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10 Proper Bob Films from 2016

Our Screen Editor Harry Wilding, and proper film buff Ash Carter, have put their heads together to reveal the bobbest of the bob, the shonkiest of the shonk, the gashest of the gash...

10 Awesome Films from 2016

Our Screen Editor Harry Wilding and top film buff Ash Carter have rounded up the best flicks from an otherwise dreary 2016

Left Brian: January

Our Nottingham Forest columnist Richard Crouch takes a different tact for his first column of 2017 and writes an open letter to outgoing Chairman Fawaz Al Hawasi...

The Nottingham Restaurant Quiz

Are you a connoisseur? Or just a conno? Are you a fine diner? Or just... fine? Find out today.

6 Greatest Robin Hoods on Film and TV

Despite what people in Yorkshire might claim, Robin Hood is a Nottingham icon – he even has his own tram. Here, Ant and Gav, who don’t half love a list, take a look at the six best Robin Hoods in film and TV…

4 Books To Read Over The Festive Period

Mon 02 Jan 2017

One year ago, Nottingham became a UNESCO City of Literature. Since then, creative writing courses have been closed down, the DH Lawrence Heritage Centre has been sold off, and the fate of the Central Library lies in the hands of a property developer. Offsetting this is the Festival of Literature, the Line of Light installation on Station Street and, most importantly of all, the authors who keep banging out beautiful books...

Art Exhibition Review: Marguerite Humeau and Otobong Nkanga at Nottingham Contemporary

Sun 01 Jan 2017

This stunning and immersive two-part exhibition presents work from Antwerp-based Nigerian artist Otobong Nkanga with her first solo exhibition in the UK, alongside work from London-based French artist Marguerite Humeau.

Theatre Review: Handmade Theatre's The Twelve Birds of Christmas

Sun 01 Jan 2017

The Nottingham-based theatre company's bird-themed Christmas show had us chirping with glee

20 Top Nottingham Music Releases of 2016

Fri 30 Dec 2016

A rundown of some of our favourite Nottingham-related music releases of the year, in alphabetical order...

8 Things To Do For New Year's Eve in Nottingham

Thu 29 Dec 2016

Right then, what's going off on the last day of the year? A duck-ton of bleddy parties, that's what. We've got the lowdown on all the places worth gerrin' to as midnight chimes its way into 2017...

Nottingham Cello Player Sheku Kanneh-Mason on Winning BBC Young Musician of the Year 2016

Tue 27 Dec 2016

Being crowned BBC Young Musician of the Year 2016 is only one of the many accolades and awards that seventeen-year-old Sheku Kanneh-Mason has won. And, on top of those, he’s also bagged himself a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music. Not bad for an A-level student from Nottingham…

Advertising Sectioned: Arthur Mee's Children's Encyclopedia (1913)

Tue 27 Dec 2016

Marketing material ripped from the pages of Nottingham's history...

The Lobster Pot

Shellfish was flying all over the shop when we went for summat to eat on Mansfield Road

Cooking Fusion Food with Nottingham Rapper Juga-Naut AKA Chef-Jugz

You may know Juga-Naut as one of Notts’ finest hip hop emcees and producers, but he’s also got mad skills behind the stove, fronting his own Caribbean-inspired catering company as Chef-Jugz. With winter now upon us, we thought we’d ask him to don his chef hat and come up with a couple of recipes to trounce the traditional Christmas turkey and bring a bit of warmth to those long cold nights…

The Truth About Nottingham Central Library's Redevelopment

We spoke to Cllr David Trimble and Nigel Hawkins to get to the bottom of the story behind the sale and redevelopment of our Central Library on Angel Row...

Debs Does Rocks and Elephants at Nottingham Contemporary

The very informative Debs went to see the latest exhibition at the Contemporary, give her vlog a watch for her take on grieving elephants, rusty metal and pebbly floors.

Quiz: How many of Nottingham's famous faces can you recognise?

Wed 21 Dec 2016

Nottingham is full to the brim with recognisable faces. Put yourself to the test and see how many you know...

The Roy Stone Foundation Supports Young Musicians with Mental Health Issues

When Roy Foster, aka Roy Stone, died in October last year, it was not only a devastating loss to those close to him, but also to the city he had entertained for over twenty years as a singer and frontman of the band Performance. The Roy Stone Foundation has been set up to honour his memory. We spoke to one of the organisers, Sally Jackson, to find out more…

LeftLion and Friends present A Christmas Miracle Office Party

Our office was a hot bed for Scroogin' it up, but thankfully the beautiful Christmas fairy angel thing changed everything on one dark and stormy evening...

7 Things For Young Creatives To Do In Nottingham

Nottingham is a city that’s bubbling over with creativity. We were crowned UNESCO City of Literature in December 2015, we’re home to famous actors and actresses including BAFTA Award winning actress, Vicky McClure, and we’ve got shedloads of musicians popping out the woodwork at all times. If that’s got you feeling right inspired, youth, get stuck in to some of Nottingham’s creative offerings that’ll provide you with the time and space to create, with some professional encouragement along the way. Have a goose at these here suggestions...

Talking Nanoparticles Down The Vat and Fiddle at December's SciBar

For the final SciBar of the year, The Vat & Fiddle hosted a talk on nanoparticles. As we all know, "nano" means small and "particle" means particle. Dr Gareth Cave explains more in his talk, Nanoparticles: From Therapeutic Vectors to Chicken in the Basket.

The Woman Behind Free Christmas Dinners in Nottingham