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5 of the Best Things to Check Out in Nottingham This Week: Sean Paul, Young Creative Showcase and More
Mon 29 Aug 2022From up-and-coming Notts artists to global sensations, we've got it all this week...
LeftLion Editors Past and Present Lift the Lid on Looking After One of Nottingham’s Longest-Running Publications
Sat 27 Aug 2022Between them, Jared Wilson, Bridie Squires and Ashley Carter have been Editor for 89 of LeftLion’s 150 issues (alongside Al Needham, 27 issues between 2009-2013, and Ali Emm, 34 issues between 2013-2017). To celebrate us reaching our landmark release, the three sat down to reminisce about their time holding the LeftLion reins…
5 Great Events in Nottingham This Week: Arboretum Beer Festival, The Foolhardy Folk Festival and More
Mon 22 Aug 2022Stuart Pearce (not that one), The Shakamoto Investigation and Beans on Toast are all in town...
LeftLion’s All-Seeing, All-Knowing Editor Ashley Carter Uses His Boundless Wisdom to Help You Lot Out
Sun 21 Aug 2022In an act of benevolence to rival Father Christmas himself, our glorious leader and Editor, Ashley Carter, has decided to celebrate our 150th issue by helping you lot out. Offering something far more valuable than toys and presents, he’s bestowing some of his worldly wisdom* by helping the readers of LeftLion with some of the problems submitted through our social media channels. You’re welcome.
Coming Up in Notts This Week: Nottingham Carnival, The Book of Mormon and More
Mon 15 Aug 2022EP launches, zine making and photography sessions are also on the cards...
The Thompsons on LeftLion, Jesse Lingard and the Neighbours Finale
Sun 14 Aug 2022Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...
5 Great Things Happening in Nottingham This Week: Night Must Fall, No Man's Land and More
Mon 08 Aug 2022Books, music, theatre - whatever you're into, our city has you covered...
LeftLion Screen Podcast #6 - Jorden Myrie Interview; Thor: Love and Thunder Review and More
Fri 05 Aug 2022After a couple of months away from the microphones, Screen Editor Jamie Morris and Assistant Editor George White return for a new episode of the LeftLion Screen Podcast - much to the delight of the millions of superfans across the globe...
LeftLion Magazine #150
Wed 03 Aug 2022Our 150th issue is a celebration of the past, present and future of LeftLion. Featuring Editors' Roundtable with Jared Wilson, Bridie Squires and Ashley Carter, Nottingham's Next Generation of Talent, Agony Ash, 150 Moments that Made LeftLion and a city-wide treasure hunt for prizes worth over £700...
5 Fun Things to Do in Nottingham This Week: Cel Animation Workshop, Pots and Pints and More
Mon 01 Aug 2022Whether you want to learn a new skill, soak in some tunes, or be all sophisticated and check out some art - Nottingham is your oyster this week (provided you have Thursday evening free)...
5 of the Best Films in Nottingham Cinemas in August 2022
Fri 29 Jul 2022Everything from old-school classics to brand-new blockbusters are hitting our screens this summer...
LeftLion Magazine #149
Fri 01 Jul 2022Our July sports-themed issue, featuring Forest in the Premier League, She's Got Game, Richard Whitehead MBE, Building Notts' Greatest Athlete, the Nottingham Lions, WWE Wrestler Joseph Conners, Kendo, Footfalls & Heartbeats, Big City Reads, Georgina Wilding, Harleighblu, Art of Football, Andy Reid, Nadia Whittome on Palestine and the Notts' soldiers who were at the Battle of Rorke's Drift...
5 Great Things to Check Out in Nottingham This Week: LeftLion Open House, Get Carter and More
Mon 06 Jun 2022Music, films, and the chance to get involved with our wonderful magazine. What more could you want?
Contribute to LeftLion!
Mon 30 May 2022If you're a writer, illustrator or photographer, come and join us at Antenna on Tuesday 7 June and get involved in Nottingham's culture magazine...
LeftLion Magazine #148
Mon 30 May 2022Our Fear issue, featuring Dr Chris Terrell-Nield on spiders, the Haunted Museum, the Victoria Centre Market, the Uncanny, Graham Caveney on Agoraphobia, Dr John Woolf on the Victorian Freak Show, Nottingham Craft Beer Week, Sauce Shop, Fearless Dressing, Big Swap Events, Newark Book Festival, Anna Kent, Middle Street Resource Centre, Climate Anxiety, Jimmy Rocket & LVNDLXRD, Kendal Mountain Festival, Jay Digga, Angelo Murphy, Nadia Whittome on the Politics of Fear, A Skydiver in Notts, and loads more...
LeftLion Screen Podcast #5 - The Road Dance Director Richie Adams, the Best Summer Blockbusters of 2022 and More
Fri 27 May 2022This month we're joined by Richie Adams, the man behind The Road Dance - one of the highlights of the Nottingham International Film Festival...
Notts CrossFit Athlete and Coach Lucy Campbell Discusses Women in Strength Training and Putting Two Fingers Up to Stereotypes
Sat 21 May 2022Combining strength training, gymnastics and high intensity workouts, Nottingham’s CrossFit box has attracted quite a cult following. We caught up with CrossFit athlete and coach Lucy Campbell to talk about women in strength training, the camaraderie of group workouts and letting go of weight-loss goals…
LeftLion Magazine #147
Mon 02 May 2022The Mythology Issue. Featuring The Nottingham Gods, The Nottingham Caesars, 400 Rabbits, blacksmith David Gill, Joelle Taylor, Nottingham Poetry Festival, Lucy Campbell, The Curse of King Tut and loads more...
LeftLion Screen Podcast #4 - Chris Cooke on One for the Road, Broadway Cinema and Notts' Screen Scene
Fri 29 Apr 2022This month's podcast includes a chat with One for the Road director Chris Cooke, a review of The Northman, and a great debate about a certain Nicolas Cage...
Former LeftLion Editor Bridie Squires Signs Up for Tough Mudder to Raise Money for The Tomorrow Project
Sat 02 Apr 2022Having lost their friend to suicide in April 2020, Bridie Squires is one of fourteen people undertaking Tough Mudder to celebrating the legacy of Harry McCormick, highlighting the issue of male suicide and raising vital funds for The Tomorrow Project
LeftLion Magazine #146
Fri 01 Apr 2022Our April issue is a celebration of all things magic, featuring Magic Goes Wrong, modern day witchcraft, The Nottingham Guild of Magicians, Victoria Louise on moon yoga, A Dungeon Master in Notts, Nadia Whittome on the magic of football, Little Bricks, Magic Storybook, Hannah Bourn's jewellery, Incredible Edible Beeston, The New Foresters, the history of the Hemlock Stone and loads more...
LeftLion Screen Podcast 2.3 - Mark Gallagher and Zanda Sey, Arc Cinema
Fri 25 Mar 2022This month, the LeftLion Screen Team are joined by Arc Cinema's Mark Gallagher and Zanda Sey to discuss their first year in Beeston, their upcoming events, and their favourite Batmen...
How Notts Photographer Lucie Nechanická’s Book I Didn’t Ask For It Is Breaking Stereotypes Around Sexual Harassment
Mon 14 Mar 2022
Tired of the victim blaming narrative around sexual harrasment, photography student Lucie Nechanická created I Didn’t Ask For It - the photobook chronicling sexual harrasment in Nottingham. We chat to the budding photographer about breaking stereotypes, better sex education, and her process behind making the book…
LeftLion Magazine #145
Tue 01 Mar 2022Fashion is the name of the game for our March mag, which has been guest-edited by new Fashion Editor Addie Kenogbon. Inside you can find: White Rose, Nottingham's sneaker scene, I Didn't Ask for It, A Personal Shopper in Notts, Kitty Tray on Drag Fashion, The Last Lace Maker, Rebekah Peters, Omid Djalili, Evie Ashwin, greenwashing and Reggie Kray's old prison shirt...
LeftLion Screen Podcast 2.2 - Koko Basigara, Star of Jersey Boys
Fri 25 Feb 2022The second episode of the new LeftLion Screen Podcast takes a dip into the world of the West End, with Nottingham's Jersey Boys star Koko Basigara - who also featured in the big screen version of Aladdin - joining us for a chat...