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We Catch Up With the Last Dinner Party Ahead of Their Headline Show at the Bodega
Sat 15 Jul 2023Ahead of The Last Dinner Party's headline show at The Bodega later this month, we catch up with vocalist Abigail Morris, bassist Georgia Davies, and backing vocalist Lizzie Mayland to find out how the band have managed to take the internet by storm with only one single to their name…
Nottingham Legend Vicky McClure MBE on Our Dementia Choir's Return to Splendour Festival
Fri 14 Jul 2023Splendour Festival returns to Wollaton Park this month, as does Vicky McClure MBE and Our Dementia Choir. We chat to the Wollaton native ahead of the festival which essentially takes place in her back garden…
Take Part in a Pioneering Study Exploring Boosting Homegrown Food in Notts
Fri 14 Jul 2023Nottinghamshire is looking at developing a county-wide Farmstart programme, to nurture a new generation of nature-based and community-driven food producers in Nottinghamshire and provide healthy, local food for all. Whether you want to grow it, sell it, or just eat it, you can get involved.
Film Review: Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Thu 13 Jul 2023Tom Cruise is back doing his thing - throwing himself off of stuff, punching bad guys and saving the world. But is this his best bout of madness yet?
Creative, Evocative and Epicurious: Slow Cooked Stories at Nonsuch Studios
Thu 13 Jul 2023On a summer’s Saturday evening, as rain poured outside, we attended a most curious dinner party...
LeftLion To Put Readers On 20th Birthday Cover
Thu 13 Jul 2023To celebrate our 20th birthday we’re putting together a special anniversary issue and offering readers a chance to feature on the back cover...
We Catch Up With BEKA, the Nottingham Artist Performing at This Year’s Hundred
Wed 12 Jul 2023The Hundred, a relatively new innovation in the world of professional cricket, takes place this August including several games at our very own Trent Bridge. As well as eight men’s and eight women’s teams competing for titles, The Hundred also features live music and DJ’s each day. We spoke to music artist BEKA who will be performing at the event...
Inspire Youth Arts Huge Showcase Held At Nottingham Playhouse
Wed 12 Jul 2023Every now and again, people feel as though the creative scene can be a slightly restrictive place for inspiring creatives to be, but over at Inspire Youth Arts, they have made it their mission to ensure that every young person has access to the arts. We visited Nottingham Playhouse to immerse ourselves in some top quality performances as part of Inspire’s huge showcase...
The Thompsons on Beer, The AA, Wimbledon and the FIFA Women's World Cup
Tue 11 Jul 2023Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...
Jennifer Brough Tells Us About the Resting Up Collective, Who Bring Together Art Therapy, Mindfulness And Disability Representation
Mon 10 Jul 2023When creativity turns into another hustle, it can quickly lose its therapeutic benefits. Rose Mason speaks to Jennifer Brough about the Resting Up Collective, who look to incorporate rest and creativity into lives of chronically ill or disabled people...
We Chat to Nottingham Forest’s Charlotte Greengrass After a Very Successful Season
Sun 09 Jul 2023Double winner and top scorer in the Premier League Northern Division: It’s safe to say Charlotte Greengrass made the right decision to ditch the West for the East Midlands in 2020, and to shift from centre-back to centre-forward just over twelve months ago. We chat to Nottingham Forest’s clinical finisher after a very successful season…
From a Skateboarding Workshop to a Metal Festival, Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week 10 July - 16 July
Sun 09 Jul 2023Here's our recommendations of what to see and where to go over the next seven days...
We Speak to Andy the Illustrator About His New Zine Lazarus Lore
Sat 08 Jul 2023Andy the Illustrator has picked up a mass following for his striking, anime-esque art style - and has cropped up in many a LeftLion magazine over the years. Now he’s produced a zine of his own, Lazarus Lore, stocked with tales and characters from his popular online series The Lost Legends of Lazarus…
In Photos: The Bronx at Rescue Rooms
Sat 08 Jul 2023Iconic punk-rock band The Bronx celebrate the 20th Anniversary of their first album The Bronx (I)...
We Chat to Barcelona’s Echoes in Smoke Ahead of Their Debut Notts Gig at Rough Trade
Sat 08 Jul 2023This month, Barcelona-based trio Echoes in Smoke make their debut appearance in Nottingham, as part of a whistle-stop mini tour of the UK. Ahead of their Nottingham Rough Trade show, which will take place on 14 July, Phil Taylor spoke to Anastasia (vocals, bass), Pat (guitars, synths) and Jose (drums, synths and programming)...
New Trent Rockets Squad Member Kirstie Gordon Tells Us All Ahead of the Hundred at Trent Bridge
Fri 07 Jul 2023The Hundred, cricket’s exciting new competition featuring the world’s best mens and womens cricketers alongside live music from The Hundred’s BBC Music Introducing partnership, takes place this August including four games at our very own Trent Bridge – the home ground of the Nottingham based team, Trent Rockets. The Hundred is as much about entertainment as it is fast-paced, explosive cricket...
Food Review: L'Oliva
Thu 06 Jul 2023It's beyond silly that it's taken us so long to return to L’Oliva - because this is easily one of Nottingham's best-kept secrets, and we are lucky to have it right here in Beeston...