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Rose-Tinted Glasses, Rolled Up Sleeves and Fish Finger Sandwiches: What It’s Like Falling In and Out of Love During Lockdown
Fri 12 Feb 2021Being in love is gripping. It grasps at your heart as it falls into your throat, fills your lungs as you breathe in the moments, and sinks into your fingers, so imprinted you can’t let go. During this past year, we’ve all come to rely on it as everything else around us falls down and tightens up. But this year of instability forced me to let go of collapsing cliffs and find the joy of carving out new shapes. And so I embarked on a year of love lessons during lockdown...
Your Love Letters to Notts...
Fri 05 Feb 2021Love is in the air, but so is COVID... meaning that we’ve all spent the best part of the last year locked up indoors. As such, our city hasn’t been getting the TLC it usually receives from its residents. To remedy that sad situation, we asked you lot to pen love letters to your favourite parts of Nottingham. Here are some of our favourites...
The Thompson Brothers on Rom-Coms, Love Songs and Their Favourite Vegetable
Wed 03 Feb 2021Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...
(Not) Driving Home for Christmas: Nottingham's Expats On Their First Christmas Away from Loved Ones
Sun 20 Dec 2020The never-ending merry-go-round of Government lockdowns, tiers and regulation changes mean that, for many of us, it’s beginning to look like Christmas 2020 will be very different. Continuing travel restrictions and limits on the numbers of people who can gather have ensured that, for some Notts residents, Christmas will be spent away from their loved ones for the very first time…
Rock City at 40: George Akins on Nottingham's Best Loved Venue
Tue 15 Dec 2020Nottingham’s legendary nightclub and live music venue Rock City turns forty this month, but celebrations will be quieter than usual due to the pandemic. We couldn’t let the occasion pass without a chat with owner George Akins of DHP Family about the history of Nottingham’s most famous music venue...
The History of Sir Frank Bowden and the Raleigh Cycle Company
Sun 15 Nov 2020We take a look at the life of Sir Frank Bowden, the man responsible for creating The Raleigh Cycle Company and making Nottingham the largest producer of bicycles in the world...
Film Review: Love, Guaranteed
Fri 04 Sept 2020A hapless single man takes an online dating website to court in Netflix’s latest rom-com...
Southwell Jewellery Store Last Night I Dreamt on Setting Up Shop, Significant Trinkets, and Sending Love During Lockdown
Wed 22 Jul 2020The bright lights of Nottingham’s city centre might not be quite as bright – or as busy – as they were six months ago. Yet, for one shop in Southwell, lockdown has been a little different. Nestled in North Nottinghamshire, Last Night I Dreamt is not only a curated collection of the best treasure that British brands have to offer, but is also a hive for jewellery lovers up and down the country. Our Fashion Editor, Anna Murphy, spoke to its owner, Rebecca Gibbions to find out more...
Notts DJs Invited to Join ‘Set For Love’ Fundraiser This Weekend
Sat 20 Jun 2020Carl Cox, Eats Everything and Nightmares on Wax are headlining the second charity DJ stream from LNADJ, and they’re looking for local DJs to join them.
Film Review: The Lovebirds
Wed 27 May 2020The Lovebirds was supposed to release in cinemas on April 3, but Paramount sold the distribution rights to Netflix after the outbreak of Coronavirus. Was it a worthy investment for the streaming site? George White finds out...
Nusic New Music Podcast #226 with Bru-C, Eliza Rae, Sian Clarke, JJ Lovegrove and More
Tue 12 May 2020This week’s New Music Podcast features definitive Future Sound of Nottingham news, the source of Producer Sam’s number one man crush, plus the world’s angriest song.
This podcast may contain some fruity language. Sensitive ears – you have been warned.
Nottingham DJs Invited to Join Global Charity Stream in Aid of Covid-19
Fri 08 May 2020Local selectors can play their part in dance music history this weekend by playing a set for what aims to be the world’s largest-ever simultaneous live stream DJ event in aid of the Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (LNADJ) Covid-19 Emergency Appeal.
Love Your Locals: How to Support Your Independents in Their Time of Need
Tue 28 Apr 2020We’re a city with a long and proud history of independence, and currently boast one of the most diverse, active and eclectic independent business communities in the country. Unfortunately, the ongoing health crisis has resulted in many of them being among the hardest hit, and the majority of Nottingham’s independents have had to either close their doors or find creative ways to stay afloat until things return to normal. While these are obviously times of financial uncertainty for many of us, there are still ways that you can support your local independent businesses without leaving the house…
Historical Author Emily Brand: "I feel a sort of security in writing about real people who lived, loved and died, generations ago"
Mon 20 Apr 2020Emily Brand is a local historian who’s been researching the Byron family tree and all its drama-sprouting branches. With a close look at life in the eighteenth century, her fourth book The Fall of the House of Byron is released this month. We sat down for a digital chat with the author to find out more...
The Siren - A Short Story by Esther Kearney
Fri 17 Apr 2020A short story about nature, nostalgia and new beginnings...
Film Review: First Love
Tue 18 Feb 2020Fabrice Gagos reviews the new blood-splattered crime drama from Takashi Miike - but did he love it?
Film Review: To All the Boys - P.S. I Still Love You
Fri 14 Feb 2020Laura Jean has returned to our Netflix screens in a film that proves just as quirky and romantic as its predecessor...
Film Review: Live Twice, Love Once
Wed 22 Jan 2020This emotional, award-winning Spanish drama takes a real and honest look at the importance of love...
Sir David Attenborough is Backing the Bid to Buy Attenborough Nature Reserve
Mon 25 Nov 2019Try saying that headline three times fast.
Notts Author Darren Simpson is Inspiring Children to Love Reading
Tue 19 Nov 2019We had a natter with him about his new project with the National Literacy Trust...
Sir Trevor Nunn and Kenny Wax are Putting on a Musical in Nottingham
Thu 24 Oct 2019One of them is the multi-award-winning producer of The Play that Goes Wrong, Top Hat and Six. The other is one of the most legendary figures in the history of theatre, winning numerous Tony and Olivier Awards, directing the likes of Cats, Starlight Express and Les Misèrables, and being named by The Telegraph as one of the most influential people in British Theatre. Together, Kenny Wax and Sir Trevor Nunn are launching Identical, a brand-new musical premiering as part of the new season at Nottingham Playhouse…
10 Halloween Themed Events For Music Lovers In Notts
Sun 20 Oct 2019Whether you’re into thrash metal or disco cuts, there’s an opportunity for music fans of all genres to get monster mashed this year. Here are our top picks…
The Moonshine Sessions: Fall in Love by Motormouf
Thu 05 Sept 2019The Moonshine Sessions are a collaboration between Gigantic Tickets and Alchemistic Records borne out of a shared commitment to live music. They aim to provide a platform for cutting edge global talent as well as showcase the best of the vibrant music scene in our home city. This week's release sees Motormouf remix Slum Village's Fall in Love...
The Colour of Love - Nottingham Playhouse
Tue 03 Sept 2019“When we started this journey, the one thing we did know was that we wanted to document and preserve our unique heritage. The partnership support from Nottingham Playhouse and love felt from the audience today, has been overwhelming, and shows that exposure of our trailblazers’ history was long overdue.” Coleen Francis
After 4 years in the making, The Colour of Love finally came full circle with a Celebration Event at Nottingham Playhouse, on Saturday 24th August 2019.
Rob Green: "I will always love gigging in Nottingham – audiences here are so open."
Thu 18 Jul 20192019 is shaping up to be Rob Green’s biggest year yet...