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Trance In The Woods 2025

Sam Furlonger Presents the American Christmas Songbook

Five Leaves Open Book Group Discusses Orbital by Samantha Harvey

Salt of the Earth: Catching up with musician and Saltbox manager Sam Heaton

There are few people who live and breathe Nottingham’s vibrant music scene quite like Sam Heaton. From his own ambient rock band Eyre Llew being one of the city’s greatest exports, to a stint in charge of Rough Trade’s events, as well as independently booking and promoting local artists for the last two decades too, his fingerprints have been on a lot of the city’s musical successes. Earlier this year though, he took on a tough new challenge – transforming Saltbox from a little-known sports bar into a versatile 500-person capacity music venue and events space. 

To find out more, we sat down with Sam to chat about his first seven months running the venue, the hurdles he’s had to overcome in that time, and what he has planned for the venue and his band in 2025…

Food review: Delving into the new tasting menu at Woodborough Hall

Have you ever experienced a tasting menu? Food Co-editor Lucy Campion explains why you should treat yourself to a tasting menu (or ‘degustation menu’ as the French call it) for your next special occasion and why Woodborough Hall should be your destination of choice this autumn.

Nayla Yenquis Group [bossa/samba/mpb]

Sam Shaw & The Real Eyes/Full Blast All Stars/The North

Ncfcomedy Presents: Sam Serrano: Life On Mars

Samantha Fish

Book Review: akal by Dave Wood

We sit down with a mindful new collection from a much-valued Nottingham poet...

We spoke to the organisers of Huldra Horror Shorts, a film festival in the woods this September

It’s still August, but if you are one of those people who hankers for Halloween, the Huldra Horror Shorts Festival might be for you. Taking place in the woodland near Notts Maize Maze this September, we meet the makers Dan and Kym Lord to ask what horrors await this year…

Sambossa [ Bossa Nova / Latin / Samba]

1999: Ghost Dog - the Way Of the Samurai

Black Samphire

Harry Diplock Trio Feat. Sam Braysher

Woodland Tales With Granddad

Woodland Tales With Granddad

Watch: Growing Pains

Watch a new short film made in Nottingham by a local cast and crew about a young woman whose ill father who self-medicates with cannabis. When school bullies discover her dad's medicine is homegrown, Rhea quickly learns that sharing is not always caring...

Haunt the Woods at the Chapel

My Movie: Shining Cliff Woods

Skate Nottingham Team Up With Samsung to Land Flip Park in Nottingham

Something special is coming to the city next week that anyone involved in our local skating community needs to know about...

Make a Wooden Bird

Nottingham Pagan Book Club Reads ‘queens Of the Wild’ by Ronald Hutton

Gustavo Andrade & the Brasukas [brazilian/samba]

Comedy review: Sam Lake

If you know what a DILF is, you may enjoy this comedy riot.