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Happy `Hood: meet the army of volunteer artists, writers and designers celebrating good news in Northampton

Sick of negativity, here are the positive Northampton people creating a zine, podcast, monthly walking group and more from one of the country's most deprived towns This story is part of our Tales from a Slow...

Life or death on your walk: Why Britons are calling for thousands of new paths

7 in 10 UK adults think people should be allowed to walk along the edge of privately-owned fields

Five things to try doing while walking

Excuse me, are you walking for leisure or travel? These are the two boxes to tick. But there are hundreds more purposes, and here are five you might not have tried

Eight ways to beat the autumn blues

If you dread the onset of autumn here are some tips for weathering (or even enjoying!) this wild season

Linking homelessness projects on foot

Phil Le Marquand is currently walking 600km/375 miles from London to Gateshead, all on Slow Ways. We caught up with him

Lord Spink is walking the Monster National Park Trail! (plus Review of the Month!)

"A journey of 2,200 miles is achieved with with each individual step," said someone or other, "and by ticking off each Slow Way on the National Park Trail." This week, we spoke to Steven Krambeck, a Slow Ways volunteer and YouTuber who is now into week three of ticking off each route as he slowly but surely makes his way around the entire Trail.

Climate change and crying into my cornflakes

This morning, Radio 4 featured an interview with the former chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. This interview made me cry, with the cereal box still in my hand and my back turned to the kids at the table.

Rediscovering London in 360°

Lifelong Londoner and photographer Michael Shilling sets out to walk six Slow Ways chosen entirely by an ambitious Twitter poll

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