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From USA to Notts: Studying Creative Writing in the City
Thu 11 Jan 2018Ashley Silvey, from the USA, is a postgraduate student at NTU, and here tells us all about the hows and whys of studying in humble Nottingham...
Oxjam Beeston 2017 is the Largest Oxjam Fundraiser in the UK
Sun 03 Dec 2017The award-winning Oxjam Beeston Music Festival has broken its own fundraising record and become the largest Oxjam festival in 2017…
Read Nottingham Goth Bands' USA and Mexico Tour Diary
Mon 10 Apr 2017Midnight Configuration and Death Party UK recently had the opportunity to perform at the Los Angeles Gothic Festival and the Mexico City Goth Festival. Trevor Bamford from the bands tells us more...
Submissions for UKET Film Festival Now Open
Fri 03 Feb 2017The deadline for entries is Sunday 26 February...
Award-winning Film I, Daniel Blake Highlights Austerity Injustices in the UK
Wed 01 Feb 2017The Palme d'Or winning film is at Nottingham Arts Theatre with a post-screening Q&A to get deep into the issues discussed in Ken Loach's impactful critique on the benefits system...
Europeans in Nottingham Talk Brexit
Wed 18 Jan 2017In the aftermath of the EU referendum, many UK-based Europeans have been left with feelings of insecurity and anxiety about what the future might hold for them and their families. Here are a few snapshots of experiences from Europeans in Nottingham, capturing their thoughts and emotions following this momentous and potentially life-changing political decision…
Sleaford Mods' Jason Williamson Talks New TCR EP and The UK Tour
Wed 02 Nov 2016The frontman of the Nottingham duo got on the blower to tell us about what he's been up to lately...
JD Taylor's Epic UK Political Cyclo-Safari
Sat 10 Sept 2016"The idea to just go and cycle the entirety of Britain isn't a particularly common or obvious one"
What Are The Mysterious Billboards Appearing All Over The UK?
Wed 24 Aug 2016Legal name fraud? Eh? What on earth are you on about, duck?
Quiz: The Nottingham Art Scene
Wed 27 Jul 2016Do you know your Nottingham Contemporary from your Backlit? Your Smallkid from your Dilk? Your letterpress from your Risograph?
Nottingham To Become UK Green Bus Capital
Tue 26 Jul 2016The government have done a 180 on our arses and given us some money to pump into a load of environmentally-friendly buses
UK Votes Leave in EU Referendum
Fri 24 Jun 2016The UK has been split in deciding whether or not we should remain in the European Union, with the Leave campaigners edging the vote with 51.9% to 48.1%
Fan Club at Rough Trade Nottingham: Changing the Music Scene for Women
Wed 30 Dec 2015In an attempt to even out the gender-balance in the music scene, Fan Club are committed to hosting all-female line ups at their events
The Dilettante Society on The Wise Men of Gotham
Thu 08 Oct 2015The ladies from The Dilettante Society talk us through an age-old tale of mischief that earned a little village just outside of Nottingham quite the repuation...
Hockley Named Top UK High Street
Sat 03 Oct 2015Yep, you heard us right. According to the annual Great British High Street competition, we're owning things in Nottingham city
F**k UKIP: Tales of Migration
Thu 07 May 2015An evening of short films prior to the general election, with the theme of immigration
F**k UKIP: Tales of Migration
Thu 07 May 2015An evening of short films prior to the general election, with the theme of immigration
Dawn of the Unread and Illiteracy in UK Kids
Thu 05 Feb 2015One year ago, on National Libraries’ Day (8 February), our Literature Editor James Walker created the graphic novel serial Dawn of the Unread with Paul Fillingham. The aim was to raise awareness about Nottingham’s literary history and warned there would be trouble if the dead went unread. Calm down, it’s only an abookalypse…
Interview: Joe Buhdha
Tue 16 Dec 2014Producer, promoter, label boss, rapper, DJ, lecturer, Joe Buhdha has held down just about every job in hip-hop, bar leather trackies inventor. As Can’t Stop Won’t Stop’s first release hits stereos, he told us about how it all started, and why he’s got no plans to let up anytime soon…
Interview: Trevor Bamford of Nightbreed
Thu 30 Oct 2014Trevor Bamford, the Darklord of Hoodtown lets us in on the subculture that was pushed to the sides but never evanesced...
Sound of the Lion: Goth Special,Sound of The Lion
Sun 12 Oct 2014We teamed-up with Nightbreed to bring you a selection of songs from the Nottingham goth scene past and present
The Sneinton Art Scene
Tue 17 Jun 2014Nottingham will never be mistaken for Paris but it is slowly being reorganised into French-style ‘quarters.’ In April the city council approved plans for Royal, Canal and Castle quarters to go with the business-orientated Creative Quarter that is based in and around Hockley. While LeftLion understand that there are as yet no plans to actually reorganise residential areas of Nottingham into arrondissements, readers may be wondering if there are also plans afoot to create the equivalent of Paris’ bohemian Left Bank.
Francis Lowe and the Gotham Fool
Sun 08 Jun 2014Artist Francis Lowe discusses the techniques involved in creating a comic addressing mental illness
Interview: Karl Hilton of Crytek UK
Tue 18 Feb 2014Minding its own business on Canal Street is a games studio so inconspicuous that we had to stick our heads in to believe it. While we were there, Crytek UK’s Managing Director Karl Hilton talked to us about the industry, surprising uses for games development, and his work on some of the best-selling and most highly regarded first-person-shooters ever.