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Film Review: Top Gun Maverick
Sat 28 May 2022Tom Cruise reprises his role as test pilot Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in one of this year’s most exhilarating blockbusters…
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Overheard in Notts
Tue 24 May 2022This month's ramblings include cheese chat, smashing similes and dark duck talk...
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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…
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Suspended Portals: Notts Graphic Artist Amy Lee Young's New Work Opens at Butter + Sugar
Tue 17 May 2022Having opened to the public on Saturday 14 May, Suspended Portals is the new exhibition of mixed media artwork from Nottingham graphic artist, Amy Lee Young...
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Notts Art Collective INSTAR Dig Into the Role Flora and Fauna Have Played in Our Collective Cultural Past
Tue 17 May 2022From modern tales like The Princess and the Frog, through to ancient literature in the form of The Epic of Gilgamesh, humans have been fascinated by the wonders of mythical flora and fauna. Yet our natural world is perhaps more incredible than anything in a fairy tale…
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The Kooks Drummer Alex Nunez on his Notts heritage, Prince and playing Meadowlands next month...
Wed 11 May 2022Ahead of their top slot at the city’s newest festival - Meadowlands - on Friday 3 June, we speak to The Kooks drummer Alex Nunez about his Notts lineage, Prince and touring the world…
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No Mow May - How to Help Notts Wildlife Whilst Doing Less Work
Mon 02 May 2022East Leake Hedgehog Highways Founder and Adult Social Care Worker Holly Dance found that the best way to keep her garden in good shape was not to do very much at all. At the outset of No Mow May 2022, she tells us about how mowing less and gardening for nature can bring wildlife home.
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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...
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A Dungeon Master in Notts
Sun 17 Apr 2022Our regular feature takes a deep dive into the world of Dungeons & Dragons to find out what it's really like being A Dungeon Master in Notts...
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Inside Little Bricks, the Cosy Notts Restaurant Offering an Eclectic Mix of Food and Drink
Sat 16 Apr 2022Emilie Mendham heads to Derby Road to check out Little Bricks, the restaurant offering a unique blend of the freshest meals, desserts and wines that our fine city has to offer…
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Meet Rehannah Mian, the Notts Podcast Host Diving Into the Darker Side of Fairy Tales
Fri 08 Apr 2022Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty. Since they first arrived, these fairy tales have endured as childhood staples, shaping our first sense of right and wrong. But how often do we hear the original stories - the more gruesome and grisly iterations that don’t make it to Disney's final cut? Inspired by this month's magic theme, we catch up with Nottingham author and presenter Rehannah Mian about her podcast Magical Storybook, and why she’s bringing traditional fairy tales back to the present day…
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New Documentary Celebrates the History of Iconic Notts Gay Pub the New Foresters
Thu 07 Apr 2022Nottingham’s oldest gay pub, New Foresters, opened in 1958 and has been the hub of Nottingham’s LGBTQ+ community ever since. We catch up with local filmmaker Damien Ebanks ahead of the release of his new documentary, which highlights the significance of this venue as a safe space for self-expression, and the importance of its landlady, Debbie Law…
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Notts Wellness Coach Victoria Louise Explains How She Uses the Moon for Yoga and Mindfulness
Wed 06 Apr 2022For as long as humans have stared at the sky, they’ve been fascinated by the moon. Mystified by its beauty, and curious about its unknowability, the satellite has inspired art, technology, and even language, with the word ‘lunatic’ stemming from the Roman Goddess of the moon - Luna. Yet, today we have surprisingly little connection with the moon, despite its importance. In light of this, we catch up with yoga teacher and wellness coach Victoria Louise, learning more about our connection with the moon, its feminine energy, and her Under The Moon rituals…
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Overheard in Notts
Thu 31 Mar 2022From Jimmy Carr to The Muppets, here's what you've been chatting about this month...
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New Notts Festival Meadowlands Announces Nine More Acts
Tue 22 Mar 2022Come this summer there’s a brand new festival in town, landing in Nottingham’s Victoria Embankment in the Meadows area on the bank holiday Friday 3 June - and it goes by the name Meadowlands. With 10 stellar acts now announced, it’s looking like a must-go for indie/rock lovers of all ages. With more acts yet to be announced, we take a first look at who’s rocking up…
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6 Great Things To Do This Week in Notts
Sun 20 Mar 2022Looking for something to do? We've got you covered...
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A Personal Shopper in Notts
Thu 17 Mar 2022A personal shopper in Notts talks us through picking outfits, working with clients, and why their job might not be exactly what you think...
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100 Notts Writers Speak Out On Library Closures
Wed 16 Mar 2022Over a hundred local or locally connected writers, together with some local publishers and bookshops, have signed a joint letter opposing Nottingham City Council's planned closure of Aspley, Basford and Radford/Lenton libraries.
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Nottingham-Born Influencer Lauren Black Lifts the Lid on Social Media’s Impact on Body Image and Mental Health
Wed 16 Mar 2022We chat to Lauren Black, an influencer from Nottingham with over 120,000 followers on Instagram, about the potential mental health challenges for models online, how she’s using her own platform for good, and her work on BBC documentary The Instagram Effect, which explores the darker side of an ever-expanding digital world…
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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…
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Notts Sneaker Heads Discuss the Boom of the Trainer Industry
Sat 12 Mar 2022It’s hard to imagine a time when trainers weren’t everywhere you looked. For most of us, figuring out which sneakers to wear is just as, if not more important than, the rest of our outfit. But from an engineering breakthrough of fusing canvas and vulcanised rubber together in the early twentieth century to a multi-billion-dollar global business, the sneaker industry has taken over the world in a relatively short time. And Nottingham is no exception – walk down any high-street in the city and you’ll see multiple retailers flogging the latest creps, with queues forming outside some of the biggest brands before they open on most days. Footwear fan Isabella Read talks to some of Nottingham’s biggest sneaker heads to find out more about trainer culture in the city…
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Overheard in Notts
Sat 26 Feb 2022From cars to farts, here's what you've been chatting about this month...
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An Anatomist in Notts
Fri 25 Feb 2022You know the drill. We find a Notts resident with a weird or unusual job and get them to give us the lowdown on what it’s really like. This month, we hear from an anatomist...
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We Hear From Four Notts Minds Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet
Thu 17 Feb 2022With our universities and businesses starting to come up with innovative and exciting methods for protecting our planet, Nottingham now finds itself at the forefront of the fight against climate change. We hear from four local minds who are helping to lead this fight…
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