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Instar: Nottingham's Sci-Art Collective
Wed 25 Oct 2017Instar’s Trish and Nic are two properly dedicated and focused creative clever clogs with a passion for uncovering the art in science and the science in art. We sat down to find out the hows and whys of what they get up to...
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Sandy Mahal Talks Nottingham's Capital of Culture Bid
Tue 24 Oct 2017The Director of UNESCO Nottingham City of Literature talks us through all things reading, writing and words in Hoodtown...
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Paul Russ on Nottingham's Bid to be European Capital of Culture 2023
Mon 23 Oct 2017Nottinghamians don’t need telling that our fair city is the most cultured in Europe, but apparently some folk aren’t aware. We asked Dance4’s Paul Russ, chair of Nottingham’s bid to become European Capital of Culture 2023, to tell us about the campaign to make us European champions once again…
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Top 5 Most Successful Marvel Films
Sat 21 Oct 2017In the run up to the third Thor film, we look the most successful Marvel movies yet…
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Rough Trade Talks Nottingham's Capital of Culture Bid
Tue 17 Oct 2017Kyle Hougham, manager of Rough Trade, explains why the record store was first attracted to Nottingham, and why they were chosen to be the international brand of the city...
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Community Recording Studio's Trevor Rose Talks Nottingham's Capital of Culture Bid
Fri 13 Oct 2017Trevor Rose, head of the Community Recording Studio (CRS), talks about the project's success, what Prince Harry is really like and why he would like to see Nottingham become the European Capital of Culture 2023...
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Artist Wolfgang Buttress Talks Nottingham's Capital of Culture Bid
Tue 10 Oct 2017The brain behind The Hive installation at Kew Gardens explains how the 'cultural renaissance' in Nottingham will help us become European Capital of Culture 2023...
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Harmless: Nottingham's Self-Harm and Suicide Prevention Organisation
Mon 09 Oct 2017In honour of World Mental Health Day, we spoke to the force of nature that is Caroline Harroe. Caroline is the CEO of Harmless, an organisation that goes above and beyond to help those in our city who are experiencing distress, and are battling with self-harm. They’re celebrating their tenth birthday this month, and looking forward to moving into their own, dedicated premises. What better time to sit down for a cuppa?
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Georgina Wilding Annouced as Nottingham's First Young Poet Laureate
Thu 28 Sept 2017Today is National Poetry Day, and there’s no better way to celebrate than to announce Nottingham’s first Young Poet Laureate...
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6 Books You Need To Read This Month
Thu 21 Sept 2017Cosy up by the fire and have a good read of one of these beauties...
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Nottingham's Young Poet Laureate Shortlist Announced
Mon 04 Sept 2017UNESCO City of Literature have announced a shortlist of four brilliant poets who together show the diversity, energy and vitality of Nottingham’s poetry scene...
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A Word With the Beasts Behind Wild Boar Books
Sat 12 Aug 2017New pigs on the block, Lincolnshire-based indie press Wild Boar Books, boast some proper weird, proper original releases. We thought we’d hit up our neighbours, and snorted in the direction of founders and editors Guy and Richard about the Midlands lit scene, gold star awards, and anti-establishment, porcine publishing...
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Nottingham's Queens of Drag
Mon 24 Jul 2017Nottingham is full of fun, and some of the boggers who do the damn thing best are the city’s drag queens. We’ve rounded up the ladies you’re most likely to find lathering the slap on, miming away, and chucking shade abaht like nobody’s business. People of Nottingham; we introduce to you, the queens of drag...
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Debbie Bryan's Got Nottingham's Best Independent Business
Wed 12 Jul 2017Last year, lace lover Debbie Bryan was awarded Nottingham’s Best Independent Business as part of It’s In Nottingham’s Independents Festival. In her quaint, Lace Market shop, she does Crafternoons, supper clubs, and keeps her trinket-adorned tea room stocked with the tastiest of cakes. We sat down with the woman herself to talk all things textiles, and to see how things have been going since her commendation…
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Nottingham's Outdoor Theatre Season
Sat 08 Jul 2017The thing about theatres is they get a bit narky when you bring a box of sarnies and a six-pack into their shows. That’s no problem with this lot of summer plays, all taking place in the great outdoors. So pack yourself and your friends a tasty hamper of food, bring some blankets, and snuggle down for a bit of culture, gentle evening sun, and some tasty bites. Here are seven of our picks for the season…
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Theatre Review: The Play That Goes Wrong at Nottingham's Theatre Royal
Wed 05 Jul 2017…but went wonderfully well.
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Nottingham’s Best Independent Business 2017 Revealed
Wed 05 Jul 2017The decision has been made. But who has been given the crown?
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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...
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Young Books Run Wild: Celebrating 30 Days of British Wildlife Literature with the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
Thu 01 Jun 2017Determined to get us bookworms out and about in the sunshine, the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust has launched a month-long campaign to review books about all things wild.
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6 Books to get Stuck into This May
Sat 20 May 2017Books from Nottingham's finest, reviewed for your pleasure...
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New Shop Creative 122 Opens in Nottingham's Lace Market
Sun 14 May 2017On Wednesday 10 May, the Lord Mayor of Nottingham launched the new shop which stocks items all created by New College Nottingham students…
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Callout for Nottingham's Young Poet Laureate
Wed 03 May 2017On Friday 28 April the hunt for Nottingham’s next Young Poet Laureate began. After the success of Nottingham’s Poetry Festival, the UNESCO City of Literature is out to get the youths of the city involved. And it’s right easy to apply, just get yersen down to the Nottingham City of Literature website and show ‘em your skills.
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Help Crowdfund a Wildlife Photography Documentary with Nottingham's Jack Perks
Thu 09 Mar 2017You might remember a lovely photograph of a wild herring we proudly displayed in our print magazine. Mr Jack Perks was the man behind it, and he’s been photographing British wildlife for yonks. He's putting together a TV pilot for a documentary, and he needs your help...
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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.
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Nottingham's Young Creative Awards 2017 is Now Open for Entries
Tue 10 Jan 2017Check out this gallery of work from last year's winners, then get entering with all your creative wares...
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