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Kold Chillin' Talk Hip Hop Events at Rough Trade Nottingham

Thu 27 Apr 2017

The legendary hip hop promoters fill us in on their events...

Ocularist John Pacey-Lowrie Talks Making Artificial Eyes in Nottingham

Tue 25 Apr 2017

John Pacey-Lowrie is the only ocularist in the whole of the Midlands. He’s spent forty years perfecting his craft, and people travel from all over the world to be fitted with one of his handmade, acrylic prosthetic eyes. He is constantly striving to make his prosthetics as realistic as possible and is currently at the forefront of the development of an artificial dilating pupil which reacts to light...

9 Things To Do In Nottingham This Week

Sun 23 Apr 2017

The Nottingham Poetry Festival is well underway this week. Get stuck in...

Poetercize: The Poetry Game Show at Nottingham Poetry Festival

Sat 22 Apr 2017

Stephen Thomas is a locally-based poet and rapper whose show Poetercize: The Poetry Game Show will be performed as part of the Nottingham Poetry Festival. We had a chat with him about his latest projects in preparation for this year’s festival...

Theatre Review: Tommy at Nottingham Playhouse

Thu 20 Apr 2017

The Who’s rock opera benefits from extravagant production at Nottingham Playhouse…

Find Out What's Happening In Nottingham For Record Store Day 2017

Wed 19 Apr 2017

Marking ten years of celebrating independent record stores, there's plenty going on this Saturday...

10 Events to get to for Nottingham Poetry Festival

Wed 19 Apr 2017

After wiggling their toes in the water back in 2015, Nottingham Poetry Festival is back. Mixing it up with over fifty events, there are local poets of all genres, backgrounds and disciplines, as well as workshops to get wordy in, and plenty of chances for you to get on the mic and give it a go yersen. Plus they’ve got some national treasures popping down – in the form of Britain’s Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, the inimitable John Cooper Clarke, and the lyrical John Hegley. If you don’t think poetry is your thing, think again. If you’re already a fan... well, as you were.

Nottingham Poetry Festival: Wendy Cope

Tue 18 Apr 2017

Known for her dry wit and keen eye for parody, Wendy Cope has been a staple of British poetry since her debut in the eighties. We caught up with Wendy ready for her appearance at this year’s poetry festival.

Rapper Scorzayzee on Gangsta Wraps, New EP Illa Scorz, and Nottingham Hip Hop

Mon 17 Apr 2017

Rap’s Robin Hood is back with new EP Illa Scorz, and a ton of new merch designed by his eleven-year-old son to boot. We caught up with Scorzayzee for the lowdown on his latest release, plus the burning question of who’d win in a fight between the most famous fast food mascots…

A Brief History of World Snooker Championships in Nottingham

Mon 17 Apr 2017

We take a dive into the geographical history of the World Snooker Championship, and dig up an old rivalry…

9 Things To Do In Nottingham This Week

Sun 16 Apr 2017

C'mon our kids, plenty to be gerrin on with...

Live Music Review: Nathan Fake at Nottingham Contemporary

Sat 15 Apr 2017

The electronic musician was touring in support of his latest album...

16 Bars to Slurp at for Nottingham Loves Cocktails Festival

Fri 14 Apr 2017

This April, Nottingham’s bars are being taken over for a festival to end all festivals – Nottingham Loves Cocktails. If you’re a mixology enthusiast, or simply love the taste of a good booze, then step this way. Each venue has been discerningly paired with a particular brand of liquor, with loads of masterclasses, talks, taster sessions and competitions to get yer cockles warmed right up. Just make sure you bag yourself a wristband before the adventure begins on Monday 24 April...

Nottingham in Photos: April

Fri 14 Apr 2017

The city's sickest snappers have been doing bits...

Wired Cafe Talk Coffee Culture in Nottingham

Fri 14 Apr 2017

Set up by Très and Vanessa Gretton-Roche in 2014, Wired was right at the front of Nottingham’s coffee shop revolution. We got the lowdown on their success...

Meet the Man Selling Coffee from a Phonebox in Nottingham

Thu 13 Apr 2017

Luke Thorpe has taken on an unusual venture – selling coffee out of a phonebox. The city’s gone coffee mad recently, so we went down to ask him a few questions about what he’s doing...

10 Nottingham Dessert Gaffs to Try

Wed 12 Apr 2017

Are your tegs so sweet that yer Tuth Fairy’s gone bust? Are you one of those weirdos who orders pudding for tea? Yes? Then have we got some treats for you. Our Sally Thurlow explains what’s hot in the Notts dessert world...

Left Panther: The 2017 Elite League Ice Hockey Season Ends

Tue 11 Apr 2017

The Elite League ice hockey season is over for another year. It finished in an exciting way for some teams, but certainly not for the Nottingham Panthers, who failed to qualify for the play-off final weekend at the National Ice Centre (NIC) which was ultimately won by the Sheffield Steelers…