Positive People Archives - Positive News

From broken things to bold ideas: Edinburgh’s festival of repair

Tom Pattinson — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:47:21 +0000

Edinburgh International Book Festival's Jenny Niven explains its theme of mending what’s broken – in society, the environment, and ourselves

Lucy Purdy — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:03:56 +0000

Our latest issue has just landed. Here are five inspiring life stories from its pages

Jem Collins — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 12:03:45 +0000

In Leeds, a family becomes homeless every seven hours, while over 4,000 properties lie derelict. This organisation is finding a solution

Gavin Haines — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:56:25 +0000

Evidence suggests that green role models on the silver screen positively impact viewers’ behaviour. We need more of them

Alexander Turner — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:53:33 +0000

The pirates’ bounty is melted down to make sea kayaks, which are then used to collect more rubbish

Oliver Balch — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:43:52 +0000

Twelve years ago, Kris Hallenga was told she only had a few years left to live. She talks about finding happiness after her diagnosis

Lucy Purdy — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 17:05:19 +0000

The latest issue of Positive News magazine offers hope and inspiration in challenging times

Franki Cookney — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 17:46:06 +0000

Amid a toxic debate about trans rights, philosophy professor Sophie Grace Chappell suggests how to foster tolerance instead

Harriet Marsden — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 17:28:30 +0000

A new generation of players are standing up for causes they believe in and using their influence to champion social progress

Lucy Douglas — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 16:45:07 +0000

British-Nigerian poet, Theresa Lola, on the magic of poetry and how it helps people explore who they really are