Community

‘There’s no magic bullet’: The battle to keep Cardiff’s vital music scene from dying out
Grassroots music venues

‘There’s no magic bullet’: The battle to keep Cardiff’s vital music scene from dying out

Cardiff’s music scene is close-knit, passionate and bursting with talent. But for venues, it’s still an uphill climb

How a Manchester community welcomed the return of the swifts
Nature

How a Manchester community welcomed the return of the swifts

The Greater Manchester Swift Street initiative has seen residents transform their streets to prepare for the return of the migratory birds

Patients are dying and facing ‘horrible tragedies’ due to Manchester’s mental health care crisis, staff say
Mental health

Patients are dying and facing ‘horrible tragedies’ due to Manchester’s mental health care crisis, staff say

NHS workers in Manchester’s mental health services have accepted a deal for more funding and called off strikes – but they fear problems persist more widely in mental health teams across the country

Ely riots, two years on: A Cardiff community pulling itself back together holds lessons for Britain
Ely riots

Ely riots, two years on: A Cardiff community pulling itself back together holds lessons for Britain

Disabled protesters say they’ll stop Labour’s benefit cuts – or die trying: ‘I will fight my heart out’
Disability benefits

Disabled protesters say they’ll stop Labour’s benefit cuts – or die trying: ‘I will fight my heart out’

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I became an actor after 30 years as a Royal Marine. Here’s what people need to know about veterans
Tip Cullen

I became an actor after 30 years as a Royal Marine. Here’s what people need to know about veterans

How bringing back Churchill’s wartime canteen culture could help tackle food poverty
Food

How bringing back Churchill’s wartime canteen culture could help tackle food poverty

Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?
Working class

Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?

Self Esteem and Julie Hesmondhalgh on self-doubt, sisterhood and fighting back in dark times
Exclusive

Self Esteem and Julie Hesmondhalgh on self-doubt, sisterhood and fighting back in dark times

LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn’t just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us
Dominic Arnall

LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn’t just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us

Inside Public Record, a joyful celebration of the sound of Sunderland: ‘We’re all in it together’
Sunderland

Inside Public Record, a joyful celebration of the sound of Sunderland: ‘We’re all in it together’

Joe Lycett: ‘Let’s fix things in our backyard before we try and fix the world’
TV

Joe Lycett: ‘Let’s fix things in our backyard before we try and fix the world’

I’m an aid worker in Myanmar. The sight of bodies being pulled from rubble will stay with me forever
Haider Yaqub

I’m an aid worker in Myanmar. The sight of bodies being pulled from rubble will stay with me forever

‘Neighbours are more trusted than government’: When crisis hits, communities are saving themselves
Community

‘Neighbours are more trusted than government’: When crisis hits, communities are saving themselves

Football legend David James: ‘I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool’
Letter To My Younger Self

Football legend David James: ‘I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool’

Communities that build solar panels and wind farms should get cheaper bills, says Labour minister
Community energy

Communities that build solar panels and wind farms should get cheaper bills, says Labour minister

Covid got us all in mutual aid groups. Five years on, what happened to the lockdown anarchists?
Five years since the pandemic

Covid got us all in mutual aid groups. Five years on, what happened to the lockdown anarchists?

Alan Moore salutes the ‘ramshackle institution’ that changed his life
10Foot Takeover

Alan Moore salutes the ‘ramshackle institution’ that changed his life

Labour’s billion pound gamble: Can community energy deliver the affordable power the UK needs?
Community energy

Labour’s billion pound gamble: Can community energy deliver the affordable power the UK needs?

Why you should make Resonance FM the background noise to your life
10Foot Takeover

Why you should make Resonance FM the background noise to your life

‘We don’t live single issue lives’: This exhibition is celebrating trans joy amid the culture wars
Trans rights

‘We don’t live single issue lives’: This exhibition is celebrating trans joy amid the culture wars

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Virdee star Aysha Kala: ‘Seeing South Asian people on TV is so rare’
Big Questions

Virdee star Aysha Kala: ‘Seeing South Asian people on TV is so rare’

International Women’s Day: Meet the women making big changes at Big Issue Group
International Women's Day

International Women’s Day: Meet the women making big changes at Big Issue Group

Comedian Babatunde Aléshé: ‘My biggest regret? Not having therapy in my 20s’
Big Questions

Comedian Babatunde Aléshé: ‘My biggest regret? Not having therapy in my 20s’

Vast majority of Brits feel powerless over local decisions – and it’s eroding trust in politics
Communities

Vast majority of Brits feel powerless over local decisions – and it’s eroding trust in politics