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Hoops for Humanity Want to Get Refugee Children Hula-Hooping

Wed 11 Apr 2018

Hoops for Humanity aims to help refugee children have fun while gaining confidence and determination through hula hooping. This year, they are planning a trip to a number of refugee camps in Greece where they will run workshops and distribute hula hoops to the children. Our Chloe chats to Rochene Johnston, who reveals why she first got involved in hooping, how it changed her life and what her plans are for the future of the charity.

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10 Museums to Visit in Nottingham

Wed 11 Apr 2018

Looking for something to do this weekend? Nottingham has plenty to offer in the way of museums. Whether you want to stay in the city centre or venture further afield out into the surrounding countryside, there’ll be something on our list to tickle yer pickle...

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Overheard in the LeftLion Office

Tue 10 Apr 2018

Ash Dilk’s first contribution to LeftLion was a skateboarding article for issue #6. He started working as the Sales Dude from issue #58, which is when he also started collating all the funny and weird stuff he overheard in the office. Here, he presents his top picks from over the years...

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Nottingham Buskers: Sam "The Blues Man" Lindo

Tue 10 Apr 2018

Sam Lindo aka Blues Man has been strumming his strings on Nottingham streets for yonks. As one of the first acts to appear at a LeftLion gig, we met him for a chat about his life and music, and to tip our hat…

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Live Music Review: Fuzzbox at The Bodega

Mon 09 Apr 2018

I’m Not From London’s Fuzzbox, a night of dirty garage rock and psych, steps up a notch for its Easter egg-travaganza, moving on up to The Bodega. We went along for a listen.

Ode to Sergei Skripal

Mon 09 Apr 2018

Local poet Bus Pass Elvis shares one of his latest creations...

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6 Reasons to Get Yourself Down to the Nottingham Canal

Mon 09 Apr 2018

Nottingham provides plenty of natural beauty. There’s the deer-filled grounds of Wollo Park, the city’s oldest public park The Arboretum, and the lakes of Colwick County Park, to name just a few. But there's another top contender for the list: Nottingham & Beeston Canal. Here are a few reasons why everyone should be checking out this waterway…

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Lainy Malkani on Her Book Sugar, Sugar: Bittersweet Tales of Indian Migrant Workers

Mon 09 Apr 2018

Dan Wright talks to Lainy Malkani about her first book Sugar, Sugar, the transition from journalist to novelist and how her cat helped her to overcome the loneliness of being a writer. Malkani offers advice to aspiring writers and reveals which of the stories in the book is her personal favourite…

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Roller Derby in Notts: The Louisey Rider Cup is Back

Mon 09 Apr 2018

On Saturday 28 April, Nottingham Roller Derby host the annual Louisey Rider Cup tournament, an event that sees skaters from all levels throughout the UK compete in mixed teams, in honour of fallen teammate Louise Wright...

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5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

Sun 08 Apr 2018

Exciting times here in Hoodtown... 

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Nottingham Buskers: ReggaeNotts

Sun 08 Apr 2018

You might have clocked Lloyd Dread on the streets of Nottingham singing his heart out with his mates. We sat down with him in the good owd GB Cafe in Sneinton to find out more about the ReggaeNotts movement, spirituality in music, and some of the recent changes to the rules around getting musical outside...

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Nottingham's Buskers: Mogs Morgan

Fri 06 Apr 2018

Long-time Notts busker and badman saxophonist, Mogs Morgan is a staple to the city’s landscape. You might find him knocking about near Xylophone Man’s old spot, among other places, having a toot. We gave him a bell...

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The Promise is a Lie: Photos of Nottingham Skate Scene

Fri 06 Apr 2018

Ever since Italian analog photographer and poet, Mariano Doronzo, moved to our city, he's spent his time exploring our streets with his old Praktica film camera. Back in August 2017, he found himself in Sneinton Market, and began snapping some shots of the regular dwellers...

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5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

Thu 05 Apr 2018

This weekend is all abaht learning new things and 'aving a jolly-good knees up...

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Theatre Review: Cilla - the Musical

Thu 05 Apr 2018

Surprise, surprise, it's Cilla!

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Theatre Review: The Power of Darkness

Wed 04 Apr 2018

So what happens when Nottingham's talented young actors take on Tolstoy?

 

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The Last Fish Man Standing

Wed 04 Apr 2018

Dave “The Fish Man” Bartram is a legend around these parts. Turning 72 this November, he walks from pub to pub selling various seafoods and tasty snacks from his basket, raising money for the charity Rainbows. He’s faced some adversity over the past year; he got mugged, broke his ribs, and as a result, discovered he had cancer. Looking back to our 2008 interview with Dave in issue #22, we sat down with him in The Bell for a catch up...

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Film Review: Isle of Dogs

Tue 03 Apr 2018

Boasting a great cast and beautiful animation, Wes Anderson’s latest may not be his best film, but it’s certainly worth a watch.

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Film Review: A Wrinkle in Time

Tue 03 Apr 2018

Director Ava DuVernay gives us a well-meaning, but underwhelming take on the Young adult classic.

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Nusic Future Session: Kollider

Tue 03 Apr 2018

One of Nottingham's finest up-and-comers did a music with the organisation championing the newbies...

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Paul Sng on New Book Invisible Britain: Portraits

Tue 03 Apr 2018

Invisible Britain: Portraits is a forthcoming photography book edited by filmmaker Paul Sng and co-curated by Chloe Juno and Laura Dicken, that will feature stories and portraits of individuals across the UK who have been impacted by austerity...

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The Church of Stuart Pearce and other stories: Author Rich Fisher Discusses the Trials and Tribulations of Being a Forest Fan

Tue 03 Apr 2018

Lifelong Nottingham Forest fan and author Rich Fisher has seen it all in Garibaldi red. In the latest Forest book to grace bookshelves around the city, he tells the tales of a local football fan experiencing delight and suffering during his time supporting his provincial city club.

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What Notts: The Latest News and Stories

Mon 02 Apr 2018

We're not too proud of the city, this month. We can do better.

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A Canadian in New Basford Returns

Mon 02 Apr 2018

For thirty-odd issues up until 2012, we gave over our page space to a ranty and hilarious man who had moved to Notts from Alberta, Canada. Then he buggered off to Manchester. Being our centenary issue, we thought we’d invite A Canadian in New Basford, aka Rob Cutforth, back for one more go. And bleddy Nora has he stored up a lot of angst…

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LeftLion Magazine #100

Sun 01 Apr 2018

With Dave "Fish Man" Bartram, Vicky McClure, Joe Dempsie, Jake Bugg, Paris Lees, Sleaford Mods, VVV, ReggaeNotts, Sam "Blues Man" Lindo, George Akins, Dilk, Henry Normal and more...

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