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10 Places to Go on Light Night 2018

Wed 31 Jan 2018

Light Night started in Leeds back in 2005, but Notts quickly jumped on the bandwagon and bagged it for oursens. Since 2008, we've been treated to a whole load of installations, family workshops and other luminous entertainment, and this year is set to be no different. In our February magazine, we mistakenly said that the Arboretum would be decked out in twinkly galore for another year – we're giving the ducks a break this time around. However, there' still plenty to be gerrin' on with for this year's event on Friday 23 February...

Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity 2018 is Coming to Town

Tue 30 Jan 2018

Thanks to STEMCity and Ignite, this month sees Nottingham being taken over by the cleverest clogs abaht. We had a word with the Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity producer, Megan Shore, about what’s in store this year…

Paloma Faith Announced as Splendour 2018 Headliner

Mon 29 Jan 2018

Splendour celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, and what better way to celebrate than by pulling in one of the UK’s biggest singer-songwriters?

Maltese Band Fuzzhoneys Talk Music and Their Love of Nottingham

Sun 28 Jan 2018

After their recent blistering performance at the Chameleon, we sat down with Francesca (vocals) and Caroline (drums) from Fuzzhoneys to chat about their tour, their forthcoming album and the music scene in Malta.

Nottingham Playhouse's New Artistic Director Adam Penford on His Upcoming Adaptation of Holes

Sat 27 Jan 2018

Is it a book? Is it a play?...

Beat The Streets: The Ruffs Discuss Their Debut EP

Thu 25 Jan 2018

Frontman Connor Spray answers our questions about the band's recent release as well as their appearance at this Sunday's fundraiser for homelessness charity Framework...

Happeh 230th Bothdeh, Lord Byron

Wed 24 Jan 2018

Monday the 22nd January 2018 marks the 230th anniversary of the birth of Nottingham’s most notorious literary legend, the mad, bad and dangerous to know poet, Lord Byron...

Beat the Streets: Crosa Rosa on the Festival Fundraiser and Gigs in South Korea

Tue 23 Jan 2018

Beat the Streets - the all-day music festival fundraiser - is fast approaching. Here’s a quick lowdown on the event and a chat with one of the more hairy acts taking centre stage...

Happy 230th Birthday Lord Byron! Here, Have a Beer.

Mon 22 Jan 2018

Monday 22 January 2018 marks the 230th anniversary of the birth of Nottingham’s most notorious literary legend, the mad, bad and dangerous to know poet, Lord Byron...

Cappo on the Importance of Lyricism in Hip Hop

Sat 20 Jan 2018

The Notts veteran explains what wordsmithery means to the art form

Left Panther: Nottingham Panthers News & Updates

Thu 11 Jan 2018

The Panthers didn't have a particularly happy Christmas, was it too many mince pies? Our Sally gives us the low down

Short Story Competition: City Arts at 40

Thu 11 Jan 2018

They celebrated their fortieth birthday in September, and have been ringing in the celebrations ever since. We were promised a year-long schedule of exciting opportunities and events, and they haven’t disappointed…

Miranda Seymour on Lord Byron, Ada Lovelace and Life at Newstead Abbey

Tue 09 Jan 2018

The English literary critic and novelist talks us through the legacy of the historical figures...

Book Review Competition: Win a £25 Token and Get Published

Fri 05 Jan 2018

We’ve teamed up with the UNESCO City of Literature squad to deliver a book review competition...

Word War III: Poetry by First Story Students at Farnborough Academy

Thu 04 Jan 2018

Local author Paula Rawsthorne treats us to a selection of writings from her First Story students at Farnborough Academy, published in their anthology Word War III...

Flood Plains Modelling with Ian Bartlett

Sat 30 Dec 2017

As the days get darker and the nights get colder, the rain is sure to fall, which in some parts of the country may mean the misery of flooding. One local man, Ian Bartlett, has been creating models to help communities understand how to prevent flooding in the first place...

20 Top Nottingham Music Releases of 2017

Sat 30 Dec 2017

The sounds coming out of our fine city that have been doing it for us this year...

The Worst Films of 2017

Sat 30 Dec 2017

The LeftLion Screen team pass judgement on some of the stinkers released in 2017...

The Best Films of 2017

Fri 29 Dec 2017

The LeftLion Screen team give their picks for the best films of 2017...

LeftLion Film Podcast #3 Part 2 - The Worst Films of 2017 with Daniel Turner

Fri 29 Dec 2017

The second of a two-parter in which Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto are joined by Daniel Turner to discuss the worst films released in 2017...

Stephen Barker: The Creative Quarter's New CEO

Tue 26 Dec 2017

The Creative Quarter was set up by Nottingham City Council in 2012 to help create jobs and economic growth in the east of the city: the Lace Market, Hockley, BioCity and Sneinton Market all included. Now that former CEO Kathy McArdle has handed the reins over to Stephen Barker, we thought we’d hit him up to see what his plans are with the organisation...