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A generation on pause: we speak to NEET young people in Notts
Tue 19 Aug 2025You may or may not have heard the term NEET before, standing for Not in Employment, Education, or Training. It describes a wide group of people that could be made up of young carers, people with severe medical conditions, or even people on gap years, as well as many other circumstances. We spoke to some Nottingham folks who have found themselves in these kinds of situations.
Theatre Interview: Dan Lewis
Mon 18 Aug 2025Steptoe and Son ride again at the Nottingham Arts Theatre. Actor Dan Lewis shares his trip on the rag and bone cart as the curmudgeonly Albert...
Gig review: Arab Strap at Rescue Rooms, with Stuart Pearce
Mon 18 Aug 2025Arab Strap are the Scottish indie rockers who time forgot. Formed in sometime in the mid-1990s, reformed in 2016 after a 10-year hiatus, and intermittently but definitively performing music ever since, they had not appeared in Nottingham for almost two decades. That changed this month, and LeftLion's Michael Prince was on hand to document the show...
We catch-up with legendary local commentator Colin Fray as Nottingham Forest returns to European football
Mon 18 Aug 2025Across three turbulent decades at Nottingham Forest, one voice has remained constant: BBC commentator Colin Fray. For Forest fans, he’s been a companion through the chaos - narrating from the end of the Clough years to the lows of League One, then back again; to the highs of the Premier League and now Forest’s long-awaited return to European football. We spoke to him about his journey behind the mic…
By youth, for youth: Nottingham celebrates 25 years of International Youth Day
Sun 17 Aug 2025This year marked the 25th anniversary of International Youth Day; we headed down to the pop-up shop organised by Nottingham City of Literature’s Youth Board to join in with the celebrations...
Musicals, outdoor cinema and music gigs: Here's what's on in Notts this week, 18 - 25 August
Sun 17 Aug 2025While it's nearing the end of a summer of fun, Notts will never run of fun things to do. Here's our pick of the week...
Gig review: Wet Leg at The Level
Sat 16 Aug 2025Having released their second album, moisturiser, Wet Leg have found a new image and buckets of new energy. We dropped in on their gig at The Level to discover a band who are at their most confident, and having more fun than ever...
LeftLion's Latest Listens #29: Notts music we're currently spinning
Fri 15 Aug 2025Summer's not over yet, and the new music just keeps coming, too! In this edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens for 2025, our music team reviews new releases from Blu Syrup, The Doubtfires, Long Pockets, Michael Vickers and Nicole Hannah...
Pick Six: Heidi Hargreaves
Fri 15 Aug 2025For this month’s Pick Six we turned to Heidi Hargreaves: co-founder and creative director at Dukki Gifts.
Our August cover artist Paul Turner-Groves talks about collage, creativity and his love of Notts
Fri 15 Aug 2025Collage artist Paul Turner-Groves talks us through his art process and the inspiration behind this month’s LeftLion cover…