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Create Your Own Happy: Children’s Author Becky Goddard on Her Mission to Make the Little’uns Smile
Sat 19 Jan 2019According to studies by The Children’s Society and Pisa, young people in England are among the unhappiest in the world. With internet bullying, endless school tests and cuts to services, it can be bleddy hard being a kid. However, help is at hand. Together with Penny Alexander, West Bridgford’s Becky Goddard-Hill has devised Create Your Own Happy, a workbook that aims to empower children.
Film Review: Sorry to Bother You
Tue 18 Dec 2018We checked out Boots Riley's directorial debut, and found it a little surreal to say the least...
Can You Spot The Difference Between These Photos of Nottingham?
Mon 10 Dec 2018Oh, how Nottingham has changed over the years. We’ve gone from an industrial mining town full of factories and goose flogging, to a city crammed full of restaurants, call centres, arty shops, and one proper cool magazine. For a fun game of spot the difference, here are a few modern-day shots, alongside some found in John Henry Spree’s Nottinghamshire: a book of photos from around 1910, up to around 1930, put together by the photographer’s great grandson Alan Spree…
Chez Coors is Now an All-You-Can-Eat Jamaican Buffet
Mon 10 Dec 2018They've recently moved to a new gaff in the centre of town...
Express Yourself in Notts: We Made a Zine with Hannah Whitlow and Dizzy Ink
Mon 12 Nov 2018We visited Nottingham Zine Library down at Nottingham Contemporary, to get inspired by the city in a zine workshop put together by Express Yourself...
Foretell Your Destiny with These Nottingham-Themed Tarot Cards
Sat 20 Oct 2018The ancient wisdoms of tarot have been utilised in the foretelling of soul destiny for bleddy yonks. We hath dug out some of Nottingham’s occult cards for yorn ducks to cut out and play with in the last remaining local boozers, or Temples of the Divine, if you like. Pay heed to the stories told, interpret the knowledge imparted in your own, true way. Just mek sure you charge a decent few quid for any readings given, and sling us 10%...
10 Things You Didn't Know About the 2018 Nottingham Beer and Cider Festival
Fri 12 Oct 2018The biggest beer festival in the East Midlands is returning for another year, bringing your lot the best local ales and ciders abaht. As Nottingham Castle is closed for a couple of years, due to bagging a whopping £29.8 million Heritage Lottery grant, the festival organisers needed a new venue. But don’t fret, as the good folks over at CAMRA have compensated by making it bigger and better than ever, making good use of the bigger space at this year’s venue: Motorpoint Area. Here’s a list of ten things you may not have known about this year’s event...
5 Things to do on your Lunch Break in Nottingham
Thu 11 Oct 2018On your lunch break with nothing to do? Think again, friend. Nottingham has got loads of activities to kill the hour before you have to get back to work…
Live Music Review: False Heads at The Chameleon
Fri 05 Oct 2018Iggy Pop likes False Heads and we learned when we were LeftCub not to disagree with Iggy so we were down the front at The Chameleon when they came to town
Quiz: How Nottingham Are You?
Wed 22 Aug 2018Test your local prowess and find out how you score on our Nottingham Bucket List...
Sustainability Notts: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint
Fri 03 Aug 2018Welcome to August’s edition of Sustainability Notts. Our aim: to highlight where you can get involved and make difference to our local Notts environment...
Much Ado About Theatre Are Coming to a Pub Near You
Tue 31 Jul 2018Sometimes boozy nights out end up with scraps going dahn on the street corner, but with Much Ado About Theatre around, you can class up your pint sinking with a bit of culture. Artistic director Becky Clayden chatted with us about how they combine beer and Shakespeare to make a rollicking good night...
Nottingham Voice Collective Will Get You Bursting to Belt Out a Tune
Fri 13 Jul 2018There’s summat about singing that scares people. It seems that if you’ve not exercised yer pipes, the most cringey thing you could possibly do is belt out them nails-on-a-chalkboard notes. One woman trying to end the stigma, and bring a fun, comfortable feel to the process is Abi Moore, who runs Nottingham Voice Collective…
Meet JemVenturez: The Mackerel-Eating YouTuber on Two Wheels
Wed 11 Jul 2018JemVenturez is a cyclist, YouTuber, and absolute joker from St. Ann’s. He might only have a thousand-odd subscribers, but he’s captured the hearts and tickled the funny bones of the LeftLion office through and through. His channel’s concept is simple: he hops on his bike, straps a camera to his bonce, and narrates the journey. We met up with him in GB Café down Sneinton Market to discover more about the man behind the GoPro…
Liam Bailey Talks Depression, His New Single and Touring with Paloma Faith
Tue 10 Jul 2018Liam Bailey is a singer-songwriter from Nottingham, loved for his jazz and blues-style sound. Best known for his collaborations with DJ Fresh and Chase & Status, his reggae undertones have seen him dubbed as the young Bob Marley. But with over a decade of musical endeavours under his belt, this guy’s sound is as varied as they come.
Things are heating up once again for Liam. With a host of new music, collaborations and tours with Paloma Faith coming up, his diary is jam-packed. After we managed to wake him up from his McDonalds-induced nap, we caught up with Liam ahead of the release of his newest single.
YouCaxton Are Looking For Photographs of Nottinghamshire Women from 1840-2000
Tue 19 Jun 2018Have a dig through your cupboards and those dusty photo albums for the feisty women in your family.
Youth-Led Squad Research Mental Health in Nottingham
Tue 19 Jun 2018The lowdown on how Nottingham could improve mental health services, according to a member of the youth-led research squad that carried out project MH:2K...
Young Creative Awards 2018: Photography Winners
Tue 19 Jun 2018Last month, the city’s creative youths did the damn thing down at Nottingham Playhouse for the Young Creative Awards, this year sponsored by Nottingham College. 2018’s photography category was judged by representatives from the Press Association, Scene Photography and previous YCA winner Aria Shahrokshani. Well in, ducklings.
Make Your Cake and Eat It with Sherwood Textile Workshop
Thu 14 Jun 2018Do you know your ganache from your mirror glaze, your Battenburg from your Victoria sponge, your macarons from your macaroons?
Project COFFE Supports Nottingham’s Young People at CRS
Thu 07 Jun 2018Project COFFE is a new Nottingham charity that aims to empower young people through the creative arts. Last week, the organisation hosted its first event down at Community Recording Studio in St. Ann’s, so we hit up Danniebelle Gunter to see how it went...
DHP Support Young Female Music Promoters by Backing New Campaign
Fri 25 May 2018Ayup gals. The legends at DHP Family are backing a national campaign to help the next lot of young female music promoters break into the male-dominated grassroots music scene in the UK...
6 Reasons to Get Yourself Down to the Nottingham Canal
Mon 09 Apr 2018Nottingham provides plenty of natural beauty. There’s the deer-filled grounds of Wollo Park, the city’s oldest public park The Arboretum, and the lakes of Colwick County Park, to name just a few. But there's another top contender for the list: Nottingham & Beeston Canal. Here are a few reasons why everyone should be checking out this waterway…
9 Notts Albums To Add To Your Playlist
Fri 23 Mar 2018Fill your tabs with some proper Notts glory...
How to Choose a Charity You Can Trust
Thu 22 Mar 2018It's important to know yer not being fobbed off...
6 Notts Books You Need To Read This Month
Wed 21 Mar 2018Back in January, we celebrated Nottingham’s literary prowess with a whole issue dedicated to the wordy goods that’ve come out of the city and its edges. In the same breath, together with UNESCO City of Literature, we asked your lot to review your favourite Nottingham books in a competition to win book tokens and a feature in this here rag.
The winners of said competition were Sue Barsby and Melanie Jane, the top two reviews on this here page. Check ‘em out in all their critiquing mastery, and remember: if you’re from Notts and want to get your pages poked, drop us a line on books@leftlion.co.uk...