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Nottingham's Young Poet Laureate Shortlist Announced
Mon 04 Sept 2017UNESCO City of Literature have announced a shortlist of four brilliant poets who together show the diversity, energy and vitality of Nottingham’s poetry scene...
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11 Tattoos and Why You've Got 'Em
Sat 26 Aug 2017We asked your lot to tell us about your inky endeavours, from the great to the gutterous, and here are the results...
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9 Albums You Have To Listen To This Month
Mon 14 Aug 2017With Yazmin Lacey, Little Barrie, Jimi Mack and more...
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Advertising Sectioned: “It’s the local sound… and it’s all yours!” (BBC Radio Nottingham, 1979)
Sat 12 Aug 2017Local adverts ripped from the pages of history...
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SciBar at The Vat & Fiddle: Rebecca Dewey on Watching Your Brain
Fri 11 Aug 2017Having previously appeared at PubhD and the University of Nottingham's Public Lecture Series, Dr Rebecca Dewey continues her quest to appear at all of Nottingham's scientific public outreach events by coming to SciBar to talk about Watching Your Brain.
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6 Creative Writing Pieces You Need To Read Today
Thu 10 Aug 2017Over the past few months, Nottingham Trent University have been working in association with Broadway Cinema, Writing East Midlands and Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature to host talks and critical-creative writing workshops that explore contemporary issues: from race and sexuality, to discovering life on Mars. The event series was called Re:Vision, and attendees have been crafting loads of work over the duration, so here’s a selection of the goods for you to sample…
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8 Things Notts Pagans Want You to Know
Fri 04 Aug 2017This weekend, Pagan Pride comes to town. We don’t know much about the Pagan faith, so we asked our mate, Rhys Hawkins, to bust some Pagan myths before the weekend’s festivities...
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Nusic Podcast #159 with These Your Children, Brotherhood, Chawe and more
Mon 31 Jul 2017There's so much up-and-coming musical talent in this here city of Nottingham...
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Make Your Own Robot with MeArm Pi
Thu 20 Jul 2017Mime Industries are a local company that create build-it-yourself robotic kits, and people can use them to learn to code. To support the release of their newest product, the MeArm Pi, they ran a Kickstarter campaign that was quickly oversubscribed, with 852 backers pledging a whopping £56,376. We sat down with company founder, Ben Pirt; a man who’s very handy with robot arms...
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Advertising Sectioned: Tony Gardner, Your Labour & Co-Operative Candidate for Beeston (October 1974)
Wed 12 Jul 2017Local adverts ripped from the pages of history...
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SciBar at The Vat & Fiddle: David Cook on The Research Behind Your Pint
Thu 06 Jul 2017Talk to some brewers and you may come away with the impression that making beer is a cross between art and alchemy. Fortunately, David Cook from the University of Nottingham is here to tell us all about The Research Behind Your Pint.
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Nusic Advice: Getting Your First Radio Plugger
Wed 28 Jun 2017Some more advice for up and coming musicians, from Nottingham's finest...
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Poet Panya Banjoko on Nottingham’s First Young Poet Laureate
Thu 22 Jun 2017Panya Banjoko, aka Panya The Poet, is a Nottingham-based writer who’s performed at the 2012 Olympic Games, as part of the award-winning film Brit I Am directed by Andi Osho, and as part of a BBC documentary based on the Olympian Jamie Baulch. On top of all this, her work has featured in various journals and publications, including Guardian Award-winning online graphic novel Dawn of the Unread, and she’s the co-founder of Nottingham Black Archive. We steadied ourselves, and had a chat with the local legend...
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Nusic Advice Guide: Getting Your First Media Coverage
Wed 14 Jun 2017Our mates, the biggest champions of new Notts music, have got another serving of advice for all you up and comers...
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Nusic Advice: Your First Contracts
Sat 03 Jun 2017The latest advice video from our pals over at Nusic...
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Young Books Run Wild: Celebrating 30 Days of British Wildlife Literature with the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
Thu 01 Jun 2017Determined to get us bookworms out and about in the sunshine, the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust has launched a month-long campaign to review books about all things wild.
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Nusic Advice: Getting Your First Gig
Tue 30 May 2017The latest advice video from our pals over at Nusic...
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Nusic Future Session: Komino - What You Waiting For + Breathe
Sat 20 May 2017Here's the latest up and coming Notts musician to get in your eyepipes and your lugholes...
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29 Festivals You've Got To Get To This Year
Wed 17 May 2017If you’re struggling to find a festival best suited to you, worry no more, for we have put together a mildly comprehensive guide for you to follow. We’ve noted the headliners, a few Notts faces that’ll be making an appearance, and the cheapest possible ticket price. Summer sorted.
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Advertising Sectioned: Meridian - This Could Be You! c.1968
Mon 15 May 2017Nottingham adverts ripped from the pages of history...
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10 Nottingham Restaurants Worth Munching At
Wed 10 May 2017With a vibrant foodie scene that’s grown considerably in the past few years, Nottingham has plenty of variety to offer in terms of food – whether you’re after a casual Thai feast at Zaap or an impressive a la carte spread at World Service. Here are some favourite food spots from Go Dine Digital's Phoebe Gregor...
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Write Your Own Videogame with Hello Words at the NVA
Tue 09 May 2017Writing for computer games is more than just up, down, left, right, jump. There are multiple worlds and narratives to consider, as well as which media platform to use. Fortunately, Nottingham’s very own videogame writer, Lynda Clark, has helped form a writing group – Hello Words – at The NVA, to offer a bit of support for those who don’t know their Twine from their Inkle…
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We held a Purple Party, this is why you should too
Tue 09 May 2017Monday 22 - Sunday 28 May is Nottinghamshire Hospice Big Purple Party Week, find out how to get involved!
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You Are Not Alone
Sun 07 May 2017Nick Marlow is a 46 year old Peer Support Worker and Volunteer. He is in recovery from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and has experienced addiction. We caught up with him in honour of Mental Health Awareness Week to talk about his own experience with mental health, in the hopes that it will encourage others to open up themselves.
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