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Tom Quigley's Weekends and Everything In Between Exhibition is a Behind the Scenes Look at Nottingham's Skate Scene
Fri 01 Mar 2019As a member of Nottingham’s skateboard scene, photographer Tom Quigley has developed a reputation for brilliantly capturing candid moments of the subculture. An advocate of creating art that his audience wants to see, his work has been praised for its authentic portrayal of life as a skateboarder in the city, striking a balance between the everyday and the sublime. Following on from his 2014 and 2015 shows, his latest exhibition, Weekends And Everything In Between, is at Surface Gallery until Saturday 9 March…
Review: Sandi Toksvig at Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall
Mon 11 Feb 2019We got down to Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall to check out Sandi Toksvig...
5 Things to Know About Nottingham's LGBT+ Community
Mon 21 Jan 2019Nottingham is a great place to go out. Although the city has a thriving LGBT+ community, it can feel impossible to find. So here are a few pointers about coming out in Notts…
6 Books to Read in 2019
Thu 17 Jan 2019These page-turners will give you a cracking start to the year...
4 Books From Notts Authors to Read This Christmas Holiday
Sun 09 Dec 2018There’s no time like Crimbo to get stuck into the printed pages of a new novel or poetry collection. The turkey’s roasting, the fire’s crackling and the wine’s mulling, giving you plenty of time to curl up in your stretchy trousers and prepare yourself for a feast of literary goodness…
Framework, Forest, Rain and Feet: A Poem for Nottingham's Homeless Community
Fri 23 Nov 2018With the new charity partnership between Nottingham Forest FC and Framework Housing Association, Nottingham's High Sheriff Nick Ebbs commissioned LeftLion Editor Bridie Squires to write a poem about the relationship, and how it might help our city's homeless community going forward...
Nottingham's John Lewis Advert: Christmas Covers 2018 at The Bodega
Mon 12 Nov 2018What would the season be without a bit of Grey Hairs and Rod Stewart? This year we celebrate seventeen Christmasses filled with the covery wailings of our musical community, all in the cosy comfort of The Bodega. Last year, £1,800 was raised for Notts Hospice and Zephyr's, and so to stir some charitable happenings in Nottingham's belly once more, David Lilley has put together this wonderful advertisement to demonstrate what a Festive Miracle the evening is set to be...
DogDaze: Take a Trip to Nottingham's Alternate Reality
Sat 13 Oct 2018"A brass-clasped door opens, and through it comes the brooding figure of the pug-faced bishop."
The Secrets of Nottingham's Undiscovered Caves
Wed 10 Oct 2018You all know this already, but, spanning the length and breadth of the underground of our city are a system of caves said to be at least a few years older than your nan. Better yet, there’s still some that are supposedly undiscovered; who knows what other mysteries lie beneath your toes? Fortunately, we’re about to shine a light onto the deep, dark tunnels that populate the hidden depths of the citeh...
Get Down to Brass: Nottingham's Jazz Scene
Fri 24 Aug 2018Jazz has been around for over a century now; the exact date disputed but its birthplace is unanimously agreed on: New Orleans. African-American communities of this vibrant, palpable city kicked off the magical creation in the early 1900s, and an entirely new music genre formed. After a period of being frowned upon by many, it became the soundtrack for twenties America, otherwise known as the Jazz Age. These days, the West African rhythms, blues, ragtime and European military band infusions have danced their way across the globe, and into the corners of cities like ours. But what of Nottingham jazz? Where did it all start, and what’s going on in the scene today?
Mojo Nottingham's 1st Birthday in Photos
Fri 17 Aug 2018The debauchery was full throttle as the late-night bar Mojo celebrated its very first birthday in Nottingham...
Nottingham's Finest Dogs in Shops
Sun 22 Jul 2018Dogs in shops have become a thing of late and as a bunch of committed dog lovers, we are very much in favour of this trend. But who among us has time to seek out the finest four-legged shop denizens that Nottingham has to offer?...
6 Nottingham Books to Read This Summer
Mon 16 Jul 2018Surely you must be in need of a beach side read. Give one of these a try...
Nottingham's Dengest Catto and Most Boofin' Doggo Awards
Wed 04 Jul 2018Welcome to the thiccest pet competition in all of Hoodtown...
Nottingham’s Dengest Catto and Most Boofin’ Doggo Awards
Fri 08 Jun 2018If you've got a crackin' cat or a damn-fine doggo, listen up...
Doing the Bookshop Hop at Nottingham Poetry Festival
Fri 27 Apr 2018A dazzling evening of new connections and resonant readings at two of Nottingham’s thriving bookshops, Blackwell’s and Five Leaves…
Kahn Talks Dubstep, Bristol, and Tricky Ahead of Nottingham's Irish Centre Gig
Fri 20 Apr 2018The legendary dubstep producer and DJ Kahn gives us a few insights ahead of his set at The Irish Centre...
Nottingham's Buskers: Mogs Morgan
Fri 06 Apr 2018Long-time Notts busker and badman saxophonist, Mogs Morgan is a staple to the city’s landscape. You might find him knocking about near Xylophone Man’s old spot, among other places, having a toot. We gave him a bell...
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 [email protected]...
8 Of Nottingham's Most Famous YouTubers
Sat 17 Mar 2018These days, loads of boggers have chucked in the telly for the magical internuts in all its streaming glory. While days past saw the battle for fame flail down a fairly standard path, these days there are all sorts of characters doing their thing, their way. We’ve hunted down some of the best and most popular faces to grace the YouTube realm, all hailing from our little Nottingham in some way, shape or form...
A Bookseller in Notts
Thu 18 Jan 2018The latest in our series takes a look behind the scenes in one of Nottingham's book shops...
Poems Picked by Nottingham's Young Poet Laureate Georgina Wilding
Fri 05 Jan 2018Our new Young Poet Laureate and Mud Press founder, Georgina Wilding, treats us to a selection of proper Notts poetry…
Nottingham's Homeless Community Create Photography Exhibition
Fri 08 Dec 2017Student-led community interest company, People of the Streets, handed out disposable cameras to Nottingham's homeless community. The end result? An incredible photography exhibition, Stories of the Streets, that provides us with an insight to what life is really like when you don't have a house to call your home. We sent our own photographer, Tom Morley, down to the exhibition in Broadmarsh, to provide us with a very meta photo gallery of a photo gallery.
Georgina Wilding is Nottingham's First Young Poet Laureate
Mon 13 Nov 2017Georgina Wilding was announced as Nottingham’s first Young Poet Laureate on National Poetry Day. A rising star on the literature scene, Georgina is the founder of independent publishing house, Mud Press, and has written for radio and TV, most recently performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. A staunch believer in the power of poetry to change lives, between now and February 2019 she’s going to be promoting Nottingham worldwide through words, and getting as many people involved as she can...
Television Workshop Talk Nottingham's Capital of Culture Bid
Thu 26 Oct 2017Television Workshop's Nic Harvey chats about naturalistic acting techniques and their long list of success stories...