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Around 20% of Big Issue North vendors are over 50, relying on the magazine as a lifeline - some as long-time vendors, others after struggling to find work later in life.

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  • York: Big Issue vendor Vasile Calin says his bag stolen - Yorkshire Buzz on Vasile, Marks and Spencer, York
    10 Oct 2023 15:29
    […] Vasile Calin is outside Marks and Spencer in Parliament Street most days, usually dancing and smiling with passersby. […]

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