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Notts Goes Green: the Architectural Designers Transforming Our Built Environment

We take a look at Leonard Design and find an ambitious Notts-based global architecture firm looking to reduce their emissions and work towards net zero…

We Sit Down With Ford & Guy Founder Suzanne Ford to Hear All About Her Eye-Catching Fashion Brand

Combining stunning silhouettes, sustainable fabric and eye-catching graphics, Nottingham fashion brand Ford & Guy may be relatively new on the scene, but they’re already proving to be ones to watch with their designs already being worn by some big names and top social media influencers with a huge following, such as Astrid Zeegen. We catch up with owner Suzanne (Suzie) Ford to find out more about her iconic designs…

Perfume Genius

DIIV

The Interrupters

Romeo & Juliet

Film Review: Anaïs in Love

While not perfect, this new release from Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet is a fun bit of escapism... 

Retro Giants COW Nottingham Chat Y2K Looks, Cylical Fashion and the Importance of Sustainability

Looking around today, you may have spotted that many Y2K trends are going through a bit of a resurgence and, while it only seems like yesterday when these styles were first introduced, many of them have found their way back into the limelight. We catch up with Brooke Skelton, supervisor of retro giants COW Nottingham, to find out more about the cyclical nature of fashion and why, twenty years later, these trends are back and here to stay…

5 Great Events in Nottingham This Week: Arboretum Beer Festival, The Foolhardy Folk Festival and More

Stuart Pearce (not that one), The Shakamoto Investigation and Beans on Toast are all in town... 

Film Review: Queen of Glory

With this powerful directorial debut, Nana Mensah is set for a big future behind the camera...

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LeftLion’s All-Seeing, All-Knowing Editor Ashley Carter Uses His Boundless Wisdom to Help You Lot Out

In an act of benevolence to rival Father Christmas himself, our glorious leader and Editor, Ashley Carter, has decided to celebrate our 150th issue by helping you lot out. Offering something far more valuable than toys and presents, he’s bestowing some of his worldly wisdom* by helping the readers of LeftLion with some of the problems submitted through our social media channels. You’re welcome.

TITUS: T.Rex is King Exhibition

Robin Hood Town Tour

One Night Only

Usyk vs Joshua II - The Big Shed

Joan As Police Woman

COVET

TITUS: T.Rex is King Exhibition

Live Ibiza Orchestra

Guns 2 Roses & Roxxi Red

Sausage & Cider Festival

6 of the Best Breakout Performances of All Time

Big City Book Review: Darren Simpson’s Furthermoor

Interested in getting your hands on four free books? Well you’re in luck, because Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature are offering just that through their Big City Reads campaign. With stories ranging from loneliness to police injustice, and styles varying from prose to graphic novel, there’s something for every reader. Four young writers give us their run down of the books, continuing with Eleanor Flowerday's take on Furthermoor...