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.
Bass signed by Frightened Rabbit and Death Cab for Cutie auctioned to help Tiny Changes support young people’s mental health
changemakers

Bass signed by Frightened Rabbit and Death Cab for Cutie auctioned to help Tiny Changes support young people’s mental health

Tetris director Jon S Baird: Tragically, this story is timely
interview

Tetris director Jon S Baird: Tragically, this story is timely

Sian Brooke ‘fell in love with Belfast’ making gritty police drama Blue Lights
Northern Ireland

Sian Brooke ‘fell in love with Belfast’ making gritty police drama Blue Lights

From living in his car to winning Strictly – Hamza Yassin risked everything for mother nature
profile

From living in his car to winning Strictly – Hamza Yassin risked everything for mother nature

‘My hands are blue’: Colin Murray, Melanie Sykes and James O’Brien sell The Big Issue
Vendor Week

‘My hands are blue’: Colin Murray, Melanie Sykes and James O’Brien sell The Big Issue

Lee Grant: I wasn’t scared when I was blacklisted. I am now
Profile

Lee Grant: I wasn’t scared when I was blacklisted. I am now

Jon Snow: I was scared when I was thrown out of uni but I’ve been blessed
education

Jon Snow: I was scared when I was thrown out of uni but I’ve been blessed

The Ordinaries: Sophie Linnenbaum’s feature film debut is a sci-fi spotlight on inequality
sci-fi

The Ordinaries: Sophie Linnenbaum’s feature film debut is a sci-fi spotlight on inequality

They Might Be Giants is not a cult: How they built a birdhouse in your soul… and a 40-year sustainable creative enterprise
Interview

They Might Be Giants is not a cult: How they built a birdhouse in your soul… and a 40-year sustainable creative enterprise

In The Strays, horror confronts code-switching, class and the Black British experience
Horror

In The Strays, horror confronts code-switching, class and the Black British experience

‘I was scammed for £500’ – 90% of music fans say ticketing industry needs to be safer
ticket touts

‘I was scammed for £500’ – 90% of music fans say ticketing industry needs to be safer

Tracy-Ann Oberman: ‘Getting older is fantastic’
advice

Tracy-Ann Oberman: ‘Getting older is fantastic’