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A conversation with Cara Thompson: Nottingham’s new Nature Poet Laureate
Thu 23 Oct 2025Back in late August, Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature announced Cara Thompson as the city’s first Nature Poet Laureate. Cara is an art-ivist, performer, and writer, a founding member of the Nottingham Black Creatives Network and the 2021 winner of Slamovision. Her work draws heavily from her Caribbean-British background – encouraging creative discussion of social issues. Below we meet Cara and learn all about her…
Gig review: The Last Dinner Party at The Level
Wed 22 Oct 2025Nottingham's Shakespeare Street is lined with hundreds of people dressed in long skirts, corsets and Victorian-esque clothing. Some wear hoodies with red embroidered writing that says From The Pyre. We know we're in the right place: The Level, where the incredible The Last Dinner Party are performing their latest album, released only a few days before...
From the kitchen: with Paddy Sneath, owner at Working Man's Kitchen
Wed 22 Oct 2025For this instalment of From the Kitchen we reached out to loved Sneinton Market pizza slinger Paddy Sneath, owner of Working Man's Kitchen.
Project bucket list: how one Notts man is changing his life one goal at a time
Wed 22 Oct 2025We all have life goals, whether they be modest or lofty – but how often do we put a plan in place to achieve them? Notts-based marketer Dan Davison is one man who is well on his way to fulfilling his ambitions. From trying out foraging, beekeeping, and rock climbing, to seeing the sunrise at Stonehenge, his Project Bucket List adventures are sure to provide a little inspiration…
Concert review: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra with Michael Seal at the Royal Concert Hall
Tue 21 Oct 2025Conducted with an unshowy economy by Michael Seal, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra led an appreciative Nottingham audience through a musical exploration of spaces both literal and liminal, and probed the interrelationship of things within those spaces...
Inside The Correction Unit, a new sci-fi thriller made in Notts
Tue 21 Oct 2025Released on 23 September, The Correction Unit is the latest project from talented Nottingham-based filmmaker Derry Shillitto. The film follows a group of young offenders forced into a brutal correctional system with an AI, voiced by Bella Ramsey, at the centre. When one teen starts resisting the institution, questions arise surrounding control and human rights. To find out more about the production, which has featured almost entirely Notts talent, we spoke to Derry and young actor Zak Hopkinson.
Life behind bars: with Aimee Harbison-Roper, owner at the Barrel Drop
Tue 21 Oct 2025For this instalment of life behind bars we reached out to Aimee, who looks after Hurt's Yard's chill and homely boozer...
In photos: Panic Shack at Rescue Rooms
Mon 20 Oct 2025Little more than five months after they stunned a packed-out Bodega, Welsh punk five-piece Panic Shack returned to Nottingham for an ever bigger and more triumphant show at Rescue Rooms...
Fright night: The many ghosts of the National Justice Museum
Mon 20 Oct 2025When it comes to haunted buildings in Nottingham, the first that springs to mind is the National Justice Museum on High Pavement. While the building became a museum in 1995, it was once a working courthouse and prison for over 600 years. As we head into spooky season, CJ De Barra investigates one of Britain’s most haunted places…
Wytch craft: a look inside Sneinton Market's Wolf Wytch Apothecary
Sun 19 Oct 2025The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is upon us, and there’s nothing better at this time of year than coming home to a cosy living space. If you have a love for the spooky and the scented, then here’s three exciting words for you: Wolf Wytch Apothecary. An independent business that has been alive in the heart of Sneinton Market for almost three years, Wolf Wytch is run by its wickedly talented head alchemist Lauren Wolf. It’s home to an enchanting combination of scents – from candles to skin care – and plenty of gothic vibes…