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A Fifteen-Year-Old's Powerful Speech From Nottingham's COP27 Rally
Tue 15 Nov 2022As world leaders and government negotiators gather in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt for the biggest climate change conference of the year, protestors from Nottingham Coalition for Climate Justice gathered in Trinity Square to demand stronger action to restore our environment and reduce emissions. One speech, from fifteen-year-old Liv Marshal of Nottingham Youth Climate Assembly, stood out from the crowd, and even made a few headlines. Here's that speech in full...
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Inspired by His Hometown of Newstead Village, Author Jim Gibson Lifts the Lid on His Short Story Collection, The Bygones
Mon 14 Nov 2022Combining the supernatural with the mundane, Nottingham author Jim Gibson has just published his debut short story collection, The Bygones - a project based loosely around his hometown of Newstead Village. Made up of 21 stories, it muses on a place that has been forgotten by the world, the everyday minutiae of life and the oddness that is so often found in rural communities. We catch up with the writer to find out about how he uses the place as a character, how he put the collection together and much more…
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Review: A Celebration of the Music from Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit
Mon 14 Nov 2022Our Rich Higton took a trip to the Royal Concert Hall for this magnificent musical event...
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Film From The Actors Workshop Gets Premiere at Savoy Cinema
Mon 14 Nov 2022Echoes of the Fallen will take over the Lenton cinema this week. We chat to The Actors Workshop's Clare McGill all about it...
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How New Nottingham Short Film Hamster Is Putting a Twist on the Typical War Movie
Sat 29 Oct 2022From being nominated for awards to screening at Broadway Cinema, Scott Driver’s short film, Hamster, has made its mark on audiences and critics alike. And, with its powerful message on PTSD and the impact of war, it’s easy to see why…
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Review: Escape From R. M. S. Titanic at Houdini's Nottingham
Tue 18 Oct 2022As the Titanic pulled into Nottingham (and, more specifically, the back corner of Tenpin near Showcase), we decided to hop on board and see if we could jump ship before it sank to the bottom of the ocean. Or, in other words, we tried out Houdini’s ‘Escape From R.M.S. Titanic’ escape room. Here’s how we got on…
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Theatre Review: Girl From The North Country at Theatre Royal
Thu 13 Oct 2022A slice of gritty realism from 1930s Midwest America with the musical sprinklings of Minessota’s most famous son on top...
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On the Street: We Hear from Nottingham's Residents About Their Love for Cycling and Favourite Biking Memories
Mon 12 Sept 2022Like any good local journalists worth their salt, we wanted to head out into the community and learn more about you lot. And with this month's theme being all things bicycle, this seemed like a good place to start. From those who cycle thousands of miles for charity to others who pop on the bike for a quick neighbourhood ride, Nottingham definitely has its fair share of cyclists. For some, the love of the sport stems from childhood, while for others it’s a recent venture. Yet they all have one thing in common - an undying devotion to cycling and all the places it can take them...
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We Hear All About Collected Poems: Volume Two, the Brand New Book From Notts Legend Henry Normal
Sat 10 Sept 2022From co-creating the British TV classic The Royle Family to setting up Baby Cow Productions with Steve Coogan, Henry Normal has had an industrious career in the arts. But since retiring, the 65-year-old has turned his hand back to his first love, poetry, and is celebrating his second volume of Collected Poems, published last month by Flapjack Press…
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5 of the Best Things to Check Out in Nottingham This Week: From Deerstock to Nottinghamshire Pride
Mon 25 Jul 2022Psycho, pints and Pride all feature in our picks for you lot this week...
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Notts Filmmaker Oliver Blair Lifts the Lid on His New Short Film The Tree
Sun 17 Jul 2022We chat to director Oliver Blair about how he walked a fine line between tragedy and comedy to depict grief in his witty, yet poignant, debut short film, The Tree, which follows two characters dealing with the loss of their father…
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Review: The Television Workshop's Sin Short Film Festival
Wed 13 Jul 2022The Television Workshop – once home to the likes of Vicky McClure and Jack O'Connell – shone a spotlight on their next generation with a short film festival centred around the seven deadly sins. We stopped by Broadway Cinema to check it out...
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5 Fun Things to Check Out This Week: From Newark Book Festival to Repton Filmfest
Mon 04 Jul 2022With book fairs, film festivals and celebrations for Nottingham's freshest musical talent, there really is something for everyone around here this week...
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Discover How Sauce Shop Went From Selling Bottles at West Bridgford Farmers’ Market to Stocking the Shelves of Sainsbury’s
Sat 18 Jun 2022From selling twenty bottles in a gazebo at West Bridgford Farmers’ Market to being stocked on the shelves of Sainsbury’s and Morrisons up and down the country, the last eight years have been a pretty wild ride for Sauce Shop. But the Notts-based purveyors of artisanal sauces are never one to rest on their laurels, this could just be the beginning of their success story, as co-founder Pam Digva tells us…
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Campaigners Launch Petition for Safe Active Travel Route From Sherwood to West Bridgford
Fri 13 May 2022Nottingham’s North-South travel route - stretching from Sherwood to suburban West Bridgford - is notoriously geared towards motor vehicles, with safety concerns and pollution deterring many wishing to use more environmentally friendly options. As a result, campaigners have launched a petition this week calling for a dedicated safe route to make it safer for those. Catherine Mayhew, one of the locals behind the calls, explains why it’s so important…
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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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5 of the Best Things to Check Out in Nottingham This Week: From Pint of Science to Sigrid
Sun 08 May 2022A busy week awaits, with book launches, pop stars and powerful plays all coming to Nottingham...
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We Hear From Ella Burns Robbins about the Nottingham Poetry Festival and Their Wide Range of Wellbeing Workshops
Wed 04 May 2022The Nottingham Poetry Festival isn’t just a place to discover the finest wordsmiths in the city; with a range of wellbeing workshops and activities on offer, it also provides the perfect opportunity to switch off and unwind. We run through some of the highlights…
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We Explore the Rise of Magic Practices in Nottingham, From Wicca to Paganism
Sat 23 Apr 2022From the success of cult classic films like The Craft and Sabrina The Teenage Witch, to modern flicks like The Love Witch, our media suggests we’re thoroughly intrigued by magic, and those practising it. But, aside from campy movies, what do you actually know about witchcraft, Wicca and Paganism? On a mission to find out more, our writers George White and Lizzy O’Riordan joined together to learn about the history of witchcraft and how it’s practised in the modern day. Talking to Dr Thomas Waters about the persecutions of the past, and magic shop owner Soroya Cordery about the thriving present, they discover why the practice holds such a powerful grasp on our zeitgeist…
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In Photos: Sophie Ellis-Bextor at Royal Concert Hall
Wed 30 Mar 2022We headed down to the Royal Concert Hall to check out Sophie Ellis-Bextor, and her support act Holiday Sidewinder, on Tuesday 29 March...
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Nottingham’s Anjli Mohindra Talks Vigil, the Television Workshop and What’s Next for Her Career
Wed 30 Mar 2022Fresh from starring in Vigil, one of the BBC’s most popular series ever, and Munich: The Edge of War, one of Netflix’s most popular films of the last year, West Bridgford’s Anjli Mohindra chats to us about her love for Notts, her time at the Television Workshop and what’s next for her career…
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DiY Collective Veteran Harry Harrison Discusses His New Book, Dreaming in Yellow, and the Importance of Rave Culture
Wed 23 Mar 2022We chat to Harry Harrison, founding member of DiY Collective and author of new book Dreaming in Yellow: The Story Of The DiY Soundsystem, which takes a look back at rave culture...
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Nottingham Fashion Designer Rebekah Peters Lifts the Lid on Her Iconic Clothing Made From Preloved Bedsheets and Curtains
Tue 22 Mar 2022Notts' own Rebekah Peters is helping to lead the way in the preloved fashion game. We catch up with her to find out more…
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