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Scalarama Nottingham 2018

Fri 07 Sept 2018

It's September, which can only mean one thing... Scalarama!

Left Duck: Nottinghamshire Cricket News and Updates

Thu 06 Sept 2018

August was looking like a make or break month for Notts with six crucial Twenty20 games and three county championship games. We take a look at how they got on

Mowgli in Nottingham? Sheer Con, More Like

Thu 06 Sept 2018

We headed along to the new Stoney Street restaurant for some grub; here are our thoughts on the gaff

Poetry Profile: A Self-Help Group for People With Too Many Feelings

Thu 06 Sept 2018

One year on from their debut, Between the Shadow and the Soul has quickly become a bastion of pleasant poetry. Ahead of their big birthday bash, I had a chat with co-founders Jim Sharpe and Kaia Hristova about the success of their infant poetry night, their own creative processes, and the importance of celebrating good feels.

Film Review: BlacKkKlansman

Wed 05 Sept 2018

Spike Lee's latest film tells the true story of Ron Stallworth, a black police detective who successfully infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s.

Sustainability Notts: How to Eat Without Damaging the Environment

Wed 05 Sept 2018

We’re starting to see some seasonal changes, with some of those leaves starting to look a bit crinkly and brown. And at this time of year, our minds turn to harvest. Getting thoughtful about our food is one of the biggest ways we can reduce our impact on the environment. Here are a few things we can do to be sustainable while eating in Notts...

Nottingham Mela Festival 2018 in Photos

Wed 05 Sept 2018

Celebrating thirty years of Nottingham Mela, New Art Exchange, Hockley and the Arboretum were filled with South Asian arts and culture. Our Mann Hans got down and took some snaps for LeftLion...

Macmillan Fest 2018 in Photos

Wed 05 Sept 2018

In its ninth year, Macmillan Fest 2018 kicked off at Masonic Place, so we got down to take a few snaps of the featuring artists and chill out with the illuminati...

And the winner of Nottingham Cocktail Week is…

Wed 05 Sept 2018

Nottingham has gone bleddy mixed-drink mad this week. Here's the best of the best according to It's In Nottingham...

Live Music Review: Her’s at Rough Trade Nottingham

Wed 05 Sept 2018

We got down to Rough Trade Nottingham to check out offbeat duo Her’s...

Stripped Tease! Rejecting the Rat Race with Sharon Bull

Wed 05 Sept 2018

Things weren't going great for Sharon Bull. While she was living a life that seemed perfect on the outside, her mental health was taking a toll. Her new book, Stripped Bare: Swapping Credit for Compassion, details how she opted out of the cosmopolitan lifestyle and found happiness in her true, authentic self. We sent Jazmin Hill to the launch of Stripped Bare, and here's what she had to say.

Do or Die Poets Facilitator Miggy Angel on New Book Extreme Violets

Wed 05 Sept 2018

Originally from South London, poet, performer, and drug and alcohol worker Miggy Angel is a long-term resident of Hoodtown and the author of two poetry books, Grime Kerbstone Psalms and Extreme Violets. We hollered at him to see what he’s up to at the moment...

Left Panther: 2018/2019 Season Preview

Wed 05 Sept 2018

The puck has dropped on the 2018/19 ice hockey season, and for the Nottingham Panthers it’s the start of a new era; anticipation levels are high.

The Thompson Brothers on Holidays, Raleigh HQ and Aretha Franklin

Tue 04 Sept 2018

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

Film Review: The Children Act

Tue 04 Sept 2018

Emma Thompson impresses in Richard Eyre's adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel, but we're not entirely convinced The Children Act is well suited for the big screen...

Live Review: Fuzzbox Night at The Golden Fleece

Mon 03 Sept 2018

Fuzzbox moves up to The Golden Fleece for its latest event but that won’t stop us from finding it

Left Magpie: Notts Await Kewell Intentions

Mon 03 Sept 2018

Notts County’s revolving door took another rotation last week as Kevin Nolan, months after leading a near-successful promotion push, was sacked following a string of poor performances.

Ayup Duck: The Latest Nottingham News

Mon 03 Sept 2018

What's been gooin' off?

Live Music Review: Fuzzbox Night at The Angel

Sun 02 Sept 2018

Fuzzbox is back at the Angel! Scuzzy rock and micro brewed beers? Count us in

5 Things to do in Nottingham This Week

Sun 02 Sept 2018

Our calendars are jam packed…

The Nottingham Film Quiz

Sun 02 Sept 2018

Are you Nottingham for reel? Do you know the difference between Broadway on 42nd Street and Broadway on Broad Street?

LeftLion Magazine #105

Sat 01 Sept 2018

The Nottingham Skateboarding Special, featuring Skate Nottingham, Non-Stop Sports, Forty Two, The Female Revolutions, A History of Nottingham Skate Spots, and loads more...

School of Hard Notts: Wrestling Resurgence Present Spandex Ballet

Fri 31 Aug 2018

On Saturday 8 September, three of Nottingham’s ‘ardest men will wrestle for supremacy in an inter-generational battle of wills to crown the Sheriff of the Nottingham grappling scene. Wrestling fans are used to seeing their larger-than-life heroes getting down to business in sports halls or nightclubs, but in a world first the “Battle of Nottingham” will be contested in the renowned Nottingham Contemporary art gallery - a venue more accustomed to chin-stroking than chin-music. Chaz Wright talks to Sam West, producer of the exciting new promotion Wrestling Resurgence, to find out more about Spandex Ballet...

LeftLion's Feature-Length Documentary The Lord of Milan Goes To China

Fri 31 Aug 2018

Last year, we at LeftLion released our first feature-length documentary, telling the tale of the Notts man who founded AC Milan. In August our Editor-in-Chief Jared Wilson went out to show The Lord of Milan in two of China’s biggest sports arenas. It seems a long way from that pokey little Mansfield Road house our Herbert was born in…