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We Reflect on the Slamovision Final Which Took Place at Metronome in December
Sat 06 Jan 2024Having won two years in a row, Nottingham played host to this year’s worldwide Slamovision poetry competition. Could we make it a hat-trick?
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LeftLion Magazine #167
Thu 04 Jan 20242024 is here and so is the January DIY-themed issue of LeftLion! With a cover designed by Louis Cypher, inside you will find lots of Nottingham's DIY creatives, including Ricky Jamaraz, Sugar Stealers, Nottingham Hackspace, JT Soar, Studio Leatham and more...
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Louis Cypher Tells Us How He Created LeftLion’s DIY-Themed January Cover
Wed 03 Jan 2024Hip-Hop artist and collage-maker Louis Cypher designed the cover of this DIY-themed issue of LeftLion. Here’s the story behind it…
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LeftLion to Launch New Stand-alone Nottingham Events Platform
Mon 01 Jan 2024For over a decade we at LeftLion have run an online events directory offering a service to events promoters, organisations and venues across the city. We are delighted to let you know we’ll soon be seriously upping our game…
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Left Stag: December 2023
Sun 31 Dec 2023After the turbulence of November, our first defeat and then several more in different competitions, it’s safe to say the Stags have categorically consigned that sequence of bad results to history and bounced back in imperious fashion...
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Jazz, Orchestra and Christmas Covers: Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week 18 - 24 December
Sun 17 Dec 2023Enjoy some live music in the warm this week in Notts, from rock and roll and jazz to live orchestra and festive Christmas covers. Or feast on food and art at City Arts’ Art On the Menu event…
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Notts Shots: December 2023
Sun 17 Dec 2023Our photographers have been busy taking some autumnal snaps this month. Here's a selection of our favourites...
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Music Reviews: December 2023
Sat 16 Dec 2023This month, we review new tunes from Emily Ashberry, PASTE., Catmilk, The Cost of Loving, Baby Tap, and Michael Vickers...
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Left Brian: December 2023
Thu 14 Dec 2023If Steve Cooper is relieved of his duties, I won’t be heartbroken at the prospect of losing his brand of football, writes our Forest columnist Gareth Watts. But I will be heartbroken for pretty much every other reason...
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Left Magpie: December 2023
Mon 11 Dec 2023Ever since Notts returned to the Football League, there has been the determination to make an impact. Of “putting on a show” as the terrace favourite goes. And, as anyone reflecting on the previous month at Meadow Lane will testify, it’s certainly lived up to that billing…
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Festive Musicals, Big Stars, Film Quizzes and Enchanting Children's Animation: Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week 11 - 17 December
Sun 10 Dec 2023December is the month for going out to see a fabulous show, or cosying down with a pub quiz or a library day. This week in Notts you can do either, plus lots more...
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Our December Cover Artist Chris Rickels Tells Us the Inspiration Behind His Festive LeftLion Cover
Tue 05 Dec 2023It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. And so is the cover of our December issue by Chris Rickels. We find out more about him and his work...
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Locating Lawrence: December 1923
Tue 05 Dec 2023In December, Lawrence begrudgingly returned to Blighty and immediately felt like a ‘caged coyote’. England seemed ‘dead and dark’ to him, and he felt ‘buried alive…under the yellow air.’ It didn’t help that he immediately caught a cold and was in bed...
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Poetry, Exhibitions, Muppets and Santa: Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week 4 - 10 December
Sun 03 Dec 2023December is here, and it ain't half feeling like it! Brave the cold this week in Nottingham and enjoy some poetry, art and film, or get festive with Muppets and Santa...
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Left Stag: November 2023
Sat 02 Dec 2023After an unseasonably long harvest of points in August, September and October and an unbeaten run that will live long in the memories of Stags fans (particularly if this is to eventually end up a successful campaign), the winds finally changed and brought a turbulent November...
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LeftLion Magazine #166
Fri 01 Dec 2023As December rolls around once again, we have a lovely festive themed mag for you. Check out some zero-waste gift ideas, hear about the best cheese in town, and take a look back at the cultural events in Nottingham of 2023. We also delve into the issue of loneliness over the Christmas period, speak to Doctor Who star Karl Collins, Safia Oakley-Green and local band Divorce, plus a brief look at the etymology of some local place names...
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Mushroom Fest, Skating, Spooky Theatre and Crafts: Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week 27 November - 3 December
Sun 26 Nov 2023Notts is getting into the festive season this week, with Christmas craft fairs, skating and alternative pantos. But if you prefer to (quite rightfully) be a humbug until the big day, there's also spooky theatre and fungi fun to get stuck into...
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LeftLion Magazine #165
Mon 30 Oct 2023In Issue #165 we take a dip into the not so distant future to explore A.I., astronomy, and genetic engineering. You can also read about the art of letter writing, the ethics behind good coffee, seasonal affective disorder, and guinea pigs...
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Left Stag October: The Nottinghamshire Derby
Fri 20 Oct 2023What could possess someone to get up at 7.30am on a Saturday morning, head into town and drink Guinness out of a plastic cup surrounded by men with neck tattoos and Stone Island clobber? An away day, of course!
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