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Street News: News that matters

About the app

Discover the stories creating real change in local communities with Street News. Street News is filled with impactful analysis and authentic stories, regularly updated and written by the people at the heart of the issues.

Our unique platform amplifies previously unheard and marginalised voices, making a real difference to our contributors and the work that they do.

Street News is a Big Issue North publication and part of the international street paper movement. Many of the voices on Street News stem from those street papers.

Our news app is free to download, giving you access to a vast range of information – with articles covering equality, housing, health, immigration, climate change and much more.

STREET NEWS FEATURES:

  • A DIFFERENT KIND OF NEWS PLATFORM
    Our passionate contributors are experts in their field and provide unique, often first-hand, accounts of key topics. Access high-quality news about real issues affecting people in the UK and the wider world.
  • SUPPORT CAUSES WITH TIPS
    Feeling inspired to help? At the end of every Street News article there is the option to tip the contributor and support their work. You can choose how much you want to give, and all donations go towards making a difference to the global street paper movement.
  • SEE HOW YOU ARE CHANGING LIVES
    Hear first-hand from the people whose lives are changed by your membership. Meet vendors from street papers around the world and see how they’re benefitting from your support.
  • SHARE STORIES WITH OTHERS
    Spread the news by sending the articles that you’ve connected with to friends and family through your social media apps.
  • GET ONE MONTH’S MEMBERSHIP FOR FREE*
    For a limited time only we’re offering all of our member-exclusive features for free for one month.

MEMBER-EXCLUSIVE FEATURES:

Support Street News and help the street paper movement in the UK and around the world by becoming a member. For a monthly subscription cost of £4.99 (free for the first month*), you’ll be helping to make real change, as well as benefiting from the following features:

  • UNLIMITED ACCESS
    Read as much as you like each month, with unlimited access to all Street News content.
  • SAVE STORIES AND BOOKMARK ARTICLES
    Keep a library of interesting articles for reading at a later date, as well as storing your favourites in one place.
  • CHOOSE THE TOPICS YOU WANT TO HEAR ABOUT
    Customise your feed by selecting the topics you’re most interested in reading about. Whether it’s education in the UK, housing in the Middle East, or social justice around the world, fill the Street News app with the content that you care about.

ABOUT STREET NEWS AND BIG ISSUE NORTH

Big Issue North produces a wide range of socially conscious media content, including a weekly magazine sold by people in the north of England with few other means of earning an income. Our team supports vendors to change their lives and achieve their goals.

In order to further support our vendors, and those working for street papers around the world, we created Street News – a mobile solution that amplifies the voices of marginalised communities, giving them a share of the spotlight they don’t normally receive. All income created by your Street News membership goes back into supporting street paper vendors.

We have worked in conjunction with the International Network of Street Papers (INSP), a media organisation and support body for street papers like us across the world. For more information about INSP, visit insp.ngo.

Together, we can make an impact.


  • Street News Membership is an auto-renewing subscription of £4.99 per month (free for the first month) and your payment will be processed by Apple.

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