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Exploring street art in Beeston with Jeanie Barton

Over the past ten years, the suburb south-west of Notts: Beeston, has become a hub for striking and inspiring street art, thanks to the efforts of the ever-industrious Beeston Civic Society. From tributes to Nottingham legends like Paul Smith and Richard Beckinsale, to an artistic interpretation of the butterflies that migrate from Africa to Attenborough Nature Reserve and Beeston Marina, take a stroll through Beeston and you’ll be treated to many visual treats lauding local culture. We asked Jeanie Barton, the person who set the Beeston street art wheels in motion, to tell us more about it.

Life in Light: catching up with landscape photographer Tracey Whitefoot

Born and bred in Nottingham, Tracey Whitefoot has spent the last two decades as a freelance photographer. In that time she’s photographed a lot of famous faces, as well as capturing the amazing cityscapes she has become known for. We asked her about her work and her exhibition, My Life In Light, currently on show at Nottingham Central Library…

An Evening with Michael Dawson

Jack and Daisy + Emily Ashberry, Romy

BIPC Women's Network

Lace Market Theatre Open Evening

Fun Lovin' Criminals

Niche Artefact Two-Year Anniversary Restrospective

The Massed Bands Of His Majesty’s Royal Marines

Secret Walled Garden Tours

Gandeys Circus

Jack Skipper: Skint

Chaos reigns, cowbells ring: We chat to Midnight Rodeo

Saddle up for the Midnight Rodeo. Behind the surf and soul of Nottingham’s most anticipated outfit, LeftLion's Talia Robinson sat down with Maddy Chamberlain and Jim McBride to discover just how they turned chaos into craft...

Theatre Review: Blood Brothers at the Theatre Royal

Lyv Forever: local artist Lyvia talks virality and playing live

While the words ‘street art’ automatically make you think of colourful graffiti, Nottingham musician LYVIA creates hers in a unique and quite literal way. Thanks to a visionary videographer and a lucky twist of fate, her viral performances on the corner of Maid Marian Way have transformed her from ambitious local busker to national soul-rap sensation with a huge social media following. We sat down to get the story behind her rapid rise and her forthcoming new mixtape…

Explore & Imagine Creative Dance

Autumn-winter Menu Tasting Event

Death Pill, Lindow Moss, Sourflake at The Grove

How to Build a World of Your Own

How to Build a World Of Your Own

Central Library Careers Fair

Beginner's Crochet

The Last Noel - Auditions

Good Vibrations - the Genius Of Brian Wilson

Billy Fury - Paradise