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History of the Weird Midlands Episode Four: Mysteries of the Midlands

Fri 26 Oct 2018

This is it, freaks and geeks! In the season one finale, the gang delve into all the wonder and weirdness they've come across in the last four weeks. Prepare for chills, thrills, and spills! Warning: Contains strong language and some serious spookiness.

History of the Weird Midlands Episode Three: The Case of the Cotgrave Bigfoot

Fri 19 Oct 2018

He’s big, he’s hairy, he lives in the woods bathing in his own filth. No, we’re not talking about LP. This week the gang hit the trail in search of the illusive Cotgrave bigfoot!

SOLD OUT: LeftLion 100 Covers Book

Wed 17 Oct 2018

Celebrating the artwork and history of LeftLion magazine via the medium of our covers. Sorry but this item is now sold out.

Fantastique! La Jolie Ronde Languages for Children Rake in Fifth Award at What's On 4 Kids 2018

Wed 17 Oct 2018

Bingham's own La Jolie Ronde has successfully nailed their fifth consecutive year at the What’s On 4 Kids Awards 2018, nabbing themselves a tidy Best National Licensed Activity for 5-12 Year Olds!

History of the Weird Midlands Episode Two: Aliens Over Clifton

Fri 12 Oct 2018

The truth is out there, freaks and geeks! In today's thrilling episode, the gang turn their eyes to the skies in search of flying saucers and little green men. Warning: Contains strong language and some serious spookiness.

History of the Weird Midlands Episode One: Ghosts of the A616

Fri 05 Oct 2018

Podcasters beware, you're in for a scare! In the debut episode of History of the Weird Midlands, our hosts explore all that is ghoulish and ghastly in our haunted little corner of the world. Warning: Contains strong language and some serious spookiness.

And the winner of Nottingham Cocktail Week is…

Wed 05 Sep 2018

Nottingham has gone bleddy mixed-drink mad this week. Here's the best of the best according to It's In Nottingham...

Do or Die Poets Facilitator Miggy Angel on New Book Extreme Violets

Wed 05 Sep 2018

Originally from South London, poet, performer, and drug and alcohol worker Miggy Angel is a long-term resident of Hoodtown and the author of two poetry books, Grime Kerbstone Psalms and Extreme Violets. We hollered at him to see what he’s up to at the moment...

101 Beads Shows the Kurdistan War in Pictures

Thu 16 Aug 2018

Kurdish native, Gaylan Nazhad, spent two years on the frontline, taking photographs and learning the stories of those displaced from the regional war between Kurdistan and ISIS. Gaylan resides in Nottingham where he is a filmmaker, photographer and the owner of a barber shop on Derby Road. With help from anthropologist Ben Houghton, he’s put together a book of his photography, 101 Beads: Kurdistan in War, which shares some bleak truths from his experiences on the frontline…

Nottingham Women's Centre Have Won an Award for Voluntary Service

Sun 12 Aug 2018

Standing proudly at the end of Chaucer Street, Nottingham Women’s Centre enables women in our area to reach their full potential, providing the tools to achieve social, political and economic equality. Having just been presented with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, we thought it was high time we had a word with CEO, Helen Voce, who’s now a year into her post...

301: The Midlands' Minimal Music Collective

Fri 03 Aug 2018

At first glance, the East Midlands dance music scene is relatively hard to place on the map small compared to other regional titans like Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham. However, as this weekend’s event at Rough Trade is about to show, there is a collective of passionate promoters to be found here, and they’ve decided to join forces...

6 Nottingham Books to Read This Summer

Mon 16 Jul 2018

Surely you must be in need of a beach side read. Give one of these a try...

Nottingham's Dengest Catto and Most Boofin' Doggo Awards

Wed 04 Jul 2018

Welcome to the thiccest pet competition in all of Hoodtown...

Young Creative Awards 2018: Photography Winners

Tue 19 Jun 2018

Last month, the city’s creative youths did the damn thing down at Nottingham Playhouse for the Young Creative Awards, this year sponsored by Nottingham College. 2018’s photography category was judged by representatives from the Press Association, Scene Photography and previous YCA winner Aria Shahrokshani. Well in, ducklings.

Nottingham’s Dengest Catto and Most Boofin’ Doggo Awards

Fri 08 Jun 2018

If you've got a crackin' cat or a damn-fine doggo, listen up...

In Another Place: Local Artists Display Work on Billboards Across East Midlands

Fri 01 Jun 2018

Advertising bombards our everyday lives, our data isn’t safe anymore, we can’t escape consumerism and it all seems a bit bleak, doesn’t it? What if we could take that advert for the jasmine scented extra-frothy body wash that we can't seem to avoid and replace it with art? Replace the ordinary with something extraordinary. If your peepers have been extra focused, you may have noticed that across the East Midlands, that is exactly what’s happening...

Left Hand Lane: Noise From The Next Generation 'Audience Winners'

Sat 05 May 2018

Noise From The Next Generation is an annual music competition organised by Nottingham Music Service to offer young musicians the opportunity to perform in front of a live audience. The joint winners of the Audience Award at this year's competition answer some of our questions...

Doing the Bookshop Hop at Nottingham Poetry Festival

Fri 27 Apr 2018

A dazzling evening of new connections and resonant readings at two of Nottingham’s thriving bookshops, Blackwell’s and Five Leaves…

Theatre Review: The Jungle Book

Thu 19 Apr 2018

I will fight any child who say they enjoyed this more than I did...

Lainy Malkani on Her Book Sugar, Sugar: Bittersweet Tales of Indian Migrant Workers

Mon 09 Apr 2018

Dan Wright talks to Lainy Malkani about her first book Sugar, Sugar, the transition from journalist to novelist and how her cat helped her to overcome the loneliness of being a writer. Malkani offers advice to aspiring writers and reveals which of the stories in the book is her personal favourite…

Paul Sng on New Book Invisible Britain: Portraits

Tue 03 Apr 2018

Invisible Britain: Portraits is a forthcoming photography book edited by filmmaker Paul Sng and co-curated by Chloe Juno and Laura Dicken, that will feature stories and portraits of individuals across the UK who have been impacted by austerity...

6 Notts Books You Need To Read This Month

Wed 21 Mar 2018

Back in January, we celebrated Nottingham’s literary prowess with a whole issue dedicated to the wordy goods that’ve come out of the city and its edges. In the same breath, together with UNESCO City of Literature, we asked your lot to review your favourite Nottingham books in a competition to win book tokens and a feature in this here rag.

The winners of said competition were Sue Barsby and Melanie Jane, the top two reviews on this here page. Check ‘em out in all their critiquing mastery, and remember: if you’re from Notts and want to get your pages poked, drop us a line on books@leftlion.co.uk...