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The Nottingham Hidden History Team Have Saved Many a Cave From Destruction

The Nottingham Hidden History Team, fittingly, have been around for yonks. Uncovering all sorts of tales about this city of ours, the organisation has saved caves from being destroyed in local redevelopment, and has held the torch up to many-a past goings-on. LeftLion Street Tales columnist and current member of the organisation, Joe Earp, gives us a little look-in to the origins of the team, and what’s driven them to lift the lid on Notts, for the past fifty years...

Get on Yer Bike with Nottingham Bikeworks

This month saw the launch of the Nottingham Bikeworks Month of Giving, a drive that promises every cycle purchased through the organisation in December is matched with a donation to the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum.

Snap Notts: Nottingham City Centre on a Saturday Night

This month we showcase the dutty charm of Nottingham City Centre on a Saturday night...

A Former Coal Miner in Notts

"We became like brothers down there. Once we got into the mine, we were miners. Colour had nothing to do with it because we relied on each other for survival."

Panto Review: Beauty and the Beast at Nottingham Arts Theatre

We got down to Nottingham Arts Theatre to check out this year’s panto: Beauty and the Beast…

Left Panther: Starting to Grind out Results

After a disappointing run of results in October, November was a better month for the Nottingham Panthers.

Panto Review: Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood at Nottingham Playhouse

We got down to Nottingham Playhouse to catch this year’s panto: Robin Hood and the Babes in The Wood…

Theatre Review: Entanglement! An Entropic Tale at Djanogly Theatre

We got down to Nottingham Lakeside Arts' Djanogly Theatre to see Infinite Opera's Entanglement! An Entropic Tale...

Middle Kids at The Bodega in Photos

We got down to see Middle Kids at The Bodega, and took some snaps...

Live Music Review: Henge at The Bodega

Flashing lights, the ground vibrating beneath your feet and cosmic mutated frequencies. That’s what the night had in store for the humans of Nottingham as alien rock-rave band took over The Bodega…

Is Kushi-Ya Any Good?

The Japanese restaurant serves beautifully arranged food that doesn't skimp on flavour...

LeftLion Film Podcast #10 - Ben Wheatley

Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto are joined by director Ben Wheatley to discuss his brilliant new film Happy New Year, Colin Burstead...

The Thompson Brothers Are Full of Christmas Spirit

City Stylin' #8

LeftLion Magazine #108

The History Special, with Canning Circus, J.M. Barrie, old Nottingham photos, A Former Coal Miner in Notts, Nottingham factories, local scientific discoveries, the Franklin Expedition, and loads more...

Blather #8

Prick your tabs. The sound is thick in the air...

Ayup Duck: The Latest Nottingham News

What the bob happened last month?

Overheard in Notts

Another month, another loada tripe from your lot...

A List of Food Banks in Nottingham

We’ve made a list of all the registered food banks in Nottinghamshire, to make it easy for you and yours to donate this season...

Film Review: Suspiria

Does Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria remake live up to Dario Argento's beloved original film? 

Whip the Cat Rapper and Clog Feature at Dancing England at Nottingham Playhouse

After being reinstated last year, Dancing England will be coming to the Nottingham Playhouse stage on Saturday 26 January 2019 to showcase the finest in traditional dancing. With it, comes Nottingham’s own Whip the Cat Rapper and Clog…

Otis Williams of The Temptations Talks New Music, Touring the UK and Listening to Beyoncé

Formed in 1961 and named by Billboard as the most successful r'n'b act of all time, The Temptations have produced a hit in nearly every decade since their inception with ubiquitous singles like My Girl and Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone. We grabbed Otis Williams for a word on the blower...

Live Music Review: Pitchshifter at Rock City

Celebrating twenty years since the release of their seminal album www.pitchshifter.com, the almighty Pitchshifter reunited to play their first shows in over a decade. The six-date tour saw the band supported by an all-Notts lineup, with post-hardcore band The Blueprint and alt-metallers Earthtone9 warming the crowd up nicely, all culminating with an intimate show in the Mecca that is Rock City...

Director Jack Bond on Latest Documentary An Artist's Eyes

We caught up with the legendary director ahead of the release of his latest documentary, An Artist's Eyes...

Film Review: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Coen Brothers' stunning anthology of short stories from the Old West is on Netflix now...