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LeftLion Receives Vital Funding From Government Culture Recovery Fund
Fri 02 Apr 2021We have received a grant from the second round of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help our organisation recover and continue.
Sugar Stealers are Hosting a Month of Free Online Women’s Creative and Wellbeing Workshops
Tue 16 Mar 2021The collective – made up DJ Tricia Gardiner, Nottinghamshire actor Esther Coles and film producer Anna Griffin – are offering workshops to aid the wellbeing of women everywhere after a particularly difficult month…
Two Free Doughnotts For Every LeftLion King Supporter on Patreon
Tue 02 Mar 2021Yes, you read it right. We're giving away a couple of Nottingham's tastiest donuts to our beloved King supporters. Read on to find out how to get your mitts on them...
LeftLion Magazine #133
Fri 29 Jan 2021A love-themed Feb/March issue featuring your Love Letters to Notts, the Nottingham duo who became the first married couple to reach the North and South Poles, our Valentine's Day Dating Game, author Mhairi McFarlane on why Valentine's Day stinks, The Colour of Love, A Decade of Black Iris, The Festival of Science and Curiosity and loads more...
LeftLion Expands Distribution To Twenty Major Notts Supermarkets
Mon 25 Jan 2021After a successful trial last issue, the upcoming (Feb-March) issue of LeftLion will be distributed across twenty Notts branches of Sainsbury’s, ASDA, Morrisons and Tesco.
Christmas on a Budget with Local Recipe Creator Lucy and Lentils
Wed 23 Dec 2020Food is such a big part of the festive season, providing so many tasty memories and cause for merriment. Things might be feeling a bit tighter on the wallet following this year’s troubles, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still chow down on some tasty nosh this Christmas time. We’ve enlisted Notts recipe creator and photographer Lucy Parker to share some tips on how to make your food extra tasty on a budget, and make sure nothing goes to waste...
LeftLion Magazine #132
Tue 08 Dec 2020A double issue featuring Framework Housing Association's 20th birthday, Rock City's 40th birthday, Nottingham's independent Christmas guide, The Nottingham Culture Review of 2020, Nottingham Playhouse's Cinderella and more...
LeftLion Magazine Now Available in ASDA, Sainsbury’s and Tesco
Mon 07 Dec 2020The special bumper December and January issue of LeftLion will be available to pick up free in local branches of ASDA, Sainsbury’s and Tesco...
LeftLion Magazine #131
Mon 02 Nov 2020Featuring a tribute to the late Pete Woosh, the gentrification of Sneinton Market, Nottingham Poetry Festival, A Reverend on Notts, Nottingham BID, Christmas at Wollaton Hall, My Photo Moment, Bone Arrow, Tony Bates, Dekker, The Carousel, Lone, Tawn-19, MOIST and loads more...
LeftLion Magazine #130
Mon 05 Oct 2020Featuring Nadia Whittome's first column, The History of the Goose Fair, a Paranormal Investigator in Notts, Nottingham Contemporary's Grace Jones Exhibition, Hogs of War, Most Haunted revisited, Wild Clothing Store and more...
Nadia Whittome Joins LeftLion
Mon 28 Sept 2020We're delighted to announce that Nadia Whittome, MP for Nottingham East and Britain's youngest Member of Parliament, will be joining LeftLion as a regular columnist from October.
Left Duck - August Review
Thu 03 Sept 2020It's been a long time since Nottinghamshire reached August without losing any games of cricket. Of course, it helped that the season didn't start until August this year! Let's see how they got on in their four Bob Willis games and three T20 matches.
LeftLion Magazine #129
Tue 01 Sept 2020Featuring Nottingham's OnlyFans creators, I'm Not From London at 15, Nottingham BID, Young Hustlers, POW, Moan Zine, Brazil's Wauja Indigenous Community, Kate Sharp, Witch from the East, Green Hustle, Ben Rose, Bon Idle, Shreya Sen-Handley, Future Bubblers and loads more
LeftLion Film Podcast #28 - The Lockdown Tapes: Part 2
Fri 07 Aug 2020Separated due to lockdown, hosts Ash and Derry virtually reminisce over some of their favourite and most humiliating moments from three years of the LeftLion Film Podcast. Featuring a doomed interview with stand up legend with Colin Quinn, getting intimidated by Ben Wheatley, talking to Bella Ramsey the day after she was killed off in Game of Thrones and getting brutalised by Tom State...
LeftLion Football Podcast Episode 10: End of the Season
Tue 04 Aug 2020In the final episode of the season, Gareth calls Colin fresh from his Wembley heartbreak, as County miss out on promotion back into the football league. Things aren't much rosier across the Trent either, as they discuss Forest's recent capitulation in missing out on the playoffs in spectacular style. So what about the future for both clubs? Transfers in, transfers out and the wider issues around football ownership are all explored.
LeftLion Magazine #128
Mon 03 Aug 2020Featuring The Nottingham Project's Greg Nugent, a catch up with some of Nottingham's independent businesses, an XR Rebel in Notts, Nottingham Arts Mela preview, BACKLIT, Nottingham Refugee Forum at 20, Sally Longford on Notts being carbon neutral by 2028, Feixue Huangdu, Natalie Duncan and a treasure hunt of puzzles that could lead you to a free escape room...
How to get hold of a copy of LeftLion #128
Sat 01 Aug 2020Our magazine is back in print. But because so many venues are still closed you might find it a little harder to get hold of a copy than you did before. However, here’s some tips of where you can find it and few new ways you can get your hands on a copy
Left Duck: 2020 Season Preview
Fri 31 Jul 2020With the 2020 cricket season about to start, we take a look at how Nottinghamshire are shaping up to take on the COVID-impacted schedule.
Left Magpie: Home Improvements
Wed 29 Jul 2020During Lockdown, I became particularly partial to home improvement programmes. There was something quite therapeutic, during a time of intense instability and incoherence, watching someone making sense out of chaos by turning a decommissioned Soviet missile into a glamping pod.
Support LeftLion Magazine on Patreon
Fri 24 Jul 2020For seventeen years and 127 printed issues, LeftLion magazine has shone a light on Nottingham’s culture and entertainment scene. Now we’re asking our readers for a bit of help to get back on our feet...
LeftLion Football Podcast Episode 9: Paul Severn
Wed 22 Jul 2020Gareth, Colin and Jim welcome Paul Severn to try to make sense of Forest's meltdown as they lose a grip on their playoff place. The team look forward to Notts County's upcoming playoff match as well as get excited by new signings at Mansfield. As well as continuing to reflect on lockdown mental health issues, there's also discussion on the situation at Wigan and the murky world of FFP.
LeftLion Film Podcast #28 - The Lockdown Tapes: Part 1
Mon 13 Jul 2020Separated due to lockdown, hosts Ash and Derry virtually reminisce over some of their favourite and most humiliating moments from three years of the LeftLion Film Podcast. Featuring getting pied off by Vicky McClure, stalking Emilio Estevez, grilling Nick Frost about Captain Pugwash and plenty more...
LeftLion Magazine #127
Wed 01 Jul 2020Featuring Next Gen Movement, Anti-Racism Resources, The Pythian Club, Pride 2020, LGBTQA+ Venues throughout the years, Nottingham's Comedy Scene and more...
LeftLion Football Podcast Episode 8: Football is Back
Fri 26 Jun 2020Gareth, Colin and Jim discuss the return to Championship action for Forest, play-off promise for Notts County and a new face in the boardroom at Mansfield. They also explore the role of coaching during lockdown and reflect on the ways the Black Lives Matter movement has been received in Nottingham.
LeftLion Football Podcast Episode 7: Lockdown with Jim McCrae
Fri 05 Jun 2020Colin and Gareth are joined by Jim McRae to discuss the effect of lockdown on County, Mansfield and Forest, whilst also looking at the role football plays in our lives and the mental health challenges we all face in lockdown.