My pitch

I can’t go to my pitch every single day like I used to because I have moved to Newport and it’s a long way from there. I have to take the train and the bus so it takes time and sometimes I can’t affor

I sell Big Issue in Richmond and I have been working with Big Issue for the last seven years. I had a problem with my eyes back when I lived in Romania in 2005. I had cataracts, so I had to get surger

As well as selling the magazine, I also handle the subscriptions, posting magazines out to subscribers. I like being in the office because I get on with the staff but I have seen a decline in subscrip

London Big Issue vendors Paul Logan and Terry are making noise about the need for Big Issue customers to take the magazine with a little help from up-and-coming punk rockers The Molotovs. The pair, wh

Movie magic I watched A Day to Remember after reading John Bird’s column [Issue 1697, 15-26 December]. Please say thank you to him. The movie had a depth and poignancy that I would have missed if he h

“You can’t live here. There are no shops,” my friend Jen stated. We were sitting in the van belonging to the pub I lived in, the Golden Cross, Slough, waiting for my parents who had an interview for t