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City Stylin' #12

We searched high and low for the most stylish of Notts heads with summat to say...

10 Events to Go to During Nottingham Poetry Festival 2019

We run down some of the must-see events from this year's Nottingham Poetry Festival... 

Live Music Review: Fontaines D.C. at Rescue Rooms

Our Alex got down to Rescue Rooms to see what all the hype around Irish band Fontaines D.C. was all about...

Nick Frost is Heading to Nottingham for Em-Con

Nick Frost has come a long way since the cult TV series Spaced; never quite as far as Nottingham, however. We caught up with the Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead star to talk about how he plans to rectify that when he attends EM-Con Nottingham on May 4-5, and his latest film, Fighting with My Family.

The Maze is Closing For Good

Gaz and Steph Peacham have announced the closure of much-loved pub and venue The Maze. You have until the end of June to get your last orders in. Here's the full story in their own words...

5 Nottingham Albums to Listen to This Month

Featuring Ty Healy, Dad Nap, Origin One and more... 

Singer-Songwriter Tilly Greentree on Noise from the Next Generation and the Nottingham Music Scene

The Notts singer-songwriter is this year’s Audience Award winner from Nottingham Music Hub's Noise from the Next Generation. She sits down with Fashion Editor, Anna Murphy, to talk sound, musical style and being sixteen. 

Art Works: Susan Dodd

Serial-collector Susan gives us the lowdown on her piece, 250 Years of Circus... 

Nusic Podcast #202 with Don't Forget Rupert, Amulet, Alfie Sharp, Self Love and More...

NottsShop: April 2019

Hello! Welcome to the first in a monthly series on the best fashiony bits Notts has to offer. We're putting Nottingham under a style microscope and this month: we're focusing on “The Gram” with, like any good primary school story, a side eye to the who, what, where and when.

Got someone or something that you think we should know about? Drop us a line at anna.murphy@leftlion.co.uk...

Film Review: Pet Sematary

Stephen King's cult classic novel gets the big screen treatment for the second time...

The Pythian Club are Using Theatre to Engage Young People in the Fight Against Knife Crime

In a bid to fight back against an increase in knife crime, The Pythian Club set out with the aim of engaging a generation of young Nottingham residents in creative projects. The result? Double Edge, an interactive theatrical project, written and directed by Syed Ali. We caught up with Syed and Ben Rosser to find out what impact they want the project to have…

Review: Fortune & Glory Film Club Presents Empire Records

We headed down to the latest screening hosted by the brilliant Fortune & Glory Film Club: Empire Records...

Film Review: Wild Rose

Tom Harper's story of a young Glaswegian girl's county music dreams hits a bum note...

Film Review: Dumbo

Do you believe an elephant can fly?

Interview: James Waring, The Invisible Orchestra

Rachael Halaburda grabbed James Waring for a chat to learn more about his massive band...

Emily Leary on Her Cookbook Get Your Kids to Eat Anything and Her Five-phase Programme

Local woman Emily Leary has written Get Your Kids to Eat Anything to help parents do exactly what it says on the tin with her five-phase programme...

Comedian Reginald D Hunter on Bringing His Facing the Beast Tour to Nottingham

Astute, insightful and, above all else, hilarious, Reginald D Hunter has firmly established himself as Britain’s favourite comedian from across the pond. To celebrate his twentieth year as a working comedian in the UK, he’s heading back to Nottingham with his Facing the Beast tour…

4 Ways To Spend Record Store Day in Nottingham

Get your nimble fingers at the ready...

Food Review: Bottomless Brunch at Copper Cafe

Our Editor Ashley took one for the team...

History of the Weird Midlands Episode Six: Subterranean Secrets

Get your helmets on, listeners: We're going spelunking! In this week's episode, the gang take a deep-dive into the marvelous and mysterious world beneath our feet, looking at the history of Creswell Crags, the Derbyshire Catacombs, and the twisting network of caves that stretch across the whole county. Warning: Contains strong language and some serious spookiness. 

Pattern: One Big Party Family

We chat party packs and family feelings with Ryan Newell of Pattern, ahead of the night this Saturday...

Hastings Magpies Bag Charlie Palmer in NCT Showdown

Hastings Magpies have tonight announced that Notts County Legend Charlie Palmer will be coaching them for their Meadow Lane fixture against Nottingham City Transport on May 6th; Palmer joins actor David Easter who will be managing the team. Freddie Place tells us more about how this amazing event came about and what to expect on the day.

Tommy K Events Is Bringing DJ Yoda Back to Notts

 If you saw him last year you’ve probably got a ticket already and if yer didn’t, Caroline Barry explains why you’d be mad to miss out this April…

Art Review: Paint a Poppy Challenge and Open Day at The Society of All Artists in Newark

Newark holds the space used by the Society of All Artists, a cultural hub bringing creative people together to work, inspire and promote themselves both nationally and internationally. We headed down for their Open Day, to check out the society’s new group exhibition Paint a Poppy...