Lucy Purdy, Author at Positive News Good journalism about good things Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:00:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Lucy Purdy, Author at Positive News 32 32 How Denmark is inviting visitors to rediscover analogue play https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/culture/how-denmark-is-inviting-visitors-to-rediscover-analogue-play/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 07:00:13 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=565566 In the birthplace of Lego and Hans Christian Andersen, Denmark invites visitors to rediscover play as an antidote to digital overload

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]]> Three good things: UK projects to improve access for deaf people https://www.positive.news/society/three-good-things-uk-projects-to-improve-access-for-deaf-people/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:05:40 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=563423 From ordering a coffee to accessing vital services, these UK projects are revolutionising accessibility for deaf people

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]]> The Cambodian women rising up to protect their communal land https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/the-cambodian-women-rising-up-to-protect-their-communal-land/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 07:00:08 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=552537 Photographer Sophal Neak captures Chan Kimcheng swimming in a threatened lake she was instrumental in saving

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]]> Step forward the ‘fully biodegradable’ shoe that leaves no footprint https://www.positive.news/environment/footwear-but-no-footprint-designers-step-up-with-fully-biodegradable-shoes/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 05:00:29 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=546535 Made from organic materials and designed to return harmlessly to the earth, could this be the end of landfill-bound footwear?

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]]> Coming into play, the trailblazing young footballer changing the game https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/coming-into-play-the-trailblazing-young-footballer-changing-the-game/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:10:17 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=542648 Award-winning footballer Iqra Ismail is creating space for all in the beautiful game

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]]> The world in a dress: the project with 1.5 billion stitches https://www.positive.news/society/the-world-in-a-dress-the-project-with-1-5-billion-stitches/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:08:37 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=539883 Fourteen years, 380 embroiderers and 1.5bn stitches: the Red Dress lets people around the world tell their stories through embroidery

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]]> Clay, connection and company: the photography campaign celebrating togetherness https://www.positive.news/society/clay-connection-and-company-the-photography-campaign-celebrating-togetherness/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 07:00:16 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=541492 From football matches to quiet catch-ups with friends, a charity-led photography project is celebrating the many forms of companionship

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]]> Scottish prisons lead the way with fathers’ programme https://www.positive.news/society/scottish-prisons-lead-the-way-with-fathers-programme/ Tue, 02 Sep 2025 07:00:43 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=541207 An innovative scheme helps imprisoned dads and their children bond over play, fitness and shared meals – transforming family time in prison

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]]> Creating – not just awaiting – the future. What to expect in the new issue of Positive News https://www.positive.news/society/creating-not-awaiting-what-to-expect-in-the-new-issue-of-positive-news-magazine/ Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:08:03 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=534726 Editor-in-chief Lucy Purdy introduces the latest issue of Positive News magazine, which is out now

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]]> Five inspiring firsts in the new issue of Positive News magazine https://www.positive.news/society/five-inspiring-firsts-in-the-new-issue-of-positive-news-magazine/ Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:45:51 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=523414 From a pioneering degree course to a world-first tiny home, here are five innovative inceptions captured in our latest issue

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