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History of the Weird Midlands Episode Five: The Great Nottingham Curio Show!
Thu 04 Apr 2019Roll up, roll up! In the season two premiere, the gang take a look at the remarkable and infamous curiosity show, including exploitative entertainers of Goose Fair, the perennial jokester William Wallet, and the world-famous Joseph Merrick, A.K.A. the Elephant Man! Warning: Contains strong language and some serious spookiness.
Christmas Without Abuse and Violence: A Campaign for Midland Women’s Aid
Fri 07 Dec 2018Midland Women’s Aid are running a campaign to raise funds for Christmas presents that'll go to 26 children escaping domestic abuse…
Middle Kids at The Bodega in Photos
Mon 03 Dec 2018We got down to see Middle Kids at The Bodega, and took some snaps...
Celebrating 100 Years of Women Gaining the Vote with Midlands Suffragettes
Fri 23 Nov 20186 February 2018 marked 100 years of 8.5 million women gaining their right to vote. Although it will be another decade before we celebrate 100 years of all women gaining the vote, it was a huge milestone in the step towards women’s rights being achieved...
History of the Weird Midlands Episode Four: Mysteries of the Midlands
Fri 26 Oct 2018This is it, freaks and geeks! In the season one finale, the gang delve into all the wonder and weirdness they've come across in the last four weeks. Prepare for chills, thrills, and spills! Warning: Contains strong language and some serious spookiness.
History of the Weird Midlands Episode Three: The Case of the Cotgrave Bigfoot
Fri 19 Oct 2018He’s big, he’s hairy, he lives in the woods bathing in his own filth. No, we’re not talking about LP. This week the gang hit the trail in search of the illusive Cotgrave bigfoot!
History of the Weird Midlands Episode Two: Aliens Over Clifton
Fri 12 Oct 2018The truth is out there, freaks and geeks! In today's thrilling episode, the gang turn their eyes to the skies in search of flying saucers and little green men. Warning: Contains strong language and some serious spookiness.
History of the Weird Midlands Episode One: Ghosts of the A616
Fri 05 Oct 2018Podcasters beware, you're in for a scare! In the debut episode of History of the Weird Midlands, our hosts explore all that is ghoulish and ghastly in our haunted little corner of the world. Warning: Contains strong language and some serious spookiness.
Film Review: A Star is Born
Tue 02 Oct 2018Bradley Cooper takes on the fourth version of A Star is Born in this enthralling directorial debut...
Notes from the Middle Kingdom: A Hostile Time, A Hostile Place
Fri 28 Sept 2018It's no secret: Things are a bit tense at the minute. Here's our man in Beijing James Kramer weighing in on the currently bonkers socio-political climate, the mind-numbing bureaucracy of immigration control, and the malleability of time and place in an increasingly messy and frustrating world.
301: The Midlands' Minimal Music Collective
Fri 03 Aug 2018At first glance, the East Midlands dance music scene is relatively hard to place on the map small compared to other regional titans like Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham. However, as this weekend’s event at Rough Trade is about to show, there is a collective of passionate promoters to be found here, and they’ve decided to join forces...
Notes from the Middle Kingdom: Three Men Make a Tiger
Wed 20 Jun 2018Our man James chats air pollution in this month’s edition of Notes from the Middle Kingdom.
In Another Place: Local Artists Display Work on Billboards Across East Midlands
Fri 01 Jun 2018Advertising bombards our everyday lives, our data isn’t safe anymore, we can’t escape consumerism and it all seems a bit bleak, doesn’t it? What if we could take that advert for the jasmine scented extra-frothy body wash that we can't seem to avoid and replace it with art? Replace the ordinary with something extraordinary. If your peepers have been extra focused, you may have noticed that across the East Midlands, that is exactly what’s happening...
Architects of Air's 2018 Luminarium at Highfields Park in Photos
Wed 30 May 2018Ahhh, so pretteh. Our Dan got down to Nottingham Lakeside Arts to take a few snaps of the latest Luminarium from Architects of Air...
Notes from the Middle Kingdom: Just Add Oil
Tue 22 May 2018Here at LeftLion, we believe that the ultimate summer body should refer to anything that is capable of efficiently devouring ice cream down Skeggy Beach. However, if you're looking to whip your bod into shape, look no further than our man in Beijing James Kramer, who has a load of advice to get yourself fit and healthy in time for your jolly holidays.
Notes from the Middle Kingdom: Heated Seats, Housing & Hutongs
Fri 13 Apr 2018Our guy James keeps us up to date with all things housing now that he's back in Notts...
Notes from the Middle Kingdom: Trotters of Love and Respect
Fri 23 Mar 2018Spring is here, and with it comes celebrations of all things feminine. Our man in Beijing, the one and only James Kramer, has sent us correspondence about the importance of womanhood, equality, and International Women's Day in China.
Exploring Technology, Spoken Word and Writing our Roots at WEM’s The Writers’ Conference
Thu 08 Mar 2018Last week, Nottingham’s literati gathered on a snowy Saturday to do some listening, learning and creating at The Writers’ Conference, all hosted by Writing East Midlands. We got down to check out some of the talks and workshops…
Autism East Midlands is Celebrating Its Fiftieth Birthday
Tue 27 Feb 2018To mark the occasion, they're running a programme of events designed to get promote their work and raise awareness of this lifelong condition...
Notes from the Middle Kingdom: In This Our Year of Dog
Mon 19 Feb 2018The dog days have just begun, and James Kramer, our main man in Beijing, has dropped in to wish us a happy new year. 恭喜發財, Notts!
Looking Back to When the Darts Came to Nottingham
Sun 14 Jan 2018As the British Darts Organisation World Darts Championship takes place at the Lakeside Country Club in Surrey, we look back to the first ever World Championship, which was held right here in Nottingham. Get yer arrers ready
Stanley Middleton Was My Form Tutor
Thu 11 Jan 2018Basia Zamorska is a fashion stylist in New York, who has worked with Mohammad Ali, Grandmaster Flash, Mariah Carey and Natalie Portman. She was born and bred in Nottingham and had the honour of being one of Stanley’s pupils...
David Belbin on the Life and Works of Stanley Middleton
Thu 11 Jan 2018Novelist and chair of UNESCO City of Literature David Belbin on the late, great Stanley Middleton...
Notes from the Middle Kingdom: A Beijinger in a Lion's Den
Tue 02 Jan 2018Our man in Beijing is back in Notts, and he recently spent a week in the LeftLion office…
Review: East Midlands Heritage Awards 2017
Wed 13 Dec 2017The theme of the awards this year was ‘celebrating creativity’ as poets, a filmmaker, and a photographer interpreted winning entries.