Darren’s story is extraordinary, yet typical. It started with a childhood spent in and out of the care system, and moved onto living on the streets of Liverpool, using hard drugs and almost dying. But that’s not how it finished…Read more

Tala is just eight years old, but she’s experienced more than many people do in a lifetime. Born in Aleppo, Syria, just before civil war took hold, her early childhood was one of bombs and fear. When the situation in…Read more

Hayden and Darren are father and son. Between them, they’ve experienced life in working-class Manchester over the last five decades, through music, using and dealing drugs to make ends meet, the inevitable brushes with the criminal justice system,

Malcolm Jones is a double amputee from Rochdale. Having lost his first leg in 2001, it would be easy for Malcolm to feel like a victim, and like his operations took away his freedom, and even part of his life.…Read more

Ramona Constantin arrived in the UK from Romania in 2009. Since then, she has experienced life as a Big Issue North seller, seen the prejudice and hate that comes with being an immigrant, raised a family, and delivered projects within…Read more