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What's on the LeftLion Stereo? Daisy Godfrey, Birthrights, Little Barrie and more...

Mon 12 Jun 2017

Our Music Editor picks out some of the best tunes to have come out of our city recently...

The Woman Sending Bras to Refugees

Mon 12 Jun 2017

Persistent military conflicts in the Middle East have left millions of people lost and without. Imagine, just for a second, that Nottingham was plunged into war: hospitals bombed, schools and libraries gone, and your home destroyed. It's a situation you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy, yet mainstream media sources continue to vilify some of the most desperate people on the planet who find themselves in that very situation today. One woman, Caroline Kerr of Bras Not Bombs, is on a mission to make a difference for the better...

5 Things to do in Nottingham This Week

Sun 11 Jun 2017

Here's a load of stuff to do for the Nottingham popularse...

Theatre Review: M¡longa

Sat 10 Jun 2017

A tango dance party, where friends or total strangers go to experience the joy and intimacy of tango

The Thompson Brothers on Not Being Tories

Sat 10 Jun 2017

Nottingham's most opinionated greengrocers on...

A History of Nottingham Open Tennis

Fri 09 Jun 2017

Alongside Eastbourne and Queens, the Nottingham Open is one of the premier grass-court tournaments held in this country in the run-up to Wimbledon. But does success in Nottingham translate to success in London? We have a look back at past finalists to see how they got on…

Isaac at Lakeside's Wheee! Festival

Fri 09 Jun 2017

Our cutest LeftLion vlogger Isaac went to Wheee! festival at The Lakeside Arts. He saw, he ran, he played, he laughed. If you don't find it adorable you have a heart of stone. Yes, stone.

General Election 2017: How Nottinghamshire Voted

Fri 09 Jun 2017

How all the Nottinghamshire wards voted in yesterday's general election...

2017 General Election: How Nottingham City Voted

Fri 09 Jun 2017

63% of Nottingham City's eligible voters turned out yesterday as all three seats were retained by the Labour party candidates...

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

Thu 08 Jun 2017

Get your party pants on, cos Notts is poppin' this weekend...

A Nottingham Football Coach in Micronesia: Settling In

Thu 08 Jun 2017

Nottingham-based football coach Chris Smith updates us on his travels in Micronesia, where he’s aiming to transform the world’s worst international football team...

Comedian Tom Green on Being Fired By Donald Trump

Thu 08 Jun 2017

Since he first became famous as part of the nineties MTV Generation, Tom Green has been bossed around by Donald Trump, got married to Drew Barrymore, stood in for David Letterman, was impersonated by Eminem, survived cancer, made dozens of Hollywood films and humped a dead moose. This month, he’s quite literally on his way to a city near you to share some of that joy…

Overheard in Notts

Wed 07 Jun 2017

The daftest things you lot say...

Dark Folk Artist Stacey McMullen on His New EP and Not Trusting Tories

Wed 07 Jun 2017

One of Nottingham's hardest working musicians answered our questions ahead of his EP launch at Nottingham Contemporary this Saturday...

5 Speakeasies that Should Exist in Nottingham

Tue 06 Jun 2017

Many Nottinghamians enjoy a good booze. But imagine, just for one second, that you’ve found yersen in a time and a place that’s banned the juice, forbade the top-shelf goods, embargoed the plonk. Our Ben Knight has put together a list of places he can imagine making darn good speakeasies if the day of doom ever did rear its bonce...