My pitch

I really want to get my story out there. I actually started selling Big Issue quite a number of years ago. But I lost interest in it. I’m a recovering drug addict and I’ve been off drugs for nearly tw

Most mornings, Ian Duff walks to his pitch on Union Street in Bath with a huge, fluffy dog on one side and a lean, bright-eyed one on the other. Trigger is the showstopper – a big, mixed-breed rescue

Lust for life Reading Issue 1704 [09-15 February] regarding the celebration of 30 years of Trainspotting made me realise that my Morris dancing side, New Moon Morris, had unwittingly taken part, recre

My sister starts work at the charity shop – and change could be on the way

Television is changing, and so is the way it’s delivered into our homes [Issue 1703, 02-08 February]. With broadcast licences due to expire in 2034, the government is reviewing how free-to-air is prov

I’ve been selling Big Issue for a couple of years. It was when money was fading out and I heard Big Issue gave you a card reader. Begging was becoming impossible but because they had a card reader tha