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Cara Thompson Announced As Nottingham's First Nature Poet Laureate

We speak to Cara as her new 18 month position with Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature begins...

From the kitchen: With Dan Coles, chef at Piccalilli

For the first instalment of our recurring feature From The Kitchen we heard from Dan Coles, chef at Picalilli.

Nottingham Brick Festival

Witchrot

Buttonpusher Presents : Still, Fatalist & Concrete Ships

Broadway at Lakeside: Buena Vista Social Club

LeftLion's Latest Listens #30: Notts music we're currently spinning

We've reached the thirtieth edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens! This week, our music team reviews new releases from katie., Lucas, MCØ and Bradley McKnight...

Gig review: Nell Mescal at The Bodega

The final night of Nell Mescal’s run of shows brought her to Nottingham’s Bodega, an intimate venue which was buzzing with anticipation. A loyal crowd - some of whom had attended multiple dates - packed into the venue to witness a set that blended fan favourites with rarities and unreleased tracks, making the night feel especially personal...

Gig review: Black Honey at Rescue Rooms (Rough Trade outstore)

Brighton indie-rockers Black Honey have been described as masters of escapism, but on the stage at Rescue Rooms they welcome all-comers into a cinematic world. As lead singer Izzy Phillips morphs from persona to persona, the evening becomes a rapturous, inclusive celebration...

Life behind bars: with Robyn Warwick, General Manager at Queen of Hockley

For the first instalment of our recurring feature Life Behind Bars we heard from Robyn Warwick, manager at Queen of Hockley.

Salsa at Impacd Cic - Fun Dancing for People Of Determination

Power Station

The Bad Day [ Blues]

Broadway at Lakeside: Summer Of Soul

Sound Check Live - Nottingham Playhouse

Playwright Caroline Bird on writing The Last Stand Of Mrs Mary Whitehouse

The Playhouse continues its streak of consequential new plays with the upcoming The Last Stand Of Mrs Mary Whitehouse, starring Maxine Peake behind those infamous horn-rimmed spectacles. Caroline Bird speaks to Leftlion about how and why she wrote about the 'most dangerous woman in Britain'... 

Left Stag: August 2025

Our man at Mansfield Town FC, Josh Osoro Pickering, is back with the latest musings on a tough start to the season for the Stags...

Gig review: Keane Baldwin at The Bodega, with EMiDORA

Keane Baldwin is a brilliant pianist and vocalist hailing from Heanor, one who mixes the sensibilities of older pop with modern, emotional songwriting talent. LeftLion's Thomas Gensler went down to his headline show at The Bodega to watch...

Sherwood Boys: Biography of a Battalion

Meet the Holocaust Survivor: Hedi Argent Mbe

Sea Girls

Creative Community Workshops

Secret Walled Garden Tours

Luke Haines & Peter Buck