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A History of Pride in Nottingham and The World

It’s always been more than a parade for the LGBTQ+ community. Pride is a celebration, remembrance, a protest and, above all, a chance to be visible. Here, we take a look back at how we’ve taken to the streets to be loud and proud over the years...

Nottingham Pride 2018 Was The Biggest Bogger Yet

It’s a few days after Nottingham Pride now. I’m still coughing up glitter, have no voice and half the walls in my house have pink face paint on them...

Short Stack - July

Short Stack is back, Jack.  

Film Review: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Set to the soundtrack of the seventies, the Mamma Mia! gang have dusted off their glittery platforms to bring audiences a second instalment that has almost as much sparkle as the original…

Overheard In Notts

Your lot have come out with some right corkers this month...

LeftLion Magazine #104

With Protest Culture in Notts, Nottingham Women's Centre, A Hacker in Notts, Support for Survivors, Weavers Wine Merchants, Nottingham's Most Notorious Criminals, How to Do Death, Nottingham's Jazz Scene and more...

Film Review: Incredibles 2

Even if you no longer have a sense of childlike wonderment, Brad Bird’s new animated adventure is chock full of laughs, action and heartfelt messages, making it just as fun for adults as it is for kids…

Film Review: Apostasy

An unforgiving, documentary-esque portrayal of a Jehovah’s Witness family in crisis

Much Ado About Theatre Are Coming to a Pub Near You

Sometimes boozy nights out end up with scraps going dahn on the street corner, but with Much Ado About Theatre around, you can class up your pint sinking with a bit of culture. Artistic director Becky Clayden chatted with us about how they combine beer and Shakespeare to make a rollicking good night...

Nottingham in Photos: August 2018

Photos captured by your snap-happy lot from this scorcher of a month... 

Superhero Movie Season at The National Justice Museum

The National Justice Museum are back with another brilliant film season...

Live Review: Fuzzbox at The Angel

When I say Fuzzbox is a hot night you better believe I mean it H-O-T! We headed down to The Angel to check out the latest selection of cool bands.

Xylophone Man to be ‘Immortalised’ in Historic England exhibition?

Nottingham legend Xylophone Man, aka Frank Robinson, may be about to be 'Immortalised' in a new exhibition down south by Historic England

Ayup Duck: The Latest Nottingham News

Ayup Duck has been gerrin' a bit hot under the collar this past month... 

Live Review: Fan Club at JT Soar

The fabulous Fan Club folk formulate an excellent evening’s entertainment. We head down to the sweatbox that is JT Soar to check it out.

Review and Photos: Splendour Festival 2018 at Wollaton Park

Sun shining, six-week holidays tantalisingly close, ice cream vans tittering merrily in the distance… Summer has arrived, and this July, so did Splendour. This year, we partied like a ten-year-old as the festival opened its metaphorical doors to another musical bash that celebrated the completion of its first decade in true style...

Snap Notts: Attenborough Nature Reserve

This month's latest installment of Snap Notts - the series where photographers and poets are paired up and sent to an area to get inspired... 

Art Works: Alex MacNaughton's Pet Portraits

Alex MacNaughton tell us all abaht how her proper good pawtrait business came to be...

Art Review: Mountain of Tongues at Backlit Studios

Our Adrian went to Backlit to find that although Mountain of Tongues has just finished, but nothing stops him from a good review. Better late than never, he says...

Walk This Way! at The Primary

We headed down to Primary for an art walk led by children from Mellers Primary School...

11 Nottingham Pubs That Are Doggo Friendly

Sorry mate, sometimes your dog just ain't allowed. But here are some pubs that do let 'em in...

Proud to be Creative: An Interview With Write Pride Organiser Hayley Green

Representation is a bit of a buzz-word at the moment, so it's refreshing to see it done right. Nottingham-based poet and event organiser Hayley Green is the spearhead for the Write Pride Festival, a five-day event that celebrates some of Nottingham's best and brightest LGBTQIA creatives. We had a chat with her ahead of the festival to chat about the coming week.  

Blather #3

Our Adrian is back, bringin' you up to date with his latest 'escapade'... 

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

Our calendars are packed...