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World Naked Bike Ride in Notts

Well, I don't know what you'd had planned for this weekend. But you know what they say: "sun's out, bun's out". If you want to that that to a whole new level (and anyone who knows me knows what a promoter of public nudity I indeed am) then why not grab your bike and shed your garms. It might sound mental, but I can assure you that there is more behind World Naked Bike Ride than meets the eye. I sat down with, David Lally, the man who brought the event to Nottingham to get the naked truth...

Film Review: Thunder Road

Actor, writer, director and all-round force of nature Jim Cummings has turned his award-winning short Thunder Road into a feauture-length film that is screening at Broadway Cinema from this Friday... 

A baseball Fan in Notts: MLB Arrives in Blighty

With two of the biggest franchises in MLB history, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, going head to head in the UK this summer, we've enlisted super fan Matt Pumfrey to keep you up to date on all things Notts Baseball.   

Nusic Podcast #205: Who Made The Future Sound of Nottingham Semi-Finals?

Wigflex City Festival 2019: In Pictures

Sometimes pics can tell the story best. Take a look at our snaps of the first Wigflex City Festival...

School of Hard Notts: WGP Lions Spirit

Wrestle Gate Pro (WGP) is an up-and-coming Notts based promotion, fast gaining a reputation for professional set-ups and major signings. Lions Spirit at Rushcliffe arena helped to cement this, bringing the hard hits, electric atmosphere and a huge surprise main event that could headline any Vegas show!

Live Music Review: Hibushibire at JT Soar

We got down to JT Soar to check out Japanese psychedelic powerhouse Hibushibire...

Mental Health Awareness: Notes from a Mental Health Nurse

To celebrate the launch of our new mental health awareness and advice column, which begins in June, allow us to introduce the second part of the new feature: Notes from a Mental Health nurse. Each month, our anonymous mental nurse, who has over two decades on experience working in Nottingham, will deal with a specific mental health issue with practical, accessible advice... 

The Moonshine Sessions: China Girl by I Am Lono

The Moonshine Sessions are a collaboration between Gigantic Tickets and Alchemistic Records borne out of a shared commitment to live music. They aim to provide a platform for cutting edge global talent as well as showcase the best of the vibrant music scene in our home city. This week's release sees local lads I Am Lono tackle an Iggy Pop classic... 

Surrealist Comedian Bill Bailey on His Larks in Transit Tour, Feminism and Nicki Minaj

As a comedian, actor, surrealist, musician, and panel show regular, it’s fair to say that Bill Bailey is something of a renaissance man in the entertainment industry. As he gets ready to head back to Nottingham for his Larks in Transit tour, we caught up with him to chat about satire, feminism and Nick Minaj...

7 Places to Rave in Nottingham this May Bank Holiday

Some people like to relax over the extended weekend. If that’s not your thing, take a look at our packed party round-up…

Poetry Review: Andrea Gibson's Lord of the Butterflies Tour with Buddy Wakefield at Glee Club Nottingham

We were almost all poem'd out after the onslaught of spoken word at Nottingham Poetry Festival, but couldn't resist getting down to Glee Club Nottingham to check out Andrea Gibson's Lord of the Butterflies Tour, supported by Buddy Wakefield...

Mental Health Awareness: Mindfully Micha

To celebrate the launch of our new mental health awareness and advice column, which begins in June, allow us to introduce Mindfully Micha. As one half of the writing team behind the regular new feature, Micha will use her lived experience to interview mental health champions in the city, as well as bringing awareness to helpful events, organisations and campaigns in Nottingham... 

NottsShop: May 2019

The birds are singing, the sun is... ok, well, the sun isn't quite there yet, but there's definitely been a shift towards the summer this month. And what better way to celebrate this than by the latest NottsShop?

Nusic Future Session: Tayla Jayde

City Stylin’ #13

We took to the streets to find Notts' best dressed

LeftLion Film Podcast #19 - Game of Thrones: The Final Episode

Hosts Ashley Carter & Derry Shillitto watch the final episode of Game of Thrones, providing ill-researched, ill-informed and largely uneccessary commentary...

Preview: Maisha at Peggy's Skylight

The London spiritual jazz collective are headed to Nottingham this month...

Football Fanzones Return to Sneinton Market

The fine folk at Art of Football are bringing the football fun times back to Sneinton Market this summer...

Film Review: Tolkien

A fan of The Hobbit? This film takes you back to where it all began.

Film Review: The Hustle

Rebel Wilson and Anne Hathaway star in Chris Addison's remake of comedy classic Dirty Rotten Scoundrels...

14 Unmissable Acts at This Year's Dot To Dot Festival

With almost 30 venues and over 100 acts set to grace stages across Notts at this year's Dot To Dot Festival, we’re here to help you avoid the inevitable set-clash heartache and venue-hopping sweat. Here’s who we’re champing at the bit to see...

Game of Thrones Review: Season 8, Episode 6 - The Iron Throne

As satisfying an ending as can be expected to the underwhelming conclusion of Game of Thrones that does the remaining characters justice...

Nottingham Forest: The Miracle Men of 1979

One scored six goals on the route to the final, one had been at the club since the Second Division days, one was described by Brian Clough as the “Picasso of our game,” and the other was the captain that lifted the trophy on that famous night in Munich. Together, Garry Birtles, Tony Woodcock, John Robertson and John McGovern formed an integral part of that legendary Nottingham Forest side that beat Malmö to win the European Cup for the first time forty years ago…

Film Review: High Life

Claire Denis's slow-paced space drama is a far cry away from the alien-filled adventure films that normally make up the sci-fi genre...