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Nottingham Music Hub Partners with Open Orchestra For New Orchestral Project

Children with Severe, Profound and Complex Learning difficulties at Oak Field School are part of a year long project, showcasing “the power of music to reach us all”.

A Reverend in Notts

"There’s this idea that Anglican priests are all fussy, elderly men who spend a lot of time running around rural villages getting agitated about their nicely trimmed churchyard like something out of Postman Pat"...

Masterchef winner and former Sat Bains chef Laurence Henry is Catering Education for the Children's Virtual Ball

With in-person fundraising events being off-limits at the moment, West Bridgford-based charity Education for the Children have adapted their annual ball to be a virtual affair over Zoom, with a three-course meal cooked by Masterchef winner and former Sat Bains chef Laurence Henry. We caught up with the man himself to find out all about it...

Nottingham BID on Their Five Year Plan for Nottingham Businesses

After securing an overwhelming victory in the recent ballot, Nottingham Business Improvement District is set to continue supporting businesses in the city for at least another five years. We caught up with BID Manager Lucy Stanford to find out more about their plans for the future…

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DiY Goodbye: A Tribute to Pete 'Woosh' Birch

Last month Nottingham (and the worldwide free party scene) said goodbye to Pete ‘Woosh’ Birch after a long battle with cancer. A driving force of the DiY Soundsystem, one half of the DJ duo Digs and Woosh and the founder of Spirit Wrestlers. Pete’s oldest friend Harry Harrison tells us about his remarkable life…

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15 Years Later: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

15 years today marks the anniversary of the fourth instalment in the Wizarding World franchise...

Nusic Advice Video: Five Branding / Social Media Strategies for Musicians

Nusic's last branding video told you why it's important - this one tells you specific actions and strategies you can take to up your social media / branding game. No better time than lockdown 2, ay?

Campaigner Dr Lisa Mckenzie on Why Nottingham Needs to Stop the Gentrification of Sneinton Market

Having spent six years fighting against gentrification in London, working class academic and Notts lass Dr Lisa Mckenzie returned to her native city to find the same happening here. With more development plans tabled for Sneinton Market, including the demolition and replacement of extensions to Gedling Street and Boston Street to create retail and commercial space, as well as more student flats, she explores the potential impact of gentrifying the area will have on the past, present and future of working class communities...

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Under Cover Artist: Andy Williams

Illustrator Andy Williams gives us the lowdown on his weird and wonderful cover, and invites you to get involved with what happens next...

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Nottingham International Film Festival Moves Online

The Nottingham International Film Festival will now present its 30-film selection online...

Nadia on... Sneinton Market's Redevelopment

In her monthly LeftLion column, Nadia Whittome, MP for Nottingham East, discusses issues effecting both Nottingham and Westminster. This month, she discusses the planned revelopment of Sneinton Market...

The Thompson Brothers on Banksy, Rock City and Cricket

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

Overheard in Notts

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D7 Sauce Are Creating Homemade Hot Sauce in Sherwood

Hot sauce can be an uncomfortable condiment to eat. I like a bit of spice, but the hot stuff generally doesn’t bring me much joy. However, D7 Sauce’s Scarlett’s Hot Sauce, with its bright packaging and promises of flavour made me want to give it a bash. Minutes before I was set to interview its owner and creator Mark Walsh, I did just that. My mouth imploded with the gorgeous rich, smokiness of the sauce – and then boom, I was hit with that signature hot kick. My senses were sizzling and I was fired up for a chat. And thankfully the tongue-tingling subsided just before we were set to begin...

LeftLion Magazine #131

Featuring a tribute to the late Pete Woosh, the gentrification of Sneinton Market, Nottingham Poetry Festival, A Reverend on Notts, Nottingham BID, Christmas at Wollaton Hall, My Photo Moment, Bone Arrow, Tony Bates, Dekker, The Carousel, Lone, Tawn-19, MOIST and loads more...

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"I started to cry because I just wanted to know what was wrong with me" - A 28-Year-Old's Battle With COVID-19

If you think that being young is protection enough from COVID, think again. 28-year-old writer and photographer Dani Bacon, who had no pre-existing health conditions, recounts her ongoing battle with the virus she contacted back in late July...