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Harmony at the Hall: The Shipstone Street Jazz Orchestra

Beat The Streets 2025

Nadia on… the future of the high street

Nottingham East MP Nadia Whittome talks about the future of the high street.

Beeston Tales - Dark Tales From India

LeftLion Interviews Podcast #8: George Akins on Rock City, Beat The Streets, Thekla, Dot To Dot, Massive Attack and 30 years working in live music

A bonus eighth episode  talking with the most influential man in the Nottingham music scene, George Akins; owner of DHP Family, Rock City, Rescue Rooms, Bodega, Stealth, Splendour Festival, Dot To Dot and more...

It doesn't seem a year too long, a decade of Beeston Tales

Mike Payton and Tim Ralph, founders of the Beeston Tales, celebrate their tenth anniversary with a special night of fun... 

Flowers Appearing On Walls Around Nottingham

Has anyone else noticed flowers appearing on walls around Nottingham recently? From Sneinton, to West Bridgford to the city centre, here's some we've noticed and photographed around over the last few weeks...

Beeston Tales - 10 for 10

Christmas Tales

Beeston Tales - Travelling Together

Dark Tales for Dark Nights

Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Tribute

Tinder Tales- Nottingham Comedy Festival

Glory Days (Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Tribute)

Tinder Tales- Nottingham Comedy Festival

Halloween Tales With the Woolly Tellers

A Nightmare On Elm Street - 40th Anniversary

Tales From the Caves: Myth and Reality

Tales From the Caves Gallery Tours

Beeston Tales - the Unbelievable Adventures and Most Tragical Death Of Tom Thumb, Knight Of Arthur's Court

Transform: Beat Street - 40th Anniversary + Talk

Out of Time: The wartime kitchen that sprung up on Broad Street

Broad Street has been the heart of Hockley for several decades since Broadway Cinema opened in 1990. Today its surrounding businesses offer a diverse range of cuisine for those looking for some tasty snap. However, the space itself has played a bigger part in the community for far longer; CJ De Barra takes us back to the Second World War, when the site was a communal kitchen to feed the hungry during difficult times.

Harmony at the Hall: The Shipstone Street Jazz Orchestra

We chat to midlands brand Groovy Garage about the appeal of Streetwear in Notts

Notts is no stranger to the streetwear world. Once home to the likes of iconic 80s/90s independent streetwear shop GForce, whose stylish and original garms made waves around the globe, recent years have seen the likes of Mimm, Garms, Relic x Hooked and Hidden Garmz open shop in the city.

With a new kid on the block, Groovy Garage launching its second Midlands presence in Nottingham’s Urban Outfitters, it begs the question: ‘Why does streetwear have Nottingham in such a chokehold?’ Ahead of Groovy Garage’s launch, we chatted to their director Jack Tavener, and delved into the rise of streetwear culture.

Beeston Tales - Last Orders