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The Best Outdoor Spaces in Notts Presented by GorgeUs
Thu 27 May 2021The GorgeUs team present a round-up of the best eateries with outdoor seating as we move into the summer months...
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Notts Creatives: The Art Collective Made Up of Former Young Creative Award Winners on Their Social Action Project
Wed 26 May 2021Art writer Kelly Palfrey catches up with Notts Creatives, the art collective made up of former finalists of the Young Creative Awards, to find out more about their Social Action Project, which aims to keep the city’s young people engaged in the arts...
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Notts-based Vork Pie Have Scooped Up Awards for Their Vegan Pub Snacks
Fri 21 May 2021They say the best ideas come after a couple of pints with your mates. And this is certainly true for Sophie Neill of Vork Pie, a Stanton by Dale-based handmade vegan pie outlet. Established in 2014, Sophie has spent the best part of a decade perfecting the plant-based alternative to Britain’s best loved pub snack, which is now stocked in outlets up and down the country…
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A Yoga Instructor in Notts
Tue 11 May 2021"I practice yoga every day, and every session is an opportunity to meet new people, hear new stories."
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Tentickle Toys: The Notts-Based Sex Toy Specialists Offering Something Different
Tue 04 May 2021In a year when human-to-human interaction has been strictly forbidden, the sex toy industry has boomed, with more and more people finding pleasure without a partner. With a long and successful career in film prosthetics under her belt, Jayne Hyman took the opportunity to create her own brand of customisable, manga-inspired sex toys, Tentickle…
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School of Hard Notts: Twelve Year Old Jagoda Brown-Polanowska on Returning to Class and Saving the Planet
Fri 16 Apr 2021Jagoda Brown-Polanowska has been contributing to LeftLion throughout the pandemic, updating us on the state of affairs through the eyes of a twelve-year-old. As students have returned to a COVID-age schooling, we hear how uncomfortable masks, loneliness and Google Meet are a part of the story that shaped the next generation…
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Notts Screenwriter William Ivory on the Films That Influenced His Success
Wed 14 Apr 2021Southwell’s own William Ivory, BAFTA-nominated screenwriter of Made in Dagenham and Burton and Taylor, discusses the films that have influenced him throughout the years – from the scarring impact of Bambi to the rage-inducing absurdity of The Lighthouse...
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Notts-based Franchise Ohannes Burgers Are After UK-Wide Domination
Tue 13 Apr 2021Amidst the general misery within the food and drink sector during the past twelve months, one chain has managed to not only survive, but thrive. Ohannes Burgers, with their four – and soon to be six – Nottingham branches, pride themselves on putting the freshest ingredients and commitment to quality above all else. And with their West Bridgford and Mansfield locations set to open soon, joining their branches in the City Centre, Arnold, Hucknall and Sherwood (as well as a further store planned for Beeston), we thought it was high time to catch up with owners Deniz & Mehmet Yaziciolgu and Murat Yer to find out the secret of Ohannes’ success...
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Hockley Hustle Have Released An Album Full of Notts' Collaborations to Raise Money for Emmanuel House
Mon 12 Apr 2021The album includes contributions from not only musicians, but local poets and artists too...
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A Midwife in Notts
Sat 10 Apr 2021"We run a 24-hour service that never stops, meaning we have to be in a constant state of readiness."
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Overheard in Notts: The Insults
Tue 06 Apr 2021Seems like you lot are feeling particularly snarky of late, especially towards each other...
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GOBS: Notts Spoken-Word Collective set for Live Digital Showcase
Thu 25 Mar 2021The dynamic collective of twenty spoken-word artists will be joined by Birmingham Poet Laureate Casey Bailey this Saturday...
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Notts Filmmaker Jay Martin to Direct BBC Documentaries
Tue 02 Mar 2021Jay Martin won awards for his political documentary REDt'Blue, which focused on Mansfield voters' decision to vote Conservative in the 2019 General Election. Now the Notts filmmaker talks to LeftLion about his upcoming trio of BBC shorts which will focus on the impact of Coronavirus on health workers, the creative industry and more...
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Notts duo launch campaign to fund animated sitcom
Mon 22 Feb 2021A pair of Notts creatives have launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund an animated sitcom.
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Notts' Bella Ramsey Cast as Co-Lead in HBO's Adaptation of The Last of Us Video Game
Thu 11 Feb 2021Bella Ramsey will appear alongside The Mandalorian and Game of Thrones star Pedro Pascal in the HBO adaption of video game The Last Of Us
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A Wedding Pianist in Notts
Tue 09 Feb 2021"It was never really an ambition as such, more of a happy accident."
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Your Love Letters to Notts...
Fri 05 Feb 2021Love is in the air, but so is COVID... meaning that we’ve all spent the best part of the last year locked up indoors. As such, our city hasn’t been getting the TLC it usually receives from its residents. To remedy that sad situation, we asked you lot to pen love letters to your favourite parts of Nottingham. Here are some of our favourites...
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The Rise of the Redditors: How One Notts’ Society Got Caught in the Crossfire of a Stock Market Frenzy
Sat 30 Jan 2021What do Wall Street, Reddit, GameStop and one of the most bizarre periods of trading in the history of the stock market have to do with Nottingham? Well, it has something to do with Robin Hood…
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Overheard in... The Comments Section
Fri 29 Jan 2021With town being a bit deserted of late, Big Baby decided to dip into the comment sections on our social media accounts to find some of the odd things you lot write to us…
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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.
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A Big Issue Vendor in Notts
Tue 08 Dec 2020"You’ve got to be a positive person in this job; at least, I think you do. You want people to buy mags from you because they want to, not because they feel guilty."
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SELECT.SOUNDS: The Notts-Based Collective Level Up with a Site Upgrade
Wed 02 Dec 2020Two best mates turned business partners hit the ground running in 2019 with the formation of record shop and events series, SELECT.SOUNDS. Now, after pressing pause during lockdown they’re back with a new site and a heavy content focus. Alanah Khosla gives us an update on the creative platform that’s growing a steady following in the city.
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