social investment arm reaching 1.8 million Brits through investees
New research shows over half of Brits feel more at risk of homelessness than last year

New research shows over half of Brits feel more at risk of homelessness than last year
Brixton Village’s Black Farmer receives £250k investment from fund for underrepresented entrepreneurs

Brixton Village’s Black Farmer receives £250k investment from fund for underrepresented entrepreneurs
Lord John Bird reacts to Labour’s first budget in 14 years

Lord John Bird reacts to Labour’s first budget in 14 years
School pupils running social enterprises spotlighted by Big Issue

School pupils running social enterprises spotlighted by Big Issue
Leading recruitment expert Patrick Graham announced as Non-Executive Director for Big Issue Changing Lives CIC

Leading recruitment expert Patrick Graham announced as Non-Executive Director for Big Issue Changing Lives CIC
Big Issue founder Lord John Bird joins the North East’s leading voices to debate the big issues

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird joins the North East’s leading voices to debate the big issues
Over 100 celebrities pen letters to their younger selves in new Big Issue bookazine

Over 100 celebrities pen letters to their younger selves in new Big Issue bookazine
Research finds that over half of UK adults (54%) think the government is not doing enough for people in poverty 

Research finds that over half of UK adults (54%) think the government is not doing enough for people in poverty
“My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage”: The Chase’s Paul Sinha on being cruelly outed and suffering racial abuse as a teen

“My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage”: The Chase’s Paul Sinha on being cruelly outed and suffering racial abuse as a teen
“The worst had happened. It maybe made me a little braver about things.” Nick Cave talks loss, social media and AI with the Big Issue

“The worst had happened. It maybe made me a little braver about things.” Nick Cave talks loss, social media and AI with the Big Issue
Fund invests over £800k to improve accessibility, youth empowerment and mental health support for LGBTQ+ people

Fund invests over £800k to improve accessibility, youth empowerment and mental health support for LGBTQ+ people
“When I hear Rachel Reeves say, ‘there isn’t any money’… we’re not morons. There is money. Take it. Mint it.” Rob Delaney on finding perspective in politics
