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The Woman Behind Free Christmas Dinners in Nottingham

Tue 20 Dec 2016

Christmas can be a right bleddy lonely time for many people in Nottingham. Luckily, Mo Fayose has taken it upon herself to dish out free Christmas dinners for anyone who wants some company and a full belly on the day. That’s right, if you get yourself down to Hyson Green Market Square you can grab yourself a full English breakfast, or a full-on Christmas dinner at St Mark’s Church in Woodthorpe, and at Bestwood Park Community Centre. We put a few questions to the woman behind it all…

The Evolution of The Print Industry in Nottingham

Fri 16 Dec 2016

Preparing for retirement is something that will come to most of us. As print engineer Mike Collins approaches the big R, he shares some thoughts and memories from his career in the print industry in Nottingham...

12 Coffee Shops to Visit in Nottingham

Fri 16 Dec 2016

If your energy is lacking and you're feeling weak, you've come to the right place. We've been hitting all the places you can down a cup of Joe so that we can deliver this list of caffeine-oriented gaffs. Sit back and jitter your bum off as we lay down what's what when it comes to the grind...

Rapper Alice Short on Hip Hop, Nottingham, and Doctor Who

Thu 15 Dec 2016

Rapper, poet, and Doctor Who fanatic Alice Short has been smashing Nottingham’s stages and scribbling like there’s no next year. With the blissfully bleak-yet-hopeful album These Small Towns Are Stranger Than Paradise barely under her belt, she’s got a sack of new tunes in the pipeline. We grabbed her for a chat…

6 Places to Get Your Game on in Nottingham

Wed 14 Dec 2016

After hosting the annual GameCity festival for all these years, Nottingham has exploded with places to get your game on. Here, we offer up the list of places you can twiddle your thumbs...

The Woolly Tellers Talk Storytelling in Nottingham

Mon 12 Dec 2016

This December, Wollaton Hall is to be taken over by two men who’ve got sacks of tales, stashed. After making a name for themselves as a couple of the best storytellers about, The Woolly Tellers are bringing those magical Christmas bangers that leave gobs on floors and tears in peepers…

8 Things To Do In Nottingham This Week

Sun 11 Dec 2016

The weather might be fully freezing, but the Christmas party season is proper hotting up...

Nottingham in Photos: December 2016

Fri 09 Dec 2016

Some of the city's best photographers have been out there getting busy, making little photo babies...

Looking After Each Other in Nottingham

Wed 07 Dec 2016

2017 has given us a bit of a rough time. It feels like we’ve flopped off the cliff-edge of stability and are currently hurtling towards Earth at rapid speed, being pounded by flying debris as we go. It’s been pretty difficult to see the bright side at times, and well easy to wallow in puddles of doom and despair. But fear not; Nottingham City Council have a scheme – Looking After Each Other – that'll hopefully get us stepping in the right direction...

8 Things To Do In Nottingham This Week

Mon 05 Dec 2016

We're on the countdown to Christmas, and Notts is gearing up for a proper party...

What Does Nottingham Think to Christmas?

Thu 01 Dec 2016

We popped down to the Christmas Market to see how Christmas-y Nottingham is feeling. The answer? Well, have a watch...

Performance Poet Luke Wright is Coming to Nottingham Lakeside Arts

Tue 29 Nov 2016

Theatre maker and performance poet Luke Wright smashed the stage at Nottingham Poetry Festival last year. Now, he’s back to perform, at Djanogly Theatre at Nottingham Lakeside Arts, with What I Learned From Johnny Bevan. We put a few questions to the man himself ahead of the show…

Nottingham People's Assembly Discussion on The Mental Health Crisis

Mon 28 Nov 2016

Health in the 21st Century was the programmed topic of the evening at Rough Trade. Unfortunately Harry Leslie Smith, a speaker born before the introduction of the NHS, is unwell and can't make it and so the discussion moves from a general look at health in the 21st century to a more detailed look at the mental health crisis with two main speakers...

9 Things To Do In Nottingham This Week

Sun 27 Nov 2016

The countdown to Crimbo has begun, and Notts party season is gerrin' well under way...

Magician Todd Landman Brought Subversion To Nottingham

Thu 24 Nov 2016

A fusion of magic, social philosophy and jazz music that will make you think about more than just how he did the last trick...

Nottingham Christmas Market and New Ice Bar in Photos

Wed 23 Nov 2016

Get yersen down to Old Market Square to see the Winter Wonderland, with the ice rink, tree, delicious treats, and there's even an ice bar now. We took a few snaps just in case you can't be arsed with it.

The Paedophile-Hunting Vigilantes Who Came to Nottingham

Wed 23 Nov 2016

In 2016, 29-year-old Nottingham man Ricky Slade was confronted by a paedophile-hunting action group at Nottingham Train Station. He was later charged with three attempts to incite a child to engage in sexual activity and one attempt to meet a child for sexual activity, and died while in custody awaiting his sentence. The group who confronted him goes by the name The Hunted One. We spoke to one of their members about what they do.

Comedy Review: Reginald D Hunter Came to Nottingham

Mon 21 Nov 2016

Humour hits hardest when it's true, and Reginald D Hunter stands out even when he's not on top form

10 Things To Do In Nottingham This Week

Sun 20 Nov 2016

There's an absolute wealth of stuff cracking off over the city. Dig in...

Square One Talk Drum 'n' Bass in Nottingham

Thu 17 Nov 2016

After celebrating its second birthday last month at Rescue Rooms with The Upbeats, Tantrum Desire and GLXY; Square One has found its home in Nottingham and has been taking the city by storm. Month after month, the music promoters have been booking artists from labels likes Ram, Hospital, Viper, Spearhead, Critical Sound, Shogun Audio and plenty more in the drum 'n' bass world. It’s only getting bigger. We talked to the guys behind it all – Jake Springthorpe and Miles Waghorn – ahead of their next night this Friday.