Community
I spent 60 hours sat in a bathtub in Leeds to show how my soap company can tackle addiction

I spent 60 hours sat in a bathtub in Leeds to show how my soap company can tackle addiction
Getting Clean is founded on the principles of community, recovery and enterprise for sustainability. Chis Sylvester explains why – from a bathtub
Meet the people raising awareness of dementia in the South Asian community

Meet the people raising awareness of dementia in the South Asian community
‘There’s no word for dementia in Gujarati.’ Alzheimer’s Research UK has launched a Dementia Community Champions project to help raise awareness in underrepresented communities
Can transforming closed pubs into homes offer a solution to the housing crisis? 

Can transforming closed pubs into homes offer a solution to the housing crisis?
The Queens Arms pub in Wigan has been transformed by anti-poverty charity The Brick into supported accommodation for rough sleepers. Could it offer a blueprint for others to follow?
‘Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?’
‘Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?’
How can we revitalise the high street?
How can we revitalise the high street?
Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society

Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society
Why do people live 14 years longer at one end of Leeds’ famous Otley Run pub crawl than the other?

Why do people live 14 years longer at one end of Leeds’ famous Otley Run pub crawl than the other?
The community group who took over a leisure centre to give everyone access to sport and fitness

The community group who took over a leisure centre to give everyone access to sport and fitness
‘Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’

‘Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’
Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime

Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime
Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities

Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities
I know from experience how hard it is to seek help with debt. I’m helping local people take the step

I know from experience how hard it is to seek help with debt. I’m helping local people take the step
What running with Tinie Tempah taught us about volunteering: ‘It’s important to give hope’

What running with Tinie Tempah taught us about volunteering: ‘It’s important to give hope’
The story of the shantytown dwellers who grew their own wealth using vegetables

The story of the shantytown dwellers who grew their own wealth using vegetables
Yungblud’s Beautifully Romanticised Accidentally Traumatized is making one London street sing again

Yungblud’s Beautifully Romanticised Accidentally Traumatized is making one London street sing again
Striking photos capture British Muslim families breaking fast during Ramadan in food bank Britain

Striking photos capture British Muslim families breaking fast during Ramadan in food bank Britain
I shrank my own economy to live a less capitalist life. You could do it too

I shrank my own economy to live a less capitalist life. You could do it too
Gordon Brown: ‘This can’t go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable’

Gordon Brown: ‘This can’t go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable’
I’m a mother of children with disabilities. My local support group gave me a chance to breathe

I’m a mother of children with disabilities. My local support group gave me a chance to breathe
I am a British citizen and have lived in the UK for 20 years. But as a refugee, I feel afraid here

I am a British citizen and have lived in the UK for 20 years. But as a refugee, I feel afraid here
No room at the inn for refugees? Many Brits are happy to welcome strangers in need

No room at the inn for refugees? Many Brits are happy to welcome strangers in need
Young people drop out of school when no one seems to care. Labour’s plans could change lives

Young people drop out of school when no one seems to care. Labour’s plans could change lives
‘We try and make it magical’: How this Big Issue-backed grotto is spreading Christmas cheer

‘We try and make it magical’: How this Big Issue-backed grotto is spreading Christmas cheer
Alastair Campbell: ‘Young people need more than bursts of support to build their trust’

