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The Fox and Grapes is Back in Business

Having called last orders for the final time as Peggers, the Sneinton Market pub on Southwell Road stood dormant for over a decade. Now, Castle Rock have reopened the premises under its former name, the Fox & Grapes. We popped down to get the skinny on the pub’s extensive history – including the infamous Pretty Windows unsolved murder case of 1963 – from Castle Rock’s Lewis Townsend and Danny Semak…

6 Games to Play with the Family This Christmas

Christmas is a time of love, joy and wonder. And blazing rows with estranged relatives and late-afternoon boredom. Find remedy for the latter and fuel for the former in this article, as this year, we're gifting you with a comprehensive list of the only games you'll wanna play this December 25...

Noshingham: Blend

The fattest cheese toasties pon road...

Ruth and Martin’s Album Club

Ruth and Martin's Album Club is a blog that’s had runaway success. Guests including JK Rowling, Richard Osman and former leader of the Liberal Democrats Tim Farron, are asked to listen to an album for the first time, and wax lyrical about their thoughts on the bogger. A book has now been released featuring the best guests, so we sat down with founder Martin Fitzgerald to get the lowdown...

Nusic Podcast #169 with Katie Cooper, Amulet, Joey Costello, Truhvas and more...

9 Nottingham Music Albums to Listen to This December

Some of the city's musical fruits, brought to you by our task force of reviewers...

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

We're telling yer, ducks, you're gonna be mince-pied out soon...

The Thompson Brothers on Christmas

The green grocers say "Bah humbug"

Ask Kat: Tiger Boe's Festive Advice

The festive period is a time of joy, wonder and merriment. It’s also a time when we neglect our minds and bodies by necking sherries, to deal with the extended family moving in on your turf, and gorging on advent calendars. No one really counts down the days, come now. We’ve heard your decrepit cries for help, and have passed them on to classical Chinese medicine specialist and head honcho over at Nottingham’s community wellbeing centre, Tiger Boe. Kat Chu, in all her holistic, Agony-Aunt wisdom, is here with a few words of advice...

Film Review: Marjorie Prime

Michael Almereyda's big-screen adaptation of Jordan Harrison's play that explores the limits of life and technology.

Theatre Review: Black Beauty

Trot down to Lakeside for some magical storytelling this Christmas

Film Review: Suburbicon

Welcome to the neighbourhood…

Noshingham: Murat International Food Centre

We’ve seen bread served in flat caps and we’ve heard of bowls of American cereal sold for £5 on Brick Lane, but Murat dwarfs them all for hipster pomp: no menu, no waiters. Hell, there aren’t even any tables. But you can definitely get a good bit of scran for your buck.

Homeless at Christmas: Paul's Story

Away from the coffee shops and vintage clothes, Emmanuel House sits at the bottom of Hockley, providing the homeless and vulnerably housed community in Nottingham with a warm welcome and access to support services. As Christmas draws near, we caught up with Paul, a regular face over at the day centre, to find out what Emmanuel House means to him...

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

Look yous. We're sorry. We know you're all probably sick to death of hearing about bleddy Christmas and the festive season. But it ain't over yet...

Theatre Review: Cinderella

A classic of romance and happy-ever-afters fills the Playhouse this season

Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018 is Coming

Clear out your lungs and get your pathos out, the third Nottingham Poetry Festival is gearing up to be a corker...

Callout for UNESCO City of Literature Residency in Krakow

We don’t need to remind you how many talented writers we’ve got living here in Notts, and there’s currently a very special opportunity for all you word whizzers…

Ten Things I’ve Missed About Nottingham

Fresh from a six-year stint in China, our James has missed a fair few home comforts...

Friday Food N Friends Need Christmas Decorations

Surely we've all got a spare bauble hanging rahnd the place... 

Simon Stokes: The Man Who Designs Escapologic Escape Rooms

Thrills, suspense, mystery and horror lie in wait for thousands of adventurers enjoying the fastest growing entertainment phenomenon to hit the planet – The Escape Room. At 900 and counting, each chamber is uniquely designed by a band of subversive lone creators who have found their own special calling. Meet the man who designed one of the highest voted rooms in the UK...

Review: East Midlands Heritage Awards 2017

The theme of the awards this year was ‘celebrating creativity’ as poets, a filmmaker, and a photographer interpreted winning entries.

Literature Review: Henry Normal's Love, Relationships and Other Realistic Expectations at Nottingham Lakeside Arts

We got down to Djanogly Theatre to check out the latest from our Henners...

Theatre Review: Beauty and the Beast

Thigh-slappingly good panto...

Nominations are Open for The Renewal Trust Volunteer Awards 2017

Those socially conscious types at The Renewal Trust are looking for nominations for their Volunteer Achievement Awards...