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Gig review: JayaHadADream at Metronome

Mon 10 Nov 2025

Performing tracks from her debut album, Happiness from Agony, breakout star JayaHadADream is back in Nottingham. Filing the floor at Metronome, she brought her message of honesty, pushing back against pressure and anxiety, and breaking down stereotypes...

Gig review: The Smyths at The Level

Mon 10 Nov 2025

Top tribute band The Smyths packed in fans young and old into The Level for an electrifying and believable rendition of The Smiths’ legendary album, Meat Is Murder, as well as a selection of the 80s band's best-loved songs...

Gig review: The Enemy at Rock City

Mon 10 Nov 2025

Nine years is a long time to be gone, but The Enemy's return to Rock City was pure adrenaline: a sweat-soaked celebration that turned Nottingham into one giant sing-a-long. The crowd, a mix of longtime loyalists and fresh faces, erupted as the Coventry trio took to the stage, immediately proving that their hiatus hadn’t dulled their fire one bit...

Competition: Win a Sauna and Plunge experience for up to 8 People at Saunahood in the National Watersports Centre

Mon 10 Nov 2025

Saunahood offers wood-fired sauna and contrast therapy from a quiet corner in the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham's Holme Pierrepont Country Park. You can win a Sauna and Plunge experience for up to 8 People to be taken sometime between January and March next year by entering our totally free competition below…

SherWords: The Writing Group with Community and Connection at its Heart

Mon 10 Nov 2025

"Sherwood is almost synonymous with Nottingham and Nottingham with writing." That's how Frances Thimann, a short story writer and member of the SherWords writing group, traces the link between the Nottingham area and the act of writing. This connection remains very much alive today in SherWords, a friendly, collaborative writing group rooted in the local community and sustained by their passion for literature...

Emma Oldham Wins Oxford Flash Fiction Prize

Mon 10 Nov 2025

In recent years there’s been more recognition that a short story’s impact isn’t limited by its brevity. Flash Fiction has blossomed into its own discrete art form - and we’re now pleased to say that we have a champion of the form among us...

Artworks: Anna Mylonas of Nine Two Five Silver

Mon 10 Nov 2025

For this month’s Artworks, we hear from Anna Mylonas, a Notts-based silversmith who runs Nine Two Five Silver.

5 Perfect Gifts for Coffee Lovers This Black Friday

Mon 10 Nov 2025

Black Friday is one of the best times of the year to score great deals on everything coffee-related — from premium beans to high-end brewing equipment. Whether there’s a coffee lover in your family or you’re looking to upgrade your own setup, this is the perfect opportunity to find thoughtful and affordable gifts.

Classical Music Review: The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra with guest conductor Elena Schwartz at the Royal Concert Hall

Sun 09 Nov 2025

Turmoil, transcendence and orchestral grandeur are the order of the day in the BBC Philharmonic’s latest Nottingham appearance...

Gig review: Celeste at The Level

Sun 09 Nov 2025

At a Rough Trade outstore gig hosted by The Level, Celeste delivered an unforgettable stripped-back performance, letting her souful vocals do the talking, and putting to rest any doubts about her place in the musical pantheon...

French post-punk, brew festivals, Disney on Ice and festive ballet: here's what's on in Notts this week 10-15 November 2025

Sun 09 Nov 2025

This week, get yourself down to the Craft Brew Festival, enjoy some elegant post-punk covers, welcome Christmas in early with a ballet of A Christmas Carol, or skate down to Disney on Ice. Here are our top picks of the week....