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We Spoke With Veronica Pickering, Nottinghamshire’s First Black Female High Sheriff
Fri 13 Oct 2023Everyone has heard of the High Sheriff of Nottingham, but what does the job entail in the modern age? We spoke with Veronica Pickering, Nottinghamshire’s first Black female High Sheriff, about her truly fascinating career journey, her international and local community work, the changing nature of the public sector, and what she likes to do in her free time…
Celebrating Nottingham’s History of DIY Football Fanzines thanks to funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Fri 13 Oct 2023Two of Nottingham’s best loved football fanzines Brian and The Pie will be given a new lease of life thanks to a regeneration project by LeftLion, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund…
Down to the Bare Bones: An interview with Mayhem Film Festival
Thu 12 Oct 2023October is in full swing, so that can only mean one thing for Nottingham’s film fanatics: Mayhem! Founded in 2005, Mayhem Film Festival commences on 12 October, and brings you four days of some of the best contemporary horror in the game. LeftLion HQ caught up with the organisers: Steven Shiel, Chris Cooke, and Film Programmer Melissa Gueneau ahead of the festival...
Notts Wildlife Cameraman to Screen Film at Lakeside Arts
Wed 11 Oct 2023The documentary is narrated by none other than River Monsters' Jeremy Wade...
Interview: The Royal Concert Hall Goes Psycho for Halloween
Wed 11 Oct 2023The Psycho soundtrack is coming to Nottingham. But this is more than your everyday kind of concert. Clelia McElroy from Monstrous Flesh, Emma Duncan from The Fortune & Glory Film Club and Paul Murphy from the Limelight Orchestra share their journey from horror movie to the podium...
Catherine Ross: Voices from Nottingham's Windrush Generation
Mon 09 Oct 2023To celebrate Black History Month and the 75th anniversary of Windrush we have been working with the New Art Exchange and their NAE YOUnity Commission funded by Freelands Foundation. Our aim is to highlight the voices of Nottingham's Windrush generation and some of the challenges they faced...
Jordan Gray: The Scene-Setter, The Story Teller, The Bird, Has Already Taken Off To Several Flights
Sat 07 Oct 2023Jordan Gray steps out of the spotlight to give a little backstory to her upcoming self-penned, touring production, Is It A Bird...
Nigel Best: Voices from Nottingham's Windrush Generation
Fri 06 Oct 2023To celebrate Black History Month and the 75th anniversary of Windrush we have been working with the New Art Exchange and their NAE YOUnity Commission funded by Freelands Foundation. Our aim is to highlight the voices of Nottingham's Windrush generation and some of the challenges they faced...
Notts Shots: October 2023
Mon 02 Oct 2023Since the late 1940s, the district of St Ann’s has been a richly diverse community and home to diaspora from all over the world, including many people of Afro-Caribbean descent. However, the landscape of the area changed immeasurably post-1960, when much of the nineteenth century terraced housing was demolished. While more structurally sound habitation was built, up to 30,000 residents were rehomed throughout the city, and the community that had developed in St Ann’s was never quite the same.
20 Great LeftLion Interviews You Should Re-Read
Thu 28 Sept 2023Over the last two decades we’ve interviewed a lot of people within our pages. It’s not easy to pick out favourites, but we love you so much we’ve given it a go. Here are twenty of our best interviews, listed in chronological order, that we think you should take a second look at…
Comedians Durk & Ski Chat to LeftLion Ahead of Their Show at Nonsuch Studios
Mon 18 Sept 2023The TikTok stars behind Terreh and the Nosy Neighbour talk comedy on social media, their live tour and the joy of Notts humour...
New Film Group Brings the Best of Eastern European Cinema to Notts
Fri 08 Sept 2023Kino Koło Notts is taking over St John’s Centre in Mansfield on Friday 22 September, with a screening of cult classic The Cruise kicking off the action...
A Medical Marijuana User in Notts
Mon 28 Aug 2023Sativex, a cannabis based medicine, has been available on NHS prescription in the UK since 2010, and cannabis flower and oil have been available since the end of 2018. It helps me to manage my neurological condition and mental health problems better than pharmaceuticals, but there are massive problems with the prescription system.
Left Magpie: August 2023
Mon 28 Aug 2023That Familiar Feeling. There’s always a sense of crushing normality at this point in the summer. The night’s are drawing in, back-to-school equipment floods shop shelves and the garden furniture is dragged sodden back to the shed.
Notts Filmmaker Derry Shillitto Talks Us Through His New AI-Inspired Feature
Sat 26 Aug 2023The film explores the potential impact of AI in education...
Interview: Stephen Bailey
Thu 17 Aug 2023Pioneering director Stephen Bailey chats with Ian C Douglas about his new interpretation of the Elephant Man...