Laura Kelly
Laura Kelly
Laura Kelly is a multimedia journalist, award-winning columnist and podcaster with a longstanding passion for The Big Issue's social mission. She is the Culture Editor of The Big Issue, and leads the Venue Watch campaign to champion grassroots music venues.
Io Capitano director Matteo Garrone on why a refugee’s journey is so much more than small boats
Film

Io Capitano director Matteo Garrone on why a refugee’s journey is so much more than small boats

How the Smiley evolved from newspaper icon to movement for a better world 
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How the Smiley evolved from newspaper icon to movement for a better world 

‘Against the odds’: How the Lubber Fiend made Newcastle’s music scene exciting again
Venue Watch

‘Against the odds’: How the Lubber Fiend made Newcastle’s music scene exciting again

‘This is not the end’: Experimental arts venue Iklectik fights to survive after shock eviction
Venue Watch

‘This is not the end’: Experimental arts venue Iklectik fights to survive after shock eviction

Street Soccer Scotland founder David Duke: ‘You don’t get anything in life without sacrifice’
Letter to my younger self

Street Soccer Scotland founder David Duke: ‘You don’t get anything in life without sacrifice’

This grassroots venue brings ‘astonishing’ music and mental wellbeing to rural Wales
Venue Watch

This grassroots venue brings ‘astonishing’ music and mental wellbeing to rural Wales

The Smiley Charity Film Awards present — a powerful minute against immigration misconceptions
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The Smiley Charity Film Awards present — a powerful minute against immigration misconceptions

Celebrating the career of Yoko Ono – a resilient artist who’s so much more than John Lennon’s wife
Art

Celebrating the career of Yoko Ono – a resilient artist who’s so much more than John Lennon’s wife

Michael Winterbottom on new film Shoshana, Israel’s war and how violence makes people ‘take sides’
Film

Michael Winterbottom on new film Shoshana, Israel’s war and how violence makes people ‘take sides’

Grassroots venue Off the Cuff is home to UK’s biggest youth open mic – and it needs your help
Venue Watch

Grassroots venue Off the Cuff is home to UK’s biggest youth open mic – and it needs your help

Former Big Issue vendor-turned film star Earl Charlton describes a day in his life
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Former Big Issue vendor-turned film star Earl Charlton describes a day in his life

Big Issue’s Venue Watch helps save Woking’s only grassroots music venue: ‘It’s a big win’
Venue Watch

Big Issue’s Venue Watch helps save Woking’s only grassroots music venue: ‘It’s a big win’