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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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Videographer Kai-Yan Lai on Camille Munn, His Short Film, and The Young Creative Awards
Tue 01 Feb 2022After winning a Young Creative Award in 2016, Kai-Yan Lai has gone from strength to strength in the film industry. We catch up with the young videographer about his work on Camille Munn's new music video, his short film Bedbugs, and why you should enter the Young Creative Awards...
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8 of the Best Vegan Dishes You Can Get Delivered in Nottingham This Veganuary
Sun 02 Jan 2022At the time of writing, we’re still not sure whether January will bring with it another lockdown. But, for those of you partaking in Veganuary this year (or those that go cruelty-free all year round), we’ve put together a list of some of the best vegan dishes available for home delivery in Notts…
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5 Underrated Films You May Have Missed in 2021
Tue 28 Dec 2021It’s been a fast and furious year filled with cinematic marvels – but here are five great films you might just have had no time to dive into…
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(Un)rest: Young Producers at City Arts Review
Thu 23 Dec 2021The annual takeover of the City Arts window facing out onto Hockley is here. As part of the Young Producers arts collective, The Window Gallery is transformed into a site of protest and rebellion, as placards and works of abstraction fill the space. What happens when we speak up? And what does it look like when art and protest meet?
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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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Word Up: Young Creatives Do Poetry at Bluecoat Academy
Mon 08 Nov 2021Young Creatives Nottingham has teamed up with local poet (and former LeftLion Editor) Bridie Squires to deliver a series of poetry workshops with young people at Bluecoat Beechdale Academy...
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Words for Wellbeing Coach Samantha Gray on Her Work With Nottingham Writers’ Studio and Why You Should Get a Journal
Wed 03 Nov 2021Writing can be a transformative experience. For this month’s Wellness Section, we chat with Words for Wellbeing coach Samantha Gray about therapeutic writing, her work with Nottingham Writers’ Studio, and why you should get a journal…
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Have you seen the Nottingham Clean Champions around town?
Sat 30 Oct 2021No ordinary neighbours, Nottingham’s Clean Champions volunteers are helping to keep your city clean. These modern day Wombles give up their spare litter picking all over the city in the hope of tidying up Nottingham and changing our approach to rubbish...
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"At some point I realised that the truth sets you free." We talk to Simon Amstell Ahead of the Nottingham Date of his Spirit Hole Tour
Wed 13 Oct 2021It’s fair to say that Simon Amstell has come a long way since the days of broadsiding bemused musicians with snarky questions on Popworld. We caught up with the stand-up comedian, filmmaker and presenter as he heads back on tour with his new show, Spirit Hole, to talk lockdown, dodging threesomes in New York and drinking ayahuasca with a Peruvian shaman...
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Domestic Abuse Charity Equation Launch Young People's Film Club in Nottingham
Tue 12 Oct 2021The new club will kick off with a showing of Misbehaviour on Tuesday 19 October...
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Young Creative Awards Winners to Have Work Showcased in Nottingham
Thu 07 Oct 2021The work of three young photographers will be displayed by businesses across the city...
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Nottingham International Film Festival 2021 to “Champion Young British Talent,” Says Director Neil Jeram-Croft
Tue 21 Sept 20212021 sees the return of an in-person cinema experience for Nottingham International Film Festival. Aaron Roe sits down with festival director Neil Jeram-Croft to get the lowdown on the event...
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Preview: National Youth Jazz Orchestra Celebrate Amy Winehouse
Mon 20 Sept 2021The National Youth Jazz Orchestra are coming to the Royal Concert Hall on Thursday 23 September to celebrate the life and music of Amy Winehouse…
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New Art Exchange Launch New Season to Highlight Anti-Racist Work and Young Black Artists
Wed 11 Aug 2021Starting on 13 August, the new season will feature workshops, galleries and more...
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Michael Krawec on Nottsflix, the YouTube Channel Dedicated to All Things Notts
Sun 25 Jul 2021Michael Krawec set up his YouTube channel, Nottsflix, a few years ago to practice his video editing and scratch a creative itch. Little did he know, he was about to become the face of the county’s obscure history…
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Nottingham Poetry Festival's Creative Director Anne Holloway on Her Career Highlights and What You Can Expect from This Year's Festival
Fri 25 Jun 2021As Creative Director for Nottingham Poetry Festival, founding editor of Big White Shed and a former member of Mouthy Poets, Anne Holloway has just about seen and done it all on the Notts poetry scene. She talked to Bridie Squires about her work, career and what to expect from the upcoming festival...
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Nottingham Young Creative Awards Winners Announced for 2021
Fri 18 Jun 2021After another big year for entries, the winners of this year's Young Creative Awards have been announced today...
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Face Your Fears: One Writer on How Overcoming Their Fears Has Become a Personal Challenge
Thu 17 Jun 2021Clowns. Public speaking. Tories. Everyone has a fear that can stop them in their tracks. And in extreme cases, fear can even severely limit what we’re able to do in life. But it doesn’t always have to be that way, as Amelia Flanagan explores...
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