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The lads of Shelter Point, Liam Arnold and Robin Hearn, have put their heads together to bring
you a night of electricity over at Rough Trade, this weekend...

Macmillan Fest 2017 in Photos

The charity music festival round up in photo format...

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

Check out the gems we've picked out for yer this weekend...

The Television Workshop Needs Your Help

After being unceremoniously kicked out of their former Stoney Street home, in favour of luxury flats – gah – The Television Workshop are in desperate need of dollar to renovate their new space. After churning out talent like Vicky McClure, Bella Ramsey and Joe Dempsie, it’s now down to yow lot to keep the training ground for young actors alive. Well, at least without a flooded basement…

Interview: My Pure Land director Sam Masud

We caught up with Sarmad Masud (Sam to his friends) ahead of the release of his debut feature, My Pure Land at Broadway Cinema

Live Music Review: The Surfing Magazines at the Angel Microbrewery

The Surfing Magazines are in town, touring to promote the release of their eponymous debut album

Catching up with former Future Sound of Nottingham winners Super Furniture

Young indie rockers on being in a band and plans for the future...

What Notts: The Latest News and Stories

Couple news stories from last month...

Graham Caveney on Abusive Relationships, Alcoholism and His New Book

Graham Caveney had success in the nineties as a journalist for publications like NME, The Face, The Independent, and loads more. He moved on to writing biographies of beat writers Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs, then he completely disappeared. Two decades later, he’s back with a book that looks at the abuse inflicted on him as a child, by a priest: The Boy with the Perpetual Nervousness: A Memoir of an Adolescence…

Nottingham Peacebuilders Anthology: Call for Submissions

Nottingham Peacebuilders are concluding their programme of peace-related events by inviting writers to contribute to an anthology based on the theme of small acts of kindness change the world. Reckon you’re up for getting stuck in? We thought so.

Mayhem Reveals Full Festival Line-Up For 2017

Mayhem Film Festival has released the full line-up for its 13th edition, taking place at Broadway Cinema between 12^th – 15^th October...

Photo Series: A Day in the Life of Barry Middleton

Tue 05 Sept 2017

Chris Middleton shares intimate photographs of his father's battle with vascular dementia and Parkinson's, and the impact his illness had on his family...

Advertising Sectioned: Leech Homes – Follow the Arrows To Better Living! (c.1984)

Local adverts ripped from the pages of history...

Oscar and Rosie's Have Kicked Us Out

Oscar & Rosie’s has been filling bellies with the best pizza in town for over three years, and now they’re moving premises; to the old LeftLion offices, at The Corner on Stoney Street, no less. We gave restaurant owner and friend Olly Hunter a bell to find out a bit more about his dough-based endeavours, and how he plans to top what he’s created so far…

Nottingham's Young Poet Laureate Shortlist Announced

UNESCO City of Literature have announced a shortlist of four brilliant poets who together show the diversity, energy and vitality of Nottingham’s poetry scene...

Left Magpie: Notts County News & Updates

Our Colin takes us through all of the latest action down at Meadow Lane

Short Film: Time, And Again