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The LeftLion music awards: what we loved in 2025

Tue 23 Dec 2025

From thriving new venues to an abundance of local talent gaining national exposure, 2025 proved that our city is one of the best in the country for breeding and platforming exceptional musical talent. With this in mind, we thought we’d celebrate with some end-of-year awards – championing the best local releases and gigs to happen this year in Nottingham. Voted for by our music team, here’s what stood out in the Notts music world in 2025…

Locating Lawrence: December 1925

Mon 22 Dec 2025

Like most of us, Lawrence is happy to get Chrimbo over and done with…

Left Stag: December 2025

Mon 22 Dec 2025

This season, as I’ve stated before, is likely going to be one of those where we neither struggle at the bottom of League One, nor pull up any trees near the top. We’ll trudge along, winning some, losing some and ultimately ending up somewhere in the middle...

Undercover artist: Eleanor Youdell is bringing art back into her life

Mon 22 Dec 2025

This month’s cover artist Eleanor Youdell shares her journey as an artist, her tips for being creative, and the concept behind her cover art.

Pantomines, plays, art, and singing: Here's what's on in Nottingham during Christmas 2025

Sun 21 Dec 2025

Season's greetings everybody! We know that around now is the time when lots of us get off work for a bit, and look for new, festive things to do around Notts with people that we care about. With that in mind, here are eight events happening through Christmas and New Year, in Nottingham, which we're certain are worth attending...

Truth or Legend: the case of the classic Nottingham greeting

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Our urban myths investigator Matthew Blaney takes a look at the possible origins of the classic Nottingham greeting...

Book review: The Unravelling of Mary Reddish by David Whitfield

Fri 19 Dec 2025

We take a look at The Unravelling of Mary Reddish by David Whitfield, a novel about the blurred lines between sanity, control and women's autonomy, which is set against the backdrop of Nottingham General Lunatic Asylum - the first publicly-funded asylum in England.

Festival review: Paint By Numbers at The Bodega

Fri 19 Dec 2025

In a mark of just how healthy Nottingham's music scene is, this year we were treated to a brand new metropolitan festival. Paint By Numbers took place at (award winning) The Bodega, and turned out to be a day of sweat, softness and standout sets. We went along to see tomorrow’s headliners come to the forefront, capturing Nottingham’s music scene at a moment of momentum...