My name is Tony. I am 45 years old and I have been a Big Issue vendor in Nottingham for 18 months. Life has never…
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News 
Belstaff Support Big Issue Vendors on Black Friday
British heritage brand Belstaff will donate 10% of all full-price sales over the Black Friday weekend, from the 27th to the 30th of November. Proceeds…
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Lockdown Lowdown: Lockdown 2
Once again, we have found ourselves in lockdown across England. Once again Big Issue vendors have been stripped of their income overnight. Asking over 1,000…
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Second lockdown forces more than 1,000 vendors out of work
The new lockdown measures in England have meant The Big Issue has asked more than 1,000 vendors to temporarily stop selling the magazine to keep both…
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Radio play ‘Unknown’ raises money Big Issue vendors
Unknown is a new audio performance written for radio, dramatising the story of one young person’s journey from an abusive childhood to a life of homelessness…
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Unique online experience raises funds for Big Issue vendors
Long-time supporters of The Big Issue Foundation, and veteran tour guides, Beard and Bald, are running a unique and incredibly entertaining online experience called ‘Beer…
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Network Rail Launch Routes Out Of Homelessness
Network Rail has signed the first pan-industry homelessness charter as part of its work to help homeless people across Britain. Network Rail Chief Executive Andrew…
Community 
International Cat Day: For the Love of Bob
On Saturday 8th August, Team Bobites celebrated International Cat Day by walking, running and cycling in memory of Streetcat Bob to support The Big Issue…
Cycling 
Laura’s Coast to Coast Cycle Challenge
After seeing the challenges faced by Big Issue vendors during lockdown, our events manager Laura and her partner took on a coast to coast cycle…
News 
PPE for Big Issue vendors with the support of ViraxCare
ViraxCare, the PPE distribution platform of Global Care Capital (CSE:HLTH), has provided over 80,000 disposable 3-ply masks and over 10,000 pairs of gloves to Big Issue vendors…