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Nadia on… the role of an MP

Nadia Whittome, the MP for Nottingham East, writes about the role of MP and how its function has evolved over the years.

Behind Rotari Bakes: A family run Nottingham bakery creating bespoke cakes, bakes and memories

In the heart of Nottingham, where creativity meets comfort food, Rotari Bakes was born; not from a lifelong baking tradition, but from an unexpected journey of reinvention and family ambition

Vipertime [ New Generation Jazz]

A generation on pause: we speak to NEET young people in Notts

Tue 19 Aug 2025

You 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 2025

Steptoe 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 2025

Arab 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 2025

Across 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…

This 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

While 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...

Walk With an Expert: Beeston: Street Art Central

Nottingham Carnival 2025

Nottingham Carnival

Words On Ice: a Refreshing Literary Workshop for Summer

Gig review: Wet Leg at The Level

Having 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...

The Secret Show - Where True Confessions Become Comedy

Arab Strap

Portraiture Demonstration