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Michael Eaton Talks About Famous Nottingham Criminal Charlie Peace
Sat 23 Sept 2017The notorious burglar and murderer Charlie Peace used to live right here in Nottingham. On the back of a successful play about Peace, Michael Eaton has written a book about him and comes to the Five Leaves bookshop to talk about how Peace was portrayed in various media.
11 Tattoos and Why You've Got 'Em
Sat 26 Aug 2017We asked your lot to tell us about your inky endeavours, from the great to the gutterous, and here are the results...
Celebrating Women in Punk at The National Video Game Arcade
Wed 23 Aug 2017A night of exploring women's role in British punk...
Five Leaves Bookshop Don't Know When Their Birthday Is
Wed 05 Jul 2017One of the highlights of Five Leaves Publications’ tenth anniversary was the argument between those present as to whether the anniversary was actually the eleventh or twelfth. We know for sure our twentieth anniversary was either 2015 or 2016. It certainly is not 2017. Either way, we forgot about it until LeftLion asked us what we’ve learned in two decades of publishing. What we’ve learned, is that we’re crap at anniversaries...
Why We Love Nottingham Cattle Market
Tue 13 Jun 2017If you’re looking for something, you’ll definitely find it down the Cattle Market. Unless it's cows you're after...
We held a Purple Party, this is why you should too
Tue 09 May 2017Monday 22 - Sunday 28 May is Nottinghamshire Hospice Big Purple Party Week, find out how to get involved!
High Stakes and Sportswear at Poetercize! the Poetry Game Show
Mon 24 Apr 2017Scores were settled and mischief was made at Rough Trade this Saint George's Day, but which of our contestants won the championship title in this zany gameshow? We sent LP Mills to the hottest sporting event in Nottingham to find out.
Poetercize: The Poetry Game Show at Nottingham Poetry Festival
Sat 22 Apr 2017Stephen Thomas is a locally-based poet and rapper whose show Poetercize: The Poetry Game Show will be performed as part of the Nottingham Poetry Festival. We had a chat with him about his latest projects in preparation for this year’s festival...
Happy 1st Birthday to Board Game Cafe Ludorati
Tue 21 Mar 2017While café culture has never really taken off in the UK, mainly due to our notoriously inconsistent weather, board game café culture is making big strides. While pubs such as the Malt Cross and BrewDog have always had board games in them, and some places even have board game nights, the last couple of years have seen the opening of two dedicated board game cafes in Nottingham. With Ludorati recently celebrating being open for a year, I headed off on a grey, drab Sunday afternoon with a few friends to see if board games have really shed their boring image…
Five Leaves Shortlisted for Independent Bookshop of the Year
Wed 01 Mar 2017Five Leaves Bookshop, Nottingham's radical and independent seller of paged goods, is on the shortlist for the regional round of the UK and Ireland Independent Bookshop of the Year Award, for the second year running. Gerrin.
6 Places to Get Your Game on in Nottingham
Wed 14 Dec 2016After hosting the annual GameCity festival for all these years, Nottingham has exploded with places to get your game on. Here, we offer up the list of places you can twiddle your thumbs...
German Board Game Designer Reiner Knizia Visited Ludorati Cafe
Wed 09 Nov 2016He’s had over 600 games published, won several 'Game of the Year' awards, and has made some of the best-selling games of the last twenty years. Modern board games are all a bit different from playing Monopoly with your nan at Christmas, so when Reiner Knizia visited Ludorati, the board game café on Maid Marian Way, Gav Squires sat down with him to talk about all things board game...
Hockley Hustle in Pictures - Wired, Homemade, Edins, The Lofthouse, Game City and Lee Rosy's
Tue 11 Oct 2016With Alex Milne, Motormouf, Ling Peng, Stacey McMullen, The Age of Stella, 3 Body Trio, Lowrie, and loads more
Game of Thrones' Bella Ramsey
Mon 22 Aug 2016Whenever I became Lyanna, it didn’t feel weird telling these grown men what to do.
7 Reasons To Visit The National Videogame Arcade
Thu 04 Aug 2016Stuck for what to do today? Not anymore, yer not
10 Reasons to Go to Boomtown Fair
Fri 22 Jul 2016"From the deifying political campaign posters of Mayor Comrade Jose, to the books hanging from the trees in the Wandering Word, there are so many things to find if you keep your eyes wide open"
Why I Love Lolita Fashion
Mon 18 Jul 2016An insight into the J-fashion that embodies modesty, kindness, friendship, expressing yourself
3 Game of Thrones Actors from Nottingham
Fri 10 Jun 2016From Dothraki warriors to incredibly bad-ass child queens, Notts wears the crown in Game of Thrones...
Five Must See Acts at Dot To Dot Festival 2016
Sun 22 May 2016The multi-venue music-a-thon is just around the corner, and the army of up-and-coming bands and eager fans are ready to greet each other in over 30 venues across the city centre
Five Must See Acts at Handmade Festival 2016
Tue 26 Apr 2016We have picked over the line-up and highlighted the five performers we think you must go and see
Game On: The YouTube Show About Videogame Culture
Wed 23 Mar 2016The opinion-based TV show about video game culture has been going since last year. We spoke to co-creator David Wayman about its progress
Five Leaves Nominated for Independent Bookshop of the Year
Thu 25 Feb 2016“I’m quite prepared to be wrong, quite prepared to go bankrupt, quite prepared to have egg on my face, but I’d rather look silly and be wrong than not have a go”
Mantic Games: Bridging The Gap Between Tabletop Miniatures and Board Games
Thu 18 Feb 2016"I thought some of the areas Games Workshop no longer focused on could be interesting businesses, so Mantic was born"
Big Game: A Poem by Adrian Reynolds
Tue 19 Jan 2016The brains behind online comic, Dadtown has written us a right good poem
5 Reasons You Should Enter Nottingham Young Creative Awards
Mon 11 Jan 2016Have you got a creative itch under your skin? Then we've got summat that'll be right up your street ducky. Get locked in