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We Catch Up With BEKA, the Nottingham Artist Performing at This Year’s Hundred

The 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

Every 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

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

Jennifer Brough Tells Us About the Resting Up Collective, Who Bring Together Art Therapy, Mindfulness And Disability Representation

When 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

Double 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

Here'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

Andy 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

Iconic 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

This 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

The 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

It'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...

Gig Review: Kurt Vile at The Level

Rich Davies went to The Level, the basement of the NTU Students Union Building, for the visit of US singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kurt Vile and his band, The Violators...

Young Creative Award Winner: All Flesh is Wax by Amy Child

A dark delve into art going over the edge, by Amy Child, winner of the Young Creative Award 19-24 Creative Writing category...

Long Row Gets Social with Pieminister’s Laid Back Makeover

The beady-eyed amongst you will notice that Pieminister’s Long Row restaurant in Old Market Square has had a major makeover. A new concept for the independent family business, Long Row Social is an elevated version of their original Pieminister restaurant. The award-winning pies remain, but they now sit alongside breakfast and brunch dishes and an extensive drinks menu, as well as extended licensing hours. 

To the City From the Sea: Jewellery Maker Hannah Bourn Chats Us Through Her Venture of Making Beautiful and Unique Jewellery

It’s always exciting to discover a new creative in Nottingham. Nature lover Hannah Bourn chats us through her venture of making beautiful and unique jewellery, and bringing a touch of the ocean to our landlocked city…

Nadia on… Coming Together Through Grief

Our regular columnist and Nottingham East MP reflects on the loss of Grace O’Malley-Kumar, Barnaby Webber and Ian Coates...

We Chat to Jay Martin, the Brains Behind the Mansfield Film Festival

The first of its kind, Mansfield Town Film Festival is taking over the Palace Theatre later this month for a weekend full of diverse stories from across the globe. Ahead of the event, we catch up with Jay Martin, the brains behind it all… 

LeftLion Magazine #161