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Bring the heat

Updated advice from the Groundswell team on how to stay safe and look after yourself during a heatwave

Missing People : August – September 2026

Missing people appeal

Period progress

Fighting to defeat the stigma attached to period poverty, by Sophie Dianne 

Use your head

Advice from the Groundswell team on head injuries and alcohol/substance use

Women-led pathway

Read about a new Crisis service for women experiencing homelessness. By Hazel Buontempo and Joy Chan of the Crisis team

Dealing with trauma

Advice on dealing with trauma and accessing trauma informed care, by people with lived experience of homelessness and members of the Groundswell team

News

News in brief : Issue 163

News in brief by the Pavement Team

What Vagrancy Act?

Deputy editor Mat Amp responds to the repeal of the Vagrancy Act, with additional reporting by members of the Pavement

Homeless in Greece

Behind the apparent success of Greece’s economic recovery, rising costs and a lack of social housing are pushing many into the shadows of the street. By Kostis Kotsonis

News in Brief : Issue 162

News in brief by the Pavement Team

News in Brief : Issue 161

News in brief by the Pavement Team

News in Brief : Issue 160

News in brief by the Pavement Team

Features

Feeling the heat

How effective are council efforts to protect and support people experiencing homelessness during a heatwave? Investigation by Liam Geraghty and the Pavement team

I am here, it is now

Taking lessons from the Buddha to learn from the past and be in the present, in order to enjoy the future. By Mat Amp

Smells like team spirit

How compassion and group effort make a difference in outreach. By Emdad Rahman

Tour guide

An introduction to Unseen Tours, the group employing people with experience of homelessness to tell their stories of London. 
By Tyffany Choi

Beyond the label

Why we need to start seeing the person, not the tag. Thoughts by Emdad Rahman

Your move

An invitation to the first ever Street Legends Chess Cup, an open-to-all chess event in London’s Museum of Homelessness in July. By organiser Matt Turtle

Opinion

What is art?

Art as hope, art as expression and art as a catalyst for change. Thoughts by André Rostant

Hostile environment

The trend towards hostile architecture and hostility towards homeless people generally is deeply troubling. By Chris Sampson 

Together we can

Words on what can be achieved when people work together, by a volunteer who sees the impact of cooperation. By Emdad Rahman

Optimism/rejection

On the problem of public perception, political choices and the stigma and hypocrisy rife in our society. Words by Chris Sampson 

It is what it is

In a world that all too often overwhelms and exhausts, people can make a difference. By André Rostant 

Working together

How a 2016 book reinforced my positive views of immigration. 
By Sophie Dianne

Obituaries

The Shining Golden Star

Remembering Tracey Charrier

In loving memory : Tracey O'Brien
Obituary for Tracey O'Brien
Obituary : Viki Fox
Obituary for Viki Fox
Ian Kalman obituary

Colleagues of Ian’s at the magazine remember and pay tribute to him

Much too young: Kevin & Alex
Kevin and Alex are the reality behind the stats. Someone who sleeps rough has an average age of 47. Life expectancy in the UK is 81.
Florida homeless paper's editor dead
Suicide of Tampa Epoch’s founder leaves paper’s future in doubt

Your voice

Comics : Issue 163

This issue's comics from our brilliant artists Ken Pyne, Mike Stokoe and The Silken Bunny

Time eunuchs

Another ludicrous time-travelling misadventure featuring O’Haggis, the wacky sleuth invented by Chris Sampson

Together, alone

A defiant message of solidarity stands beside lines inspecting human condition and introspection

Comics : Issue 162

This issue's comics from our brilliant artists

In the Dark

Words on life, death and the dark, by a poet, artist and photographer registered blind. By Terry Miles 

The no future

Celebrating 50 years of punk music: the songs, the lifestyle and the struggle. By Chris Sampson 

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