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Lucy Spraggan

Film Review: Palm Springs

This Groundhog Day–inspired romance is a funny and relatable watch, says Katie Green...

Notts-based Franchise Ohannes Burgers Are After UK-Wide Domination

Amidst the general misery within the food and drink sector during the past twelve months, one chain has managed to not only survive, but thrive. Ohannes Burgers, with their four – and soon to be six – Nottingham branches, pride themselves on putting the freshest ingredients and commitment to quality above all else. And with their West Bridgford and Mansfield locations set to open soon, joining their branches in the City Centre, Arnold, Hucknall and Sherwood (as well as a further store planned for Beeston), we thought it was high time to catch up with owners Deniz & Mehmet Yaziciolgu and Murat Yer to find out the secret of Ohannes’ success...

The Derbs: Television Workshop Launch Their First Online Play

The Derbs is a new online play from The Television Workshop, the acting school that launched the careers of Vicky McClure, Jack O-Connell, Bella Ramsay and many more. This month they showcase their first online play The Derbs. We put some questions to cast member Charlie Mackenzie-Barrow about it...

Hockley Hustle Have Released An Album Full of Notts' Collaborations to Raise Money for Emmanuel House

The album includes contributions from not only musicians, but local poets and artists too...

Film Review: Judas and the Black Messiah

Daniel Kaluuya is electrifying in this gripping, incendiary Black Lives Matter drama, writes Roshan Chandy...

Nusic No Rules Session: BRU-C - You and I (Acoustic)

The next No Rules session - Bru-C, acoustic, in the Leftlion Office.

Viral Infection: One Middle Aged Man on His Changing Relationship with Social Media

Our Editor Ashley Carter explores his changing relationship with social media, and whether it might not be the right place for a middle-aged man to exist any more...

Frankie Stew & Harvey Gunn

University Challenged: 3 Nottingham Students on the Impact of COVID on Their Studies

Often overlooked during the past twelve months, and being excluded entirely from some of Boris Johnson’s key COVID briefings, university students all over the country have been left feeling anxious, frustrated and forgotten during the pandemic. We talk to three Nottingham students to find out how they’ve coped during the past year…

Joanne Shaw Taylor

A Midwife in Notts

"We run a 24-hour service that never stops, meaning we have to be in a constant state of readiness."

£50 of Supermarket Vouchers Available For Struggling Nottingham Residents

Thousands of vouchers for £50 of supermarket shopping are being made available by Nottingham City Council to residents who are struggling during the pandemic.

Nottingham Pubs, Bars and Restaurants Re-opening on 12 April 2021

As Nottingham pubs, bars and restaurants start to re-open here's a list of places you can go to for al fresco food and drink from Monday 12 April onwards and whether you need to book in advance or not... 

Young Creative Awards 2021: Writer Andrew Tucker on Creativity and Why You Should Enter This Years' Competition

Writer and 2019 winner Andrew Tucker talks to previous winners of Nottingham’s Young Creative Awards about their creative process and how your life can change by entering this year’s competition… 

Nottingham Young Creative Awards Winner Kate Sharp Designs Car for Carshop

The UK’s leading used car retailer, CarShop – which recently opened a new flagship store on Enterprise Way, has pledged its support of Nottingham's young, creative talent by announcing its headline sponsorship of this year's Young Creative Awards.

Broadmarsh Big Conversation Results See Loud Calls For Nature and Heritage

Since covid struck and knocked Intu’s shopping centre plans for six, the future of Broadmarsh has become a hot topic in Nottingham. Today marked a step forward in the citywide discussion, as the key findings of Nottingham City Council’s Big Conversation were released...

6 Nottingham Bars and Restaurants with Outside Dining

Just in time for April 12, we put together a list of city-centre spots where you can (hopefully) bask in the sunshine with a pint in hand...

One in Four: Nottingham's Experiences with Baby Loss

Despite occurring in a quarter of pregnancies, the subject of baby loss remains one of society’s great taboos. Friends and family can feel awkward and uncomfortable around grieving parents, who in turn are forced to bottle up their grief in order to avoid being ostracised, and antenatal classes and books all too often avoid the subject altogether. We speak to Nottingham residents Charlotte Kingsbury, who experienced eleven losses in eight pregnancies, and Carly Williams and Martin Sommerville, whose son Zephyr was stillborn in 2013, to ask why Britain is so poorly prepared to deal with baby loss...

The Thompson Brothers: Generations Special

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

Nadia on... Hate Crime

In her monthly LeftLion column, Nadia Whittome, MP for Nottingham East, discusses issues affecting both Nottingham and Westminster. This month, she talks about incidents of hate crime...

Overheard in Notts: The Insults

Seems like you lot are feeling particularly snarky of late, especially towards each other... 

Under Cover Artist: Jay Wilkinson

Artist Jay Wilkinson talks us through his second LeftLion cover, a collaboration with Rupert Rennie...

Che Lingo

Film Review: Minari

Minari has received countless nominations and tonnes of awards, but does it win the coveted approval of LeftLion Screen Co-Editor George White? Very much so...