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Nottingham’s brightest sports event, the Louisey Rider Cup, is back for its fourth year on March 30th and is going to be bigger, better and more fun than ever before.
He’s been a fixture in local politics for many people’s lifetimes. To date Jon Collins has served for 32 years as councillor of St Ann’s, and for sixteen years as Nottingham City Council leader.
Now, in an exclusive and frank interview with LeftLion, he reveals that from May he will leave our local authority behind forever. He also gives his thoughts on the council going forward, how our city has changed, how local government should be reorganised, the shambolic state of national politics, Brexit and a whole lot more. Read on...
New Nottingham music from these talented boggers...
David gives us the lowdown on his illustrations...
We chat with the founder of Nottingham's alternative dance night before its event this Friday...
Hosts Ashley Carter & Derry Shillitto caught up with stand up comedian Tom Stade to talk comedy, films and being offended ahead of his performance at Glee Club Nottingham on Tuesday 26 March...
We searched high and low for the most stylish of Notts heads with summat to say...
Since their early days as seventies punk rock rabble-rousers, The Stranglers have been mainstays of the British music scene. Now over 45 years on, the lads are still finding the time to hit the road and make music. Back in Nottingham for their latest UK tour this month, we sent our man LP Mills for a chat with guitarist and frontman Baz Warne, to find out what these perennial punks have been up to.
Splendour forges on into its second decade this year, with a mega quartet of headliners already confirmed, including Manic Street Preachers and All Saints. To mark the occasion we grabbed Anton Lockwood, one of the masterminds behind the annual Wollo Park party, for a chat. Here’s five things you need to know about Nottingham’s day-long answer to Glasto…
Jessica Hynes is heading to Broadway Cinema to take part in a live Q&A for her directorial debut film: The Fight
In the second half of the twentieth century, the people of the East Midlands found themselves anxiously watching the stars, anticipating a war between worlds. Literature Editor LP Mills takes a deep-dive in the strange and inexplicable culture of UFO hunters that sprung up in Nottingham following World War Two.
The week long festival has plenty of activities for the whole family...
The latest Snap Notts sees our poet and photographer pairing take inspiration from Hyson Green...
A Fashion Editor giving up shopping? Yer what?
Clothes, shoes, bags, jewellery… Prosecco? Thursday 28 February saw the spectacular Fashion Reboot event come to Nottingham's Rough Trade. The concept? Pretty simple: shoppers can purchase from the wardrobes of bloggers, Instagrammers, journalists and all-round style superstars and bag their garms for bargain prices. Imagine eBay, but in real life….
“The world is a circus” reads the programme for the latest show – Cirque – from septet Mnozil Brass, who return to Nottingham for a show at the Royal Concert Hall this month. Merging comedy with virtuoso brass performances, they astound audiences the world over with the quality of their music, while simultaneously dissolving them into hilarity. A band that has to be experienced to be truly appreciated, they are funny, but the music, their talent and their sheer love of their craft is always front and centre. We caught up with the band’s sharply-dressed trumpet player (and sometime magician) Roman Rindberger who, when he’s not touring with Mnozil, is also a professor of music in his native Vienna...
Us lot over at the 'Lion were inspired by all the sustainability talk included in our February issue, so we put our bonces together and came up with the LeftLion Clothes Swap, a way to trade your trash for treasure, rags to... well, different rags. In our bid to put a finger up to the fast fashion industry, we raised £165 for Sharewear Clothing Scheme, a local charity who provide clothing to those in desperate need. Here's a few snaps from the day...
Sean da bleddy Paul is coming to Nottingham, and we've got two tickets to give away...
As a member of Nottingham’s skateboard scene, photographer Tom Quigley has developed a reputation for brilliantly capturing candid moments of the subculture. An advocate of creating art that his audience wants to see, his work has been praised for its authentic portrayal of life as a skateboarder in the city, striking a balance between the everyday and the sublime. Following on from his 2014 and 2015 shows, his latest exhibition, Weekends And Everything In Between, is at Surface Gallery until Saturday 9 March…
Based inside Primary Studios, Small Food Bakery sells artisan produce to the Hoodtown masses. All ingredients that go into their loaves, pastries and treats are bought directly from local farmers, ensuring both small food chains and good community vibes. Our Alex Kuster had a word with chief baker and maker, Kimberley Bell…
Relatability is having a moment. But artist and musician Rebecca Taylor doesn’t even need to try. Going under the name of Self Esteem and with her debut album Compliments Please out on in March, we caught up with Rebecca to talk touring, Instagram and Kanye…
Shopping locally and sustainably has been made a whole lot easier by the folk at NeighbourFood, Nottingham’s click and collect online shopping platform…
Charity shops. Just for nanas? Don’t think so, duck. Once seen as a bit tired, blamed for “clogging up the high street” or perceived to be filled with junk, charity shops are actually a treasure trove, allowing customers to reuse, recycle and repurpose. We spoke to three Nottingham outlets who are helping local folk ditch the throwaway fashion mentality, and dug out a few gems from inside the shops...
A rainforest in the middle of Nottingham you say? I mean I know the weather's been positively tropical lately but that sounds rather absurd. Not in the art world. Our Dan got down to the Contemporary to check out how their new exhibition is more than just forestry...
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