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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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Notts Goes Green: Challenges and Opportunities For Heritage Buildings
Wed 09 Feb 2022Nottingham City Council's Carbon Neutral 2028 plan has spurred many local businesses toward going eco-friendly, but what does that mean for our heritage buildings such as those in the historic Lace Market? Becky Valentine, Co-Owner and sustainability lead at property management company Spenbeck takes a deep dive into the issues
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What Your Favourite Notts Spot Says About You
Wed 09 Feb 2022Here at LeftLion we don't like to be judgemental. We think of ourselves as open minded, free flowing types. That being said, here's a list of places in our great city, alongside an even longer list of stereotypes...
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Notts Designer Evie Ashwin Explains How She’s Helping to Increase Inclusivity in the Fashion Industry
Sat 05 Feb 2022As Vogue’s Emily Farra puts it, for all the fashion industry’s growing commitment to promoting accessibility on the basis of race, gender, sexuality and size, consideration for the disabled community is still “what’s missing in fashion’s inclusivity movement”. Yet Nottingham Trent University graduate Evie Ashwin is helping to correct this oversight, using her skills to make adaptive clothing so everyone can feel comfortable and confident in what they wear…
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Notts Documentary Redt'Blue to Premiere at Broadway Cinema
Tue 25 Jan 2022The film explores why Mansfield voted Tory in the 2017 General Election...
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Notts Barrister Christian Weaver Opens Up on the Importance of His New Pocket-Sized Book on Human Rights
Fri 21 Jan 2022We chat to Carlton’s Christian Weaver, writer of The Law in 60 Seconds: A Pocket Guide to Your Rights, about his route into law, Kill the Bill, and why it’s so important to protect our freedoms…
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Two Notts Creatives Discuss the Future of Ratcliffe-On-Soar Power Station
Tue 18 Jan 2022Architectural Designer William Harvey and artist Ryan Boultbee, two creatives obsessed with the built environment, discuss the uncertain future of Ratcliffe-on-Soar (R-o-S) power station - that’s the big’un, with the giant cooling towers, that you can see dominating the landscape on the approach to Notts…
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A Tribute To Colin Slater MBE 1934-2022
Thu 13 Jan 2022Colin Slater MBE, the BBC Radio Nottingham Sports Broadcaster who spent over half a century covering the fortunes of Notts County FC, died on Monday 10 January at the age of 87.
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We Hear From Notts Director Liam Dexter on the Inspiration for His Short Film Bums: A Day in the Life
Tue 11 Jan 2022We speak to Liam Dexter, writer, director and star of the entertaining yet emotional mockumentary Bums: A Day in the Life - which follows three down-on-their-luck lads who spend their days roaming the streets of Nottingham…
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How Notts Suburbs Have Seen a Resurgence Since the Start of the Pandemic
Sun 09 Jan 2022From greengrocers to coffee shops, the pandemic inspired people to shop independent and support their local high streets. Almost two years on from the first lockdown, we investigate whether these shopping habits stuck and how they’re transforming Nottingham…
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A Nun in Notts
Fri 17 Dec 2021Called to a life of holiness, this Nun is taking on the fight against nuclear weapons...
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Notts Filmmaker Gets Animated Short Featured by BBC
Thu 16 Dec 2021The film dives into the issue of misophonia, which has been described as being “allergic to sound”...
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"When you have community, you have hope." How Notts Campaigners Saved Mature Trees in Newark-On-Trent
Wed 08 Dec 2021When the council planned to cut down four mature trees in Newark-on-Trent, the local community stepped up to save them. Emma Oldham, one of the movement’s campaigners, tells us all about it…
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Shop Local This Christmas - 24 Notts Independents to Inspire your Present Shopping
Wed 01 Dec 2021It's the return of LeftLion's annual gift guide, in collaboration with Independent Nottingham, brought to you by Nottingham BID. Read on to find 24 of the best independent Notts spots to get your thoughtful, locally sourced gifts this Christmas...
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Meet the Notts Filmmaker Who's Set a Second World War Film in Hucknall's Arc Cinema
Tue 30 Nov 2021Notts filmmaker Bradley Severn’s introspective short A Picture of Memory aims to shine a light on the brutality of war. We hear about what the movie involves, the messages it is trying to convey, and how The Arc Cinema in Hucknall played an instrumental role in its creation…
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Overheard in Notts
Sun 28 Nov 2021We find out just how hungover is too hangover for the Holocaust...
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An Exorcist in Notts
Fri 26 Nov 2021If there's something strange in your neighbourhood, who you gonna call? This guy...
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Notts Street Photographer Rich Bell Chats First Photobook Life Works & Dreams
Thu 25 Nov 2021Rich Bell’s candid photographs of Nottingham’s streets have graced our regular Notts Shots galleries over the past couple of years and, after checking out his first photobook Life Works & Dreams, we found out how he entered the world of street photography.
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Buy: Overheard In Notts Book Volume 3
Thu 18 Nov 2021Move over Paw Patrol, Push-Poppers and Polly Pocket. It’s time for 2021’s must-have Nottingham stocking filler…
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A Session Musician in Notts
Tue 26 Oct 2021They might not be tied to one specific band, but that doesn't stop our Session Musician in Notts loving their job...
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"I found Nottingham to be really friendly and it had such a romance about it" Actor Paul Kaye Reminisces on his Student Days in Notts
Mon 18 Oct 2021From fighting in the Greyjoy Rebellion to giving Ricky Gervais therapy sessions, Paul Kaye has had an on-screen career like no other since studying Theatre Design at Nottingham Trent University. We hear from the 56-year-old about his time in Notts, filming in Iceland and his love for Sleaford Mods…
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