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Take a Virtual Holiday around Nottingham's Ten Sister Cities

Mon 08 Jun 2020

Grumbling about your lack of hollibobs will make you look like a bit of a prat during the current climate, and rightly so. But with everything that’s going on, the prospects of sipping sangria on the Spanish coast are looking fairly slim for the foreseeable future. With real-life tourism off the table, we’ve decided to take a virtual tour around Nottingham’s sister cities, transporting you lot on a round-the-world trip to the places who we have historic, economic, cultural or just good old-fashioned friendly relationships with, without a lost passport, queue of screaming kids or overweight suitcase in sight…

Supporting the Anti-Racism Fight in Nottingham

Sun 07 Jun 2020

It’s never been more important to come together and fight racial injustice, building stronger foundations of unity. Here are just a few ways you can get educated, step up and support the cause.

The Big Notts Quiz: Part III

Sun 07 Jun 2020

Thought last month’s quiz was too easy? Good news, we’ve decided to ramp up the difficulty this time around to see how many of you really know NG...

Deliveroo Review: The Filthy Vegan

Sat 06 Jun 2020

Want an indulgent vegan feast delivered straight to your door? Look no further...

City Stylin' #26

Sat 06 Jun 2020

Nottingham's streets might be looking a little dead right now, but this fasionista caught our Georgi's eye...

“All my life I’ve been taught that the police won’t help me” – Artist and activist Kay on George Floyd, police brutality and the ongoing protests in Britain…

Sat 06 Jun 2020

For many, the death of George Floyd was quickly contextualised as an American problem. Stories of racial profiling and police brutality have grown to become expected from a country that seems more divided than it has been in a generation, leaving many in Britain feeling disgusted at how things are done on that side of the Atlantic. But, as the events of the last week have shown, the illusion that issues raised from Floyd’s killing are consigned to the US has been roundly smashed, with thousands taking to the streets in eighteen countries around the world (as well as all fifty US States) to support the Black Lives Matter campaign, which is now considered the largest Civil Rights campaign in history. Growing up in the projects of Alameda, California to Eritrea-born parents, artist and activist Kay – who works under the name The Rainbow Prince – has seen the way police brutality and racism takes form on both sides of the pond, having moved to Nottingham six months ago. And as Notts gets ready to play its part in the movement with a protest on Sunday 6 June, we talk to Kay about why activism is important in the UK…

Notts Music and Merch You Can Buy Today to Support Anti-Racism Causes

Fri 05 Jun 2020

Bandcamp waives its fees one day every month to help support artists in lockdown. We’ve put together a list of artists who are choosing to donate money raised today to local and global funds and charities that help to fight racial injustice.

Author Rich Fisher Reflects on His Involvement with the Brian Clough Statue Fundraiser

Fri 05 Jun 2020

As we celebrate the genius of Cloughie through LeftLion’s #CloughChallenge campaign, Rich Fisher explains how Nottingham’s Brian Clough statue came to exist…

LeftLion Football Podcast Episode 7: Lockdown with Jim McCrae

Fri 05 Jun 2020

Colin and Gareth are joined by Jim McRae to discuss the effect of lockdown on County, Mansfield and Forest, whilst also looking at the role football plays in our lives and the mental health challenges we all face in lockdown.

How are Stonebridge City Farm and White Post Farm Coping with COVID-19?

Thu 04 Jun 2020

The sun has been shining, the flowers have been blooming, and the lambs and chicks have been born. You’ve been able to feel the warmth on your skin and sweet scents as you’ve walked around your neighbourhood. Yes, spring has definitely come and gone, but the annual ritual of heading down to the farm to check out the newborns remains incomplete. Nottingham’s community farms haven’t been able to enjoy spring as much as usual, as lockdown has seen their income disappear entirely at a time when visitor numbers would have been at their peak. We speak to Anthony Moore from White Post Farm and Stonebridge City Farm’s Peter Armitage to find out how they’ve been coping during COVID, and how you can help support them…

A 11 Year Old in Lockdown

Thu 04 Jun 2020

With social media and the endless cycle of 24-hour news, it’s easy to get lost in the stories of how COVID-19 has affected adults. But with schools reportedly opening sooner than most of society, eleven-year-old Jagoda Brown-Polanowska describes her experiences of lockdown…

Social Supermarket Foodprint Won’t Let the Pandemic Stop Them from Tackling Food Waste and Serving the Community

Wed 03 Jun 2020

Amid a global pandemic, it’s easy to forget that we’re still facing another world-wide crisis: climate change. While being eco-conscious can sometimes come with cost and inconvenience, Sneinton social enterprise Foodprint makes doing the right thing super easy, selling low-cost food that’s been saved from supermarket scrap heaps. We speak to physical marketing manager Izzy Corlett about how the shop is coping at the moment...

Nusic Advice Video: Sorting Your Merch in Lockdown

Wed 03 Jun 2020

Merch can arguably earn unsigned musicians more dollar than anything else (at the start of your career). In this vid, we talk designing, manufacturing, plus selling your merch. JLS also make an appearance. As does Mark in a wig. He’s not in JLS.

My First... Family Holiday

Wed 03 Jun 2020

We hear your anonymous tales of your first family getaway...

Notts Rebels: 1831 Reform Bill Riots

Wed 03 Jun 2020

In celebration of the Nottingham Castle Trust’s #VoicesofToday campaign, our Notts Rebels series continues with a look at the 1831 Reform Bill Riots, which shook Nottingham 189 years ago...

Documentary Filmmaker Jay Martin on Redt'Blue: The Film that Examines Why Mansfield Turned Tory

Wed 03 Jun 2020

After decades as a Labour stronghold, Mansfield decided to elect a Conservative MP in the 2017 General Election. The result, which came as a shock to many, led local filmmaker Jay Martin to make Red’tBlue, his upcoming documentary which explores why the ex-mining town turned Tory…

Under Cover Artist: Andreas Schlechtriemen

Tue 02 Jun 2020

Sieburg-based artist and regular Notts visitor Andreas Schlechtriemen fills us in on what inspired his robin-themed cover artwork…

LeftLion Magazine #126

Mon 01 Jun 2020

Featuring Nottingham's Twin Cities, the history of Broadmarsh, a Professional Footballer in Notts and more...

The Thompson Brothers on Brian Clough and Their Favourite Pub in Town

Mon 01 Jun 2020

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

Overheard in... Our Comments Section

Mon 01 Jun 2020

Town has been a bit quiet as of late, so we’ve had a peek at all of the goofy, weird and wonderful comments you lot leave on our social media pages and picked out some of our highlights…

30 Years Later: Pretty Woman

Mon 01 Jun 2020

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, Katie Green looks back on this romantic classic starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, which shares similarities with George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion.

The Battle of Stoke Field: The Story Behind Nottinghamshire's Only Registered Battlefield

Mon 01 Jun 2020

It was the battle that finally ended the War of the Roses, the bloody civil struggle for control of the throne that plagued England for decades, and has been described as one of the defining moments in the country’s history. With this month marking the 533rd anniversary of the events that took place on Nottinghamshire’s only registered battlefield, we take a look at the story behind The Battle of Stoke Field…