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The Inside World of Nottingham BID's Festivals...

Nottingham’s blessed with more than its fair share of events, ceremonies and festivals, many of which have been facilitated by the Nottingham Business Improvement District (BID). Formed in 2012, Nottingham BID has offered support, information and funding to some of the city’s biggest cultural offerings and, with the upcoming ballot to determine whether they’ll continue next year scheduled for October, we caught up with some of the festivals that have benefitted from their support to see how they’ve coped during lockdown, and what Nottingham BID means to them…

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Film Review: I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Thinking of watching I’m Thinking of Ending Things? Miriam Blakemore reviews Charlie Kaufman’s latest film...

OnlyFans: The Notts Creators Selling Nudes During Lockdown

It’s safe to say that it’s been a pretty manic year so far, and certainly not the vision of 2020 we had hoped for. But through the struggle, a lot of us have found creative ways to feel connected. And in this case, to bring in some extra money. With social media being used now more than ever, especially when each day seemed neverending, OnlyFans – the online platform on which creators can post explicit content for a monthly subscription fee - is one of the businesses that has thrived since the pandemic...

City Stylin' #29

We took to the streets to find the most stylish folk in town...

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Illustrator Kate Sharp talks Children's Books, Lockdown and Drawing Animals

After catching our eye with a sweet illustration of our magazine stands you can find around town, we’ve had the pleasure of working with recent-graduate illustrator Kate Sharp for our spot-the-difference series and many other illustrations featured in our past few issues. After she bagged a Young Creative Award for her children’s book, Lion’s Hate Pigeons, we took a deep dive into Kate’s colourful world, discussing her past, present and future plans…

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Sneinton Street Food Club • Saturday 5th September

Film Review: Love, Guaranteed

A hapless single man takes an online dating website to court in Netflix’s latest rom-com...

20 Years Later: The Way of the Gun

Screen Co-Editor George White takes a look at Christopher McQuarrie's directorial debut, 20 years after its release...

Left Duck - August Review

It's been a long time since Nottinghamshire reached August without losing any games of cricket. Of course, it helped that the season didn't start until August this year! Let's see how they got on in their four Bob Willis games and three T20 matches.

Broadway Cinema to Reopen This Month

Movie fans will soon get to watch the latest releases in Nottingham's iconic cinema...

The Thompson Brothers on Goose Fair, Holidays and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

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Fleximodal: What Wigflex Did Next

Wigflex and friends are set to unleash a new socially-distanced AV experience “unlike anything seen in the UK before”...

Food Review: Roxy Ball Room

We headed to the Thurland Street venue for a night of tequila, pizza and ping-pong...

Overheard in Notts

It's everyone's favourite time of the month...

LeftLion Magazine #129

Featuring Nottingham's OnlyFans creators, I'm Not From London at 15, Nottingham BID, Young Hustlers, POW, Moan Zine, Brazil's Wauja Indigenous Community, Kate Sharp, Witch from the East, Green Hustle, Ben Rose, Bon Idle, Shreya Sen-Handley, Future Bubblers and loads more

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40 Years Later: Airplane

Non-stop laughs from the parodic cult classic that launched Leslie Nielsen's comedic career…

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Wise Owls Take Up Residence in the City Centre

Remember the Hoodwinked Robins? A new family trail of owls along similar lines launches in Nottingham City Centre next week. It promises to be a hoot...

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