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Overheard in Notts: Corona Special

Tue 07 Apr 2020

If Big Baby don't laugh about it, Big Baby might cry...

The Thompson Brothers on Self-Isolation, Keeping Calm and Carrying On

Tue 07 Apr 2020

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

Live Music Review: The Big Moon At Nottingham Contemporary

Mon 06 Apr 2020

It’s amazing how much can change in the space of a month, isn’t it? Back in early March our Addie enjoyed a night of live music from The Big Moon at Nottingham Contemporary, following their previous intimate show at Rough Trade last January...

Bid to Recruit 1600 Care Workers in Nottingham

Mon 06 Apr 2020

Nottingham City Council is urging people to come forward to take on essential care worker roles during the Covid-19 crisis

COMPETITION: Create Your Own LeftLion Cover

Mon 06 Apr 2020

Ever fancied having a crack at a LeftLion cover? Well now's your chance...

Film Review: Coffee & Kareem

Mon 06 Apr 2020

Netflix’s latest comedy sees the unexpected duo of mediocre police officer James Coffee (Ed Helms) and feisty Kareem Manning (Terrence Little Gardenhigh) as they take us all on a joy ride as they run away from the typical film baddies…

Our Favourite Moments from Light Hustle

Sun 05 Apr 2020

Yesterday, over £5500 was raised by our friends at Circle of Light and Hockley Hustle with their mammoth 8-hour online music festival. If you missed it here's our guide to the highlights and how to watch them back...

10 Years Later: How to Train Your Dragon

Sat 04 Apr 2020

As it reaches its tenth anniversary, this action-packed Viking comedy proves it itself to be an age-old family classic...

From Beijing to Boris

Fri 03 Apr 2020

Having lived in China for ten years, Chris Ainsworth returned to Nottingham in January with the impending threat of COVID-19 looming. Here he shares his thoughts on how the two countries are dealing the global health crisis differently...

Nottingham City Council Now Offering Food Parcel Service

Thu 02 Apr 2020

An army of council workers has begun distributing food parcels to vulnerable people isolating in their homes in Nottingham...

50 Years Later: Patton

Thu 02 Apr 2020

Franklin’s J. Schaffner’s Oscar-winning epic celebrates its 50th anniversary this year…

LeftLion Magazine #124

Wed 01 Apr 2020

Our first-ever online only issue, designed to keep you lot comforted and entertained through these uncertain times...

25 Years Later: Before Sunrise

Wed 01 Apr 2020

It's been over two decades since Richard Linklater began his Before trilogy, starting off with that fateful meeting on a train in Vienna...

Nottingham Castle Trust Launches Voices of Today

Wed 01 Apr 2020

Nottingham Castle Trust are celebrating the city's proud history of rebellion, and want you to get involved...

20 Years Later: X-Men

Tue 31 Mar 2020

It's been 20 years since a group of mutants teamed up to save the universe in 2000's X-Men. Nathan Warby discusses how they also changed the world of comic-book movies forever...

Framework Urgently Seeking Volunteers and Donations

Mon 30 Mar 2020

Nottingham homeless-helping heroes are looking for a bit of help. If you have time to volunteer or some items you don't need you can put their way, please read on for details...

5 Notts Things You Can Do From Home This Week

Mon 30 Mar 2020

We normally bring you our pick of events that you can pop along to in Nottingham - however, for obvious reasons we can’t do that. Instead, we’ve rounded up some cracking stuff you can do from the comfort of your home…

Download Festival 2020 Cancelled Due to Coronavirus

Fri 27 Mar 2020

Download Festival, the annual rock and metal event held at nearby Castle Donington has been cancelled this year because of Coronavirus.

6 Items to Buy for Your Nottingham-Themed Cheeseboard

Thu 26 Mar 2020

With every passing day we're getting closure to sunshine and picnic weather. This year, we're gonna pass on shop-bought spreads and create our own, locally-sourced board full of Notts goodies. Here's what we'll be plucking from the shelves...

Nottingham City Council are urgently recruiting for Care Workers.

Thu 26 Mar 2020

These roles are on a Casual Assignment Basis and pay is £9.94/hour plus casual enhancement of 12.04%...

Ghost Town: Video of Nottingham City Centre During Coronavirus

Wed 25 Mar 2020

This video of a Nottingham City Centre publican walking his dog around the deserted city centre is strangely mesmerising...

10 Ways You Can Enter the Young Creative Awards at Home

Wed 25 Mar 2020

Want to do something creative and positive at home during the lockdown? Aged 11-24 and live, work or study in Nottingham? Enter this totally free competition to win cash prizes and life-changing opportunities...

Notes from a Mental Health Nurse: Letting Go of the Past

Tue 24 Mar 2020

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. This month, they offer tips on how to let go of the past...

Circle of Light and Hockley Hustle are Putting on a Livestream Music Bonanza

Tue 24 Mar 2020

Light Hustle – a marvellous collab between the Circle of Light and Hockley Hustle – was gonna take place on Saturday 4 April as part of the Youth Music Give a Gig Week initiative. However, it’s now going digital…