The provision of public toilets has gone down the drain in towns across the UK, leaving us with the question how can anything improve if we cant get the basic necessities?
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Can a weekly run replace traditional therapy spaces for mental health?
In recent years, community-based initiatives have increasingly been explored as alternative forms of mental health support. One of them, Run Talk Run, is a volunteer-led running and walking group designed to create safe, inclusive spaces where people can connect while...
5 lesser known figures of LGBTQ+ empowerment in UK History
photo: rawpixel.com As pride month begins, it's time to take a look at five lesser-known figures of LGBTQ+ empowerment in UK history. Maureen Colquhoun Maureen Colquhoun was the first openly lesbian UK member of parliament. She came out in 1976 and was deselected from...
Disability isn’t a tragedy, being excluded is
The company connecting employers with talent they’ve been missing
Behind the initiative turning food waste into hope
In 2013, a ground-breaking food project was launched, focusing on one simple idea: taking supermarket food waste and turn it into meals for the community.
Neighbourhood guarantee to set minimum standards for local services
The government says the new guarantee will cover issues such as cleaner streets, potholes and access to local services, as part of wider plans to shift power from Westminster to communities. (Photo: Tse Chun Ming / Uproute)
Britain’s quietest social crisis
For most communities across the UK, the past decade has been tumultuous to say the least. Rising prices, global pandemics and mass a digitalisation has left many people missing the ‘simple’ world we once lived in.
‘Being in blind sports gives you a reason to get up in the morning’: Three people on how sport transformed their lives after sight loss
Sport isn’t just keeping people active – it’s reshaping what life after sight loss can look like. As visually impaired sport grows, so does the space around it: new communities, new confidence, and even new career paths. For what may initially feel like the end can actually be a new beginning.
The places fixing more than furniture
How repair cafes are keeping people going in the cost of living crisis Photo: Unsplash
Ongoing crisis: Why is the UK reforming the mental health system now?
The UK government announced a new strategy to improve mental health care last week amid growing pressure on the NHS. The government has pledged to expand mental health services since 2019, but pressures in the system continue to grow. Why is this happening? According...
They saved more than bricks
When a building that was gifted to the youth of Burgess Hill was threatened with closure, the community stepped in to save it and in doing so, revived a legacy the town nearly lost.
More than a meal: How food co-ops can help you beat rising food costs
As supermarket costs climb across the UK food co-ops are providing a new way for communities to access affordable food.
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Interview with Forward Leeds on harm reduction
Uproute talks to forward Leeds on the work that they do with substance users.