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OIL ARTIST, PETER BROWN, is better known as ‘Pete the Street’ because most of his work is completed outside in cities such as Bath and Bristol, as well as elsewhere in the world. He paints street scen

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Love Big Issue and Lou, I think, who sold me the mag at St Paul’s station is a nice guy. Here’s a picture (above) that I took last week from my narrow boat on the River Lea where I have recently moved

RESPONSES TO Sewage in London’s River Roding [Issue 1702, 26 January–01 February 2026] ↓ Local hero that is Paul Powlesland! Such an inspirational man and great advocate for the River Roding! Sarah_re

Send us your image, or photo you’ve captured, of Britain today with a brief description. On socials or email letters@bigissue.com I was intrigued by Bird’s Words in the New Year Special Edition [Issue

For artist Nellie Shepherd, the landscape outside her painstakingly renovated farmhouse is just as important as the colourful scene inside it