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Specialising in Post-Surgery Tattoos, Anna Garvey Brings Confidence To Breast Cancer Survivors

Breast cancer affects thousands of people a year in the UK, with an average of 55,000 cases confirmed every twelve months - approximately 40% of those resulting in a mastectomy, in which some or all of the breast tissue is removed. But what happens after the mastectomy, and how do people adjust to life with a scar? We catch up with Anna Garvey, the Nottingham tattoo artist who specialises in post-surgery tattoos, and learn more about the joy of reclaiming your body after trauma…

Nottingham Street Food Club Closes Amid Cost of Living Crisis

Some sad news for the local food community. Nottingham Street Food Club, which first opened five years ago in Victoria Centre, is closing due to the increasing cost of living prices...

Leading the Nottingham Nu Metal Music Scene, ALT BLK ERA Talk Their Journey So Far

They’ve already performed at Splendour Festival and BBC Introducing, they’ve already picked up thousands of followers on social media - but groundbreaking trap metal artists Nyrobi and Chaya Beckett-Messam, aka ALT BLK ERA, are just getting started. We hear all about their journey so far, and what they have planned for the future…

Creating Mythical Hybrid Creatures, Sophie Ryder's Exhibition Challenges Our Perspective On the Animal World

Mythical hybrid rabbits, hogs, dogs and humanoid figures are now presented in drawings, prints and sculptural forms in this new exhibition by British artist Sophie Ryder at Djanogly Gallery...

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The Best Events This Week To Beat The January Blues

From film courses to painting workshops, there's enough this week to fight off the January blues...

Peggy's Skylight Campaign To 'Buy More Time' Appears To Have Worked. For Now.

Nottingham jazz club Peggy’s Skylight's building was scheduled to be auctioned next month as part of Nottingham City Council's debt-reducing measures. However, we have since received word from Nottingham City Council that the building will not be sold next month. But that it will be at some point later on this year...

LeftLion Goes Carbon Neutral for Our 20th Birthday, Reducing Direct Emissions 99%

We've got some exciting news on the sustainability front...

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Get Around for £2 On Nottingham Buses Until the End of March

Bus travel just got a fair bit cheaper for the next few months, thanks to a Government scheme...

A Staple in the Nottingham Film Scene, Short Stack is Back This January

For ten years, Short Stack has been a staple in Nottingham’s filmmaking community - a night dedicated to showing a variety of shorts from creators in the area. We spoke to David Lilley and Ella Townsend about their upcoming event in January, and why short films are so important…

Selectors: Sue Starbuck

In the first of a new video interview series Nick Strang, Spore Print Productions and Plates speak to Nottingham-based DJ and former Selectadisc worker Sue Starbuck...

Nadia on... the Night-Time Economy

This month LeftLion columnist and MP for Nottingham East Nadia Whittome talks the importance of the night-time economy...

One Stop Shop for Artists and Zine Makers, Dizzy Ink Talk the Empowerent of Print

Creating high quality prints for creatives around the city, Dizzy Ink is the one-stop shop for zine makers and artists in Nottingham. But what is it about physical print that is so important? We catch up with Craig Proud from Dizzy to talk about the history of print and empowerment, Zine Fest and how activism is central to their business…

A Film Club Celebrating the LGBT Community, Emma Duncan Talks Fortune & Glory

Showcasing bad and cult cinema in an inclusive environment, Fortune & Glory Film Club first started almost by accident. Our writer Sam Harvey catches up with local film connoisseur Emma Duncan to talk about how they turned their early love of Indiana Jones and cult classics such as The Room into a vibrant and eclectic Nottingham LGBT+ society…

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Christopher Towers Talks Poetry Book Hinterlands, the Collection Musing on Non-League Football

Whether Kane’s calamity, Messi’s magic or the many questions around Qatar, it’s been even harder than usual to avoid football this winter. However, for some—including many around Nottinghamshire—following their regional non-league team means much more than the glitz, glamour and greed that the World Cup has come to represent. I met up with Nottingham poet Christopher Towers to chat about his latest poetry collection Hinterlands, which is dedicated to the more local side of the global game.

Playing a Key Role in the Nottingham Youth Climate Assembly, Liv Marshall Shares an Inspiring Message

From studying for her GCSEs to playing a key role in the Nottingham Youth Climate Assembly, fifteen-year-old Liv Marshall is already a leader in the fight for the planet. It’s not always easy, but when it comes to preventing literal world-ending events, Liv says it’s important to always keep going… 

Interview: Venues Programmer Joe Patten on Beat The Streets 2023

We chat to Joe Patten, venues programmer of Beat The Streets, ahead of the 2023 festival...

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LeftLion Magazine has been shouting loud about the best of Nottingham culture since 2003. We're passionate about showcasing our partners to over 50,000 readers each month. Find out more about the reach we can offer you...

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Film Review: Corsage

Dark and deliciously rebellious, this eccentric period piece is inflammatory in parts and tender in others.

LeftLion Magazine #155

Happy New Year! Kicking off 2023, we have a special Empowerment issue, celebrating everyone in Nottingham who's unapologetically themselves. This includes: trap metal artists ALT BLK ERA; Brown Gal Can't Swim host Summaya Mughal; artist Richard Hyde; cult cinema royalty Fortune & Glory Film Club; publishing legends Dizzy Ink; new indie-rock trio Girlband and so many more. As well as this, we take a trip to Bridlesmith Walk, swing by The Open Kitchen, pop along to Lakeside Arts, and look back at the life of Florence Paton. We hope you enjoy all that good stuff, as well as this mind-blowing cover from Iulia Matei - and we hope the next 12 months are good ones!