Vendors visit the Lake District

Three Big Issue vendors were offered the chance to step out of their comfort zone on a countryside retreat. They tell us about the transformative experience.

Also inside

• Here’s some blue-sky thinking – old airports could be a solution to the housing crisis
• Big Zuu and Will Poulter fire up the barbeque to support young people faced with homelessness
• The young Steve Cram was always destined for a record-breaking career in athletics, but he says going to the gym terrified his younger self
• This week’s More Than One Story film, created by Cardboard Citizens, highlights how people forced to live in overcrowded accommodation are overlooked victims of the housing crisis
• My life as a Yellow Power Ranger
• The actress who played Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka talks about returning to the factory after more than 50 years in a show inspired by the dismal live experience in Glasgow that went viral worldwide
• And we share an update about how vendor Nick in Truro raised over £1000 for charity with the help of his new puppy Bracken!

Plus much more

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