Laura Kelly
Laura Kelly
Laura Kelly is a freelance multimedia journalist, editor, podcaster and award-winning columnist.
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
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‘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
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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
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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’

English Teacher on the power of diversity and how grassroots venues keep music from becoming boring
Music

English Teacher on the power of diversity and how grassroots venues keep music from becoming boring