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Big Mike's Fat Kitchen is Whipping Up Cheesecake for Carlton

From age-old recipes to newly dreamt up decadence, Cheesecakes by Big Mike’s Fat Kitchen have hit the ground running and are whipping up a storm in Carlton. We talk to the namesake and owner Mike Jones to get the lowdown…

Entries for the Young Creative Awards 2021 Are Now Open

Are you a creative aged between 11-24 that lives, works or studies in Notts? You might just be in with a shot of bagging yourself a Young Creative Award...

Mike and Fiona Thornewill MBE: The First Married Couple to Reach Both the North and South Poles

While some couples might share an interest in binging Netflix series’ or battling over a Monopoly board, Mike and Fiona Thornewill MBE share a unique passion that has seen them become the first married couple to reach both the North and South Poles. And if that wasn’t enough, Fiona also holds the title of being the first British woman to reach the latter. We caught up with the Nottinghamshire couple to talk Polar exploration, breaking records and staying sane in the middle of the Antarctic…. 

The No Jobs In The Arts Fringe Festival

The free digital festival takes place on February 26/27 and is aimed at creatives in the visual arts working across the East Midlands...

All We Are

20 Years Later: In the Mood for Love

Wong Kar Wai’s In the Mood for Love arrives on BFI Player as part of a retrospective of his work, with his films now available in 4K as part of a restoration process supervised by the director himself.

How Cricket Fans in Nottinghamshire are Making History and Coping with COVID

John Hess of the Trent Bridge Heritage Team provides an update on how the Notts cricket community has been coping with life during COVID...

Film Review: News of the World

Tom Hanks’ latest outing is an intriguing yet slow-moving journey, says Joanna Hoyes...

Film Review: Red Dot

The new Swedish-language survival thriller, Red Dot, starts out as a tense ride but ends up feeling about as empty as its barren scenery…

Double Impact's CEO Graham Miller on Its Run, Roll or Ramble for Recovery Campaign

This February, drug and alcohol recovery charity Double Impact have been running their Run, Roll or Ramble for Recovery campaign to encourage people to get fit, build awareness for the work they do, and raise some money. We speak to the charity's CEO Graham Miller about Double Impact and about the event...

20 Years Later: The Emperor’s New Groove

The Emperor’s New Groove is a funny, charismatic film, with enjoyable characters that showed a new generation what slapstick comedy is capable of…

CATALYST is City Arts’ New Programme That Exhibits and Supports Black Artists and Artists of Colour

In response to their Black Lives Matter commitments, City Arts present CATALYST – a programme exhibiting and supporting black artists and artists of colour, designed by curator in residence, Saziso Phiri.

Robin Hood Beer And Cider Festival Set For 2021 Trent Bridge Switch

Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival, Nottingham CAMRA’s flagship annual event, has secured a new home at Trent Bridge cricket ground.

Out of Time: The Story of Torvill and Dean

Love can take many forms: romance, familial, lasting friendships, or the undying commitment you feel towards your passions or vocation. This is a story which includes all of that – teenage make-outs, lavish trips to every corner of the globe and decades of dedication. Plus, in the midst of it all, two young ice dancers from Nottingham, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, make global history...

Film Review: To All the Boys - Always & Forever

In the third and final instalment of the Netflix original trilogy, this time we see Lara Jean and Peter set off for college, with LJ having to make some tough decisions not only in terms of her own future, but her relationship with Peter…

The Colour of Love is an Organisation Dedicated to Preserving the Stories of Mixed-Race Relationships in Nottingham

Claire Bale, author of Oo! That’s a Bit Racey! – a new blog about race, equality and inclusion – explores the impact of The Colour of Love, the organisation dedicated to preserving the stories of mixed-race relationships in Nottingham’s past...

Ryan Brooks

Rose-Tinted Glasses, Rolled Up Sleeves and Fish Finger Sandwiches: What It’s Like Falling In and Out of Love During Lockdown

Being in love is gripping. It grasps at your heart as it falls into your throat, fills your lungs as you breathe in the moments, and sinks into your fingers, so imprinted you can’t let go. During this past year, we’ve all come to rely on it as everything else around us falls down and tightens up. But this year of instability forced me to let go of collapsing cliffs and find the joy of carving out new shapes. And so I embarked on a year of love lessons during lockdown...

6 of the Best Romantic Takeaways in Nottingham

They say the way to anyone’s heart is through their stomach – and what better way to win someone over than with some damn fine takeaways? Schmooze your sexy other half with these tasty treats...

Star-Studded Line-up Announced for Confetti's Digital Industry Week

Students will get the chance to learn from a number of media legends during this exciting virtual event... 

Notts' Bella Ramsey Cast as Co-Lead in HBO's Adaptation of The Last of Us Video Game

Bella Ramsey will appear alongside The Mandalorian and Game of Thrones star Pedro Pascal in the HBO adaption of video game The Last Of Us

“It Takes Everything That Could be Romantic and Sucks it into a Black Hole Vortex” - Romance Novelist Mhairi McFarlane on Why Valentine’s Day is Overrated

Author Mhairi McFarlane is based in Nottingham, but writes about romance for a worldwide audience. Her debut novel, You Had Me At Hello, has been translated into sixteen languages and is being developed as a major feature film. In the run up to the release of her seventh novel, Last Night, she explains to us why she thinks Valentine’s Day is a tad overrated...

Film Review: Possessor

Possessor, the latest film by Brandon Cronenberg, son of horror icon David Cronenberg, is an intoxicating descent into high-concept body horror not for the faint of heart…

Jenny Joss' Causes to Care About in 2021

Despite my numerous attacks on his rather limited wardrobe choices, my Editor was gratuitous enough to gift none other than I, Jenny Joss, Nottingham’s most inspired gossip columnist – an entire page to spread my new year cheer. While this may surprise you – after having read my monthly reports on Nottingham’s rogues and rascals found on page 7 – I really do care deeply about the welfare of this city, so have decided to temporarily change my tune, and give exposure to the charities, groups and general luminaries who are planning big things for 2021 and deserve your support… 

A Wedding Pianist in Notts

"It was never really an ambition as such, more of a happy accident."