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Poet Lydia Towsey Brings The Venus Papers to Nottingham Writers' Studio

"Lydia Towsey explores what it means to be a female in the 21st century with her one-woman show, touring her thoughts in a load of different cities"

Music Video: Connor Spray and Jourdan Pierre Blair - Silver Spoon

The duo have hooked up to create a genreless mashup of styles to portray what it means to be a working class lad in the city of Nottingham

9 Places to Read a Book in Nottingham

From parks to pubs, there are plenty of places to settle your behind and thumb through a book in this fair city

Art Review: Making Beauty at Djanogly Gallery

Beauty comes from the inside, as Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva proves in her latest exhibition

Comedian Jo Caulfield is Coming to Nottingham

"There are things that you think are funny but it's not until you say a joke in front of people that you know"

Mayhem 2016: Short Film Showcase

Advertising Sectioned: Teleview in Comfort with Goodwood Furnishers (c.1957)

Wayne Burrows takes us back to 1957, where watching the telly could be enjoyed from the comfort of the tele-circle

Live Music Review: Babe Punch EP Launch at The Bodega

The angsty fivesome ready the release of their Control EP with a headline show

Mayhem 2016: Short Film Showcase

Eleven high quality short films were shown as part of Saturday's festival events - and you can watch one of the best ones here

Mayhem Film Festival 2016: Day Four

Don't Kill It, Creepy, I Am Not a Serial Killer, and The Void kept us busy on the final day

Theatre Review: A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Family

Ben Norris' autobiographical play made its way home over the weekend

9 Things to Do In Nottingham This Week

The city is up to its usual tricks this week, right from the word go

Mayhem Film Festival 2016: Day Three

A packed Saturday of features kept our fragile little minds occupied

5 Acts to Catch at Detonate Halloween

"If you've been lucky enough to bag yourself some tickets, here's some critical, bass-laced listening when you get down to Nottingham Racecourse"

Mayhem Film Festival 2016: Day Two

A Friday evening of We Are The Flesh, The Rezort, The Greasy Strangler and Planet of the Vampires

Art Review: Anna K.E's Leaving The Rock Stage at Primary

"It's an open question as to whether these explicit but neutral images... are designed to invite or deflect the act of looking"

Nina Smith Does Hockley Hustle 2016

We sent singer-songwriter and all round good gyal to the biggest charity event of the year

Mayhem Film Festival 2016: Day One

The opening evening gave us a live performance, Raw, and the UK premiere of Headshot

Bru-C Talks Grime, Rap Battles and His New EP

"There are gassy bars and hype tunes out there, but music is about expression and not following what everyone else is doing"

Art Works: David Corbett

"The intention was to express the unpredictability, dynamism and spectacle of environmental protest, and to evoke the same moments of fluctuating harmony and chaos"

Meriel Does Food and Drink in Nottingham

Our vlogger Meriel spent a whole weekend eating and drinking for your benefit. Here's her guide to food and drink in Nottingham

Gav Plays The Chess World Champion at Ludorati Cafe

We sent our Gav to Ludorati Cafe to play the world champion at chess. Yes, the chess. world. champion...

Art Works: Yajie 'Sophie' Jiang

"I don't tell the clay how to move, rather I 'listen' to it and feel how it wants to form"

Theatre Review: The Legend of Lady Rock

We got down to Nottingham Contemporary to see the musical based on a historical Scottish murder scandal

Local Short Film White Lily Showing at Mayhem Film Festival

We interview director Tristan Ofield about his sci-fi showing as part of Saturday's Short Film Showcase.