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Preview: GameCity5

Mon 25 Oct 2010

Nottingham kicks off a week-long videogaming sesh with the return of GameCity, but be warned: lolling about on sofas is not encouraged

Interview: Vicky McClure on This Is England 86

Fri 22 Oct 2010

Taking the original film cast - most of whom come from Notts - and plunging them deep into the mire of mid-eighties Britain, Shane Meadows’ Channel 4 series This Is England ‘86 was a runaway success on it's TV run and has just been released on DVD. We collared Vicky McClure (Lol) for a natter…

Interview: Rosamund Hanson on This Is England '86

Thu 21 Oct 2010

Hockley Hustle 2010

Tue 19 Oct 2010

The Hockley Hustle, an all-day multi-venue shebang across the poncier end of town celebrates its fifth birthday at the end of October. Adam Pickering, the founder and lynchpin of the whole thing manages to spare ten minutes of his ludicrously packed schedule to tell us why it’s the most important incarnation of one of the key dates in the Notts gig calendar…

The British Art Show 7

Mon 18 Oct 2010

The British Art Show happens once every five years, its importance to the UK art scene cannot be overestimated - and the seventh incarnation is being held over three months in little ol’ Nottingham. On the eve of the most important cultural event to happen in Notts since time, we talk to curators Lisa Le Feuvre and Tom Morton…

Sideshow 2010

Mon 18 Oct 2010

"This is our chance to show a lot of people from outside of Nottingham what’s going on here. And there’ll be a lot of parties going on"

Interview: Stewart Lee

Sun 17 Oct 2010

"I really like Nottingham, but because of what was going on in the media it seemed like a good thing to do an opera about."

Katie Half-Price: Issue 37

Wed 13 Oct 2010

Slapping kids, the afterlife and bullying mams - the topics of her latest reviews rather than a night down the local

Things We Miss About Goose Fair in the 1980s

Fri 01 Oct 2010

The goose is up on the roundabout and the smell of candy floss is in the air. All we are saying is give peas a chance...

A Canadian on British craftsmanship

Fri 01 Oct 2010

Our Canadian in New Basford prepares for the winter months by returning to his favourite subject: appallingly cack-handed British craftsmanship

British Art Show 7 Preview

Fri 01 Oct 2010

We look at what's in store when the British Arts Show 7 comes to Nottingham

LeftLion Magazine #37

Fri 01 Oct 2010

Featuring the British Arts Show, This Is England 86, Stewart Lee, Sideshow, Tony the Interpretive Dancer, Dotty's cafe, Hockley Hustle and more

A Flag for Nottingham

Fri 01 Oct 2010

All of a sudden, there’s been a clamour for English counties to have their own flags. Lincolnshire and even Derbyshire have already got one - so why not Notts? LeftLion put the word out to its dedicated team of designers and illustrators: this is what we got back…

May Contain Notts: Aug-Sept 2010

Sat 25 Sept 2010

The last two months news, including: Vuvezelas, honourary degrees, Goose Fair plans, karaoke bars, kerbcrawlers, Trent FM and more

Katie Half-Price: Issue 36

Mon 13 Sept 2010

Loads of poetreh and reviews from the latest issue of LeftLion Magazine

Interview: Wellington Films

Wed 01 Sept 2010

"People say about Unmade Beds that they’ve never seen London look so good – that’s because it’s Nottingham"

Beat on the Beach

Sat 28 Aug 2010

BBC Nottingham hosted a special Beat on the Beach session on the 'Nottingham Riviera'

Interview: Nick Parkhouse

Mon 09 Aug 2010

Frustrated by the narrowing of the eighties pop canon to the Wham-Spands-Duran triumvirate, Nottingham writer Nick Parkhouse has published 101 Forgotten Pop Hits of the 1980s...

A Canadian on English Summertime

Mon 09 Aug 2010

Against all odds, we’ve actually had a proper summer this year. Our resident CanAlien pulls on his Bryan Adams t-shirt and a bum-bag and dares to venture outside, the batchy bogger…

Interview: Terry Taylor from Programme World

Mon 09 Aug 2010

For nearly forty years, Terry Taylor has held the keys to Aladdins Cave – assuming that Aladdin was a rabid Notts County supporter and Forest memorabilia hoarder. His shop, Programme World, on Arkwright Street, is still a beacon of footballing archaeology…

Interview: Bantum's Simeon Hartwig

Mon 09 Aug 2010

Simeon Hartwig’s I ♥ Notts t-shirt was the most iconic design piece out of Notts for a long time – yes, even more so than the Slanty N. Fresh off his appearance in Come Dine With Me with a selection of other Notts rapscallions, he’s back with a new look…

Interview: Dan Edge

Mon 09 Aug 2010

Dan Edge is your typical wrestler/ actor, dividing his time between treading the boards and slamming people into them, criss-crossing the country (and beyond) in two of the most gruelling professions going. Oh, nearly forgot to mention: he’s the UK’s only full-time disabled wrestler...