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This grassroots venue brings ‘astonishing’ music and mental wellbeing to rural Wales
This grassroots venue brings ‘astonishing’ music and mental wellbeing to rural Wales
Every week, The Big Issue’s Venue Watch campaign supports and champions grassroots music venues across the UK. This week, we’re in north Wales, where the Tivoli brings in huge bands – including Oasis, Black Sabbath and Led Zepplin. It’s hugely important to its rural community
Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor Marc Jones, 47, found dead in hostel
Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor Marc Jones, 47, found dead in hostel
Big Issue vendor Marc Jones died on December 10 just days after speaking to the Big Issue about how he was trying to turn his life around
Number of Welsh prisoners sleeping rough on release has trebled in one year
Number of Welsh prisoners sleeping rough on release has trebled in one year
Some 332 people managed by the Welsh probation services were sleeping on the streets in 2023, Ministry of Justice figures compiled by Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre show. This compares to 107 in 2022 – equivalent to a rise of 210%.
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2024
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2024
What we can learn from Wales’ ‘world-leading’ plan to end homelessness once and for all
What we can learn from Wales’ ‘world-leading’ plan to end homelessness once and for all
How one woman helped redefine eco-conscious living in the modern age
How one woman helped redefine eco-conscious living in the modern age
British rainforests: Rare ecosystems to be restored in Wales and the Isle of Man
British rainforests: Rare ecosystems to be restored in Wales and the Isle of Man
100 people making a difference for future generations in Wales
100 people making a difference for future generations in Wales
I’m in north Wales, on the fantasy beach holiday of my childhood
I’m in north Wales, on the fantasy beach holiday of my childhood
Wales has stopped building new roads. Will other countries go down the same route?
Wales has stopped building new roads. Will other countries go down the same route?
The Welsh government is now offering to buy homes affected by the cladding crisis
The Welsh government is now offering to buy homes affected by the cladding crisis
BetterPod: Sophie Howe explains how to make a better tomorrow
BetterPod: Sophie Howe explains how to make a better tomorrow
‘Poverty kills’: Sophie Howe on fronting the fight for future generations
‘Poverty kills’: Sophie Howe on fronting the fight for future generations
Local elections 2022: your complete guide to the votes happening across the UK on May 5
Local elections 2022: your complete guide to the votes happening across the UK on May 5
Protesters take to the beaches over sewage pollution
Protesters take to the beaches over sewage pollution
Thousands set to join protests demanding end to sewage pollution by 2030
Thousands set to join protests demanding end to sewage pollution by 2030
Mental health, climate change, inequality: the priorities for Welsh future generations
Mental health, climate change, inequality: the priorities for Welsh future generations
Welsh care leavers to receive £1,600 a month in basic income pilot
Welsh care leavers to receive £1,600 a month in basic income pilot
Wales is paying landlords to give up their empty properties to homeless people
Wales is paying landlords to give up their empty properties to homeless people
Wales Big Issue vendor in demand for art commissions across the UK
Wales Big Issue vendor in demand for art commissions across the UK
How to unlock your artistic side: Big Issue vendor on confidence in your art