My pitch

I’ve been selling Big Issue since October last year. I escaped a very toxic relationship – mental abuse. You hear about blokes doing all this to women. Unfortunately, this was the other way around. It

I was born in Glasgow, but we moved to Leeds when I was little. I started selling the magazine when I was homeless in Leeds years ago, by the university. Then I used to work in Manchester, and now I h

EDITE Sells Brazilian street paper Aurora da Rua in Salvador My name is Edite and I’m an Aurora da Rua vendor. At first I was only a reader. I bought every issue in person from Rhunna, a vendor who, b

I’m established now. I’ve been on this pitch nearly eight months. I’m getting a lot of regulars. The locals are buying off me, as well as the staff from all the offices. I’m right in the middle of it

I started treatment for prostate cancer last February/March time. I’ve been having radiotherapy that is much kinder to me and it looks like it’s gone. I haven’t had that news from the doctors yet but

Businesswoman, entrepreneur and presenter Sara Davies, 41, lives in Teesside with her husband Simon and their two young sons