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Foodprint Nottingham are Saving Produce from Going to Waste

Tackling food poverty on the front line is Foodprint, a social supermarket run by students from the University of Nottingham. Not only does their Sneinton-based store provide vital produce to local residents in need, but each week they stop a significant amount of waste from clogging up landfills...

Explore Vertical Gardening at the Festival of Science and Curiosity's Urban Greening Conference

This month sees the Festival of Science and Curiosity come to town. As part of the events, the Urban Greening Conference offers attendees the chance to find out about vertical gardening, resource efficiency and sustainable eating. We sat down with event organiser Penney Poyzer to find out about the conference...

Live Music Photos: Spotlight Kid at The Maze

After a three year break, Spotlight Kid returned to their home from home, The Maze.

Live Music Review and Photos: The Dead South at Rescue Rooms

We headed down to Rock City to watch out Del Suelo and The Hooten Hallers support The Dead South...

Save Stonebridge City Farm from Closure

Started by local residents four decades ago, Stonebridge City Farm in St Ann’s is a well-loved part of Nottingham life. But with their future in doubt, this community charity has launched an urgent fundraising appeal...

Desire, Love, Identity: An LGBTQ exhibition at the National Justice Museum

It’s fair to say that most Nottingham folk still call it the Galleries of Justice and associate it with ghost tours and a family day out in a scary old prison, but there have been new developments at the rebranded National Justice Museum lately. This includes making more innovative use of the temporary exhibition space, accessible for free. Our Rebecca headed on over to check out their newest exhibition...

Film Review: If Beale Street Could Talk

Barry Jenkins' story of racial injustice in 1970s New York is in cinemas now... 

Snap Notts: Church Rock Cemetery

The latest Snap Notts sees our poet and photographer pairing create work at Church Rock Cemetery on Mansfield Road...

Chaos Magic: Beginning to Understand Emptiness

‘Chaos Magic’ art gallery recently ran a workshop called ‘Beginning to Understand Emptiness’ which focused on the practice of Zen Buddhism. Our Caitlin got down to experience it for herself...

Live Music Review: Don Broco at Motorpoint Arena

We got down to Motorpoint Arena to catch some massive guitar rock from Don Broco...

Gedling Climate Change Group are Cleaning Up Nottingham

Gedling Climate Change Group are a collective of those bleddy do-good types. The environmentalists, of all ages and from all walks of life, are taking action in the hopes of making Nottingham a more eco-friendly city. We got out there with the litter-picking troop to see what they’re all abaht…

Overheard In Notts

Big Baby heard some right tripe this month... 

Film Review: Vice

Christian Bale gained over three stone, shaved his head, bleached his eyebrows and undertook a rigorous exercise routine to thicken his neck in order to play the role of Dick Cheney in Adam McKay's Vice. Was it worth it? 

Live Music Review and Photos: The Rumjacks and The Silk Road at Rescue Rooms

We got down to Rescue Rooms to check out The Rumjacks and Silk Road...

What's Happening at Nottingham Light Night 2019?

What'll you be gerrin' up to tonight?

Art Works: Ronan Somerville

Ronan's illustrated chess board is decorated with meaningful creatures...

Art Works: Kelly Fung

Kelly Fung gives us the lowdown on her contemporary piece, Sit Down... 

Anna de la Vega Teaches Folk the Importance of Worm Composting

Meet Anna de la Vega from local social enterprise The Urban Worm. This Nottingham woman has been solving problems in waste management, and has found a way for the UK to salvage its depleting supply of topsoil... with worms.

Film Review: Velvet Buzzsaw

Does Dan Gilroy's Velvet Buzzsaw deserve to be grouped in the category of quality content Netflix fans have noticed since the New Year?

Proper Good Poetry Stuff To Do In Notts

Here's a list of what we think are the best poetry events happening in Nottingham...

Theatre Review: Queers at The Talent 1st Organisation

The Talent 1st Organisation put on an incredible performance of Queers, curated by Mark Gatiss…

Live Music Review: Parkway Drive and Killswitch Engage at Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

We got down to Motorpoint Arena Nottingham to check out Parkway Drive...

Nusic Podcast #197: The People's New Music Podcast

Our annual People’s New Music Podcast, where you make your predictions of which local artists will realise their musical dreams in the coming year.

The Podcast may contain some fruity language. Sensitive ears – you have been warned.

LeftLion Clothes Swap at Design Junction and Sustainability Discussion Panel at Fox & Grapes

Support Sharewear Clothing Scheme by getting down to Design Junction on Sunday 17 February, 12pm - 4pm...

Film Review: Polar

It's fair to say that our Fabrice was less than impressed with Mads Mikkelsen's new Netflix feature...