Community
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
Community health and fitness spaces like BeActive Urmston are making sure everyone has the chance to participate with the help of Big Issue Invest
‘Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’
‘Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’
Care, responsibility and solidarity are the cornerstones of community politics. Not that Westminster would know, writes Dr Louisa Munch
Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime
Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime
Leicester Riders have partnered with Big Issue Invest to enable a sport-led model of community development
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
Airbnb kills communities. Is it time for a ban?
Airbnb kills communities. Is it time for a ban?
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
Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he’s training to keep bees
Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he’s training to keep bees
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 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
This Lancaster Priory monument was a culture wars flashpoint. Then it became a force for good
This Lancaster Priory monument was a culture wars flashpoint. Then it became a force for good
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’
Alastair Campbell: ‘Young people need more than bursts of support to build their trust’
What’s the most important part of any urban landscape? The people who inhabit it
What’s the most important part of any urban landscape? The people who inhabit it
‘It’s not like a normal pub’: How communities are rallying together to breathe new life into dying pubs
‘It’s not like a normal pub’: How communities are rallying together to breathe new life into dying pubs
We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped
We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped
Queer people must be visible in the face of division, says drag legend Jonny Woo
Queer people must be visible in the face of division, says drag legend Jonny Woo
Trespasses star Lola Petticrew: ‘I’m an artist because I’m an activist – I can’t separate it’
Trespasses star Lola Petticrew: ‘I’m an artist because I’m an activist – I can’t separate it’
Four in 10 Brits go a whole week without a meaningful talk with a stranger, Big Issue study reveals
