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Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man - David Baird's Photography Exhibition on Paralympian Richard Whitehead

Tue 06 Dec 2016

What's On The LeftLion Stereo?

Mon 05 Dec 2016

The only tunes you wanna listen to over this the festive period...

Short Stack presents Make a Halo at Broadway Cinema This Sunday

Mon 05 Dec 2016

On occasional Sundays, independent short film makers gather at Broadway Cinema to show off the fruits of their labour, have chats and collaborate. This Sunday, you can catch this one, alongside a load of others, if you get down to the Broad Street beauty...

Midlands Printmakers Open Exhibition 2016

Mon 05 Dec 2016

Malt Cross are host to an exhibition that showcases the cream of the printy crop from the Midlands...

The Endless Rage of DH Lawrence: Mannequin Shenanigans

Mon 05 Dec 2016

The mardiest poet ever to exist is laying into social media trends, this month...

Katie Half-Price Says Goodbye

Mon 05 Dec 2016

Nottingham’s orangest reviewer writes her last words for the ‘Lion cuz ‘moticons have made her redundant…

Nusic Podcast #143

Mon 05 Dec 2016

Nottingham music, coming at you - catch tunes from the likes of Indiana, Georgie, Loophole Project and more right here, right now.

8 Things To Do In Nottingham This Week

Mon 05 Dec 2016

We're on the countdown to Christmas, and Notts is gearing up for a proper party...

Kate Rusby at Theatre Royal

Sat 03 Dec 2016

During the Victorian era many carols were banned from churches for being too happy and exuberant, so the good folk of South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire did what any self respecting citizens would do – they got some musicians and vocalists together and went down the pub instead. Singing their own versions of familiar carols whilst the mead and ale flowed.

What Notts: The Latest News and Stories

Fri 02 Dec 2016

Find out what's been going off around and about the city over the past month or so...

The Thompson Brothers on Donald Trump

Fri 02 Dec 2016

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

Overheard in Notts

Fri 02 Dec 2016

Don't forget to bag yourself an Overheard in Notts tea towel this Christmas duckeh

Dream-Pop Duo Cherry Hex and the Dream Church Talk Their EP Launch at Rough Trade

Fri 02 Dec 2016

The eighties-inspired, minimalist pop duo are set to mark the release their latest EP with a headline show at Rough Trade. We put some questions to Maddy Chamberlain and Alex Blake to find out more

The Vintage Pop-Up Cinema Co are Coming to Nottingham

Fri 02 Dec 2016

Just like poor Little Timmy, we’ve been left out in the cold when false promises of drive-in movies and pop-up water slides have appeared on our Facebook newsfeeds. We have to be honest, we had the same, sneaking suspicion about this here pop-up cinema, but hoorah! This is a Christmas miracle. It’s all 100% legit.

Give a Gift of Hope with Emmanuel House

Fri 02 Dec 2016

Christmas ain't all about getting a new lego set and gorging on chocolate

TwentyEight Barbers Christmas Showcase

Fri 02 Dec 2016

The trendiest barbers in town have got an event coming up...

Film Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them

Fri 02 Dec 2016

It’s time for the Harry Potter fans around the world to dust off their wands and cloaks. That’s right, we thought it was over, but we were wrong. We’re back in the Wizarding world for another journey with a whole new set of characters – and some old ones, from the Harry Potter books and films.

LeftLion Magazine #85

Thu 01 Dec 2016

Featuring Major Labia, Alice Short, Jamal Sterrett, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Kashif Nadim Chaudry, Steve Coxon on Sneinton Market, cooking with Juga-Naut, the Woolly Tellers and the Roy Stone Foundation...

What Does Nottingham Think to Christmas?

Thu 01 Dec 2016

We popped down to the Christmas Market to see how Christmas-y Nottingham is feeling. The answer? Well, have a watch...

Left Panther: November 2016

Wed 30 Nov 2016

November has been a Jekyll-and-Hyde month for the Nottingham Panthers, who had great success in Europe to progress to the final of the Continental Cup, while nosediving in the Elite League. The Panthers lost six consecutive league games resulting in a slump in the table to take them from second to fifth place, out of ten teams.

Performance Poet Luke Wright is Coming to Nottingham Lakeside Arts

Tue 29 Nov 2016

Theatre maker and performance poet Luke Wright smashed the stage at Nottingham Poetry Festival last year. Now, he’s back to perform, at Djanogly Theatre at Nottingham Lakeside Arts, with What I Learned From Johnny Bevan. We put a few questions to the man himself ahead of the show…