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Shakespeare's Rosalind Comes to Nottingham

Fri 24 Feb 2017

James Cousins has given Shakespeare's fearless heroine a makeover through contemporary dance...

10 Things to do in Nottingham This Week

Sun 19 Feb 2017

There's so much going off in the next seven days...

Nottingham in Photos: February

Sat 18 Feb 2017

The city's finest snappers have been out there a'snappin...

Six By Seven Return to the Nottingham Stage

Fri 17 Feb 2017

In their early-noughties heyday, alt rockers Six By Seven toured Europe, played various festivals, chalked up five Peel Sessions, appeared on Later… with Jools Holland, and were invited by none other than David Bowie to perform at his curated Meltdown Festival. Following the 6 Music breakfast show playing Eat Junk Become Junk, and the resulting fan-led campaign to get it to Christmas number one in 2015, The Closer You Get lineup of the band are reforming for a couple of special shows in Nottingham and London. Chris Olley, Six By Seven’s leader since their inception in the mid-nineties, talks us through it all…

Art Review: The Object is Alive at Nottingham Castle

Thu 16 Feb 2017

We got down to Nottingham Castle to check out the latest exhibition...

Communities Inc. Bring Nottingham Together to Tackle Hate Crime

Thu 16 Feb 2017

Communities Inc., a not-for-profit organization set up to challenge inequality and discrimination in and around Nottingham, took over the Council House on Valentines Day for their first ever Love Not Hate event...

Vintage Fashion in Nottingham

Thu 16 Feb 2017

In a city known for its shopping, we took a look past the endless rows of high street and designer stores to find the true love story lying below the surface. Those rare, one-off gems you find in the small, sprawled list of shops that specialise in the ‘pre-loved’ style. This is an ode to the clothes that had a story before you, set and styled by Ruby Butcher in the shops that keep us well adorned in second hand luxury...

Angelena And Nottinghamshire's Nature Reserves

Tue 14 Feb 2017

Our wildlife vlogger Angelena has been out again in the glorious winter sun guiding us through Nottinghamshire's Nature reserve and taking note of all the work that goes into keeping them in top condition...

12 Nottingham Grime-Influenced Artists to Watch in 2017

Mon 13 Feb 2017

Grime is coming up large in the global community, as one of the most authentically British sound to emerge from the UK in decades. Since its creation in the early noughties, it's been one of the staple sounds of Nottingham, and its growing popularity has opened doors to twisted paths for UK hip hop and r 'n' b artists, producers and DJs. With events like Detonate and venues like Stealth supporting and encouraging the growth of alternative musical talent from the Midlands, it is easy to see why some of the most groundbreaking artists are Nottingham born and bred...

The Gluten-Free Survival Guide to Grabbing a Bite in Nottingham City Centre

Mon 13 Feb 2017

Coeliac disease is no laughing matter, especially when you want to grab a bite to eat in town. Sufferer Mollie Stone gives us a handy guide to the places in Nottingham that will sort you right out...

Dance Theatre Review: Motionhouse's Scattered at Nottingham Playhouse

Mon 13 Feb 2017

Ian C Douglas went to see Scattered at the Nottingham Playhouse...

Theatre Review: Jonathan Pie at Nottingham Playhouse

Mon 13 Feb 2017

"Your reporter is confused"

9 Things To Do In Nottingham This Week

Sun 12 Feb 2017

We're packed to the rafters with fun stuff to do this week...

Dance Theatre Review: Material Men Redux at Nottingham Lakeside Arts

Fri 10 Feb 2017

We went down to Nottingham Lakeside Arts’ Djanogly Theatre to check out Shobana Jeyasingh’s Material Men redux…

Nottingham Light Night 2017

Wed 08 Feb 2017

Light Nights started in Leeds back in 2005, but Notts quickly jumped on the bandwagon and bagged a night for oursens – and we made a right good time of it, if we do say so ourselves. Have a gander at some of the best photos from over the past ten years of Nottingham Light Night...

Beth Does Chinese New Year at Nottingham Lakeside Arts

Wed 08 Feb 2017

To celebrate Chinese New Year this year the University of Nottingham ditched their usual fireworks display for a video projection onto one of the most iconic buildings in the city. We sent out vlogger Beth to let us know what she thought...

8 Places to Play Football in Nottingham

Tue 07 Feb 2017

Whether you are an aspiring professional footballer, a fanatic or simply someone searching for a bit of a fun with your mates, Nottingham – the first ‘City of Football’ – is unarguably the perfect playground to have a kickabout.

Sparkling floodlit pitches, established league set-ups and a project aimed at supporting one of the most deprived areas in Britain, the City of Football initiative has most certainly provided the platform for people to don their beloved team jersey, get out the house and make those twinkle toes twitch again. Join Nelson Walker on his quest to discover the best places to play football in Nottingham...

Playwright Jane Upton on All the Little Lights at Nottingham Playhouse

Tue 07 Feb 2017

Back up Notts way after a long sojourn down south, playwright Jane Upton returns bearing a heap of plaudits and some daring productions that delve into the darker parts of society. We caught up with her for a word or two…

Win Season Tickets to Nottingham Contemporary's Hypnotica Film Season

Mon 06 Feb 2017

Nottingham Contemporary is back with another season of film, this time exploring delusion, dreams and the subconscious - Hypnotica. Eight classic films over eight weeks at The Screen...

11 Things To Do in Nottingham This Week

Sun 05 Feb 2017

Find out about all the things you could be cracking on with over the next seven days...

The Festival of Science and Curiosity in Nottingham

Fri 03 Feb 2017

The annual Festival of Science and Curiosity takes place in Nottingham to show the public that science is part of our lives and not just something that is hidden away in laboratories, behind closed doors. This year's festival takes place between Wednesday 8 February and Wednesday 15 February, so we sat down with the curator Hasmita Chavda to find out all about it...

200 Years of Making Rope in Nottingham with Stewart Coates

Thu 02 Feb 2017

Hidden on a residential street in Dunkirk, opposite Highfields Park, is 10 Montpelier Road. It’s easy to walk past W Coates and Sons without noticing the unassuming shop, but there is in fact around 200 years of Nottingham rope-making history squeezed into the outhouses and rooms within.