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Live Music Review: Fuzzbox Night at The Angel

Sun 02 Sep 2018

Fuzzbox is back at the Angel! Scuzzy rock and micro brewed beers? Count us in

5 Things to do in Nottingham This Week

Sun 02 Sep 2018

Our calendars are jam packed…

School of Hard Notts: Wrestling Resurgence Present Spandex Ballet

Fri 31 Aug 2018

On Saturday 8 September, three of Nottingham’s ‘ardest men will wrestle for supremacy in an inter-generational battle of wills to crown the Sheriff of the Nottingham grappling scene. Wrestling fans are used to seeing their larger-than-life heroes getting down to business in sports halls or nightclubs, but in a world first the “Battle of Nottingham” will be contested in the renowned Nottingham Contemporary art gallery - a venue more accustomed to chin-stroking than chin-music. Chaz Wright talks to Sam West, producer of the exciting new promotion Wrestling Resurgence, to find out more about Spandex Ballet...

LeftLion's Feature-Length Documentary The Lord of Milan Goes To China

Fri 31 Aug 2018

Last year, we at LeftLion released our first feature-length documentary, telling the tale of the Notts man who founded AC Milan. In August our Editor-in-Chief Jared Wilson went out to show The Lord of Milan in two of China’s biggest sports arenas. It seems a long way from that pokey little Mansfield Road house our Herbert was born in…

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

Thu 30 Aug 2018

Start the month off good and proper...

Nusic Podcast #186 with The Elementz, Re Teu, Silver Wilson and more...

Tue 28 Aug 2018

This week’s New Music Podcast features news on our next banging Workshop lineup, as well as some really angry loved up music. This podcast may also contain some fruity language. Sensitive ears – you have been warned.

Children in Need Supports Notts Mini Movers

Mon 27 Aug 2018

The Renewal Trust is at it again, bringing free play and activity sessions for tiddlers living in Sneinton, St Ann’s and Mapperley.

The Rescue Rooms Beer Festival 2018 is This Sunday

Fri 24 Aug 2018

After last year’s inaugural beer festival, Rescue Rooms are back at it again this Bank Holiday weekend.

Get Down to Brass: Nottingham's Jazz Scene

Fri 24 Aug 2018

Jazz has been around for over a century now; the exact date disputed but its birthplace is unanimously agreed on: New Orleans. African-American communities of this vibrant, palpable city kicked off the magical creation in the early 1900s, and an entirely new music genre formed. After a period of being frowned upon by many, it became the soundtrack for twenties America, otherwise known as the Jazz Age. These days, the West African rhythms, blues, ragtime and European military band infusions have danced their way across the globe, and into the corners of cities like ours. But what of Nottingham jazz? Where did it all start, and what’s going on in the scene today?

Welcome to Nottingham - Student Guide 2019

Wed 22 Aug 2018

For the fourth year in a row, LeftLion have been asked to curate and produce the official Student Guide, received by all this years' first year students, in partnership with both Nottingham University and Nottingham Trent University, with the support of Nottingham City Council and Nottingham BID. These key relationships mean the guide is distributed exclusively right into the heart of student life, across all campuses, in halls of residence and at freshers’ fair events.

Sneinton Market Street Art Block Party 2018

Tue 21 Aug 2018

The Surface Gallery's annual Block party at Sneinton market is always a hit with the locals of Nottingham, great music, fantastic healthy food and unique urban market stalls. It’s a great opportunity to kick back and enjoy the city vibes, watch some skateboarding, hang out and of course check out some live street art.

Nusic Future Session: Distant Blue

Tue 21 Aug 2018

New Nottingham music from Distant Blue, brought to you by our mates over at Nusic...

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…

Notts Education F.C. Goes from Strength to Strength

Wed 15 Aug 2018

As Nottingham recovers from its summer of World Cup fever, three men are working hard to make sure the excitement generated by the tournament has positive and long-lasting side-effects, both on the field and off it.

Carl Froch on His New Bar Alto (The Owd Saltwater)

Wed 15 Aug 2018

Having hung up his gloves in 2015, four-time world champion boxer and Nottingham bloke Carl Froch has turned his sights to his new bar, Alto. The recently refurbished venue can be found in the Cornerhouse; in Saltwater’s previous spot. We belled up owd Punchy to ask a few questions about the new gaff...

Support for Survivors are Empowering Victims of Childhood Abuse

Tue 14 Aug 2018

The NSPCC outline that 1 in 20 children in the UK have been sexually abused at some point during their childhood and, in 2016 alone, it was documented that 58,000 children were identified as needing protection from abuse. For more than five years, Support for Survivors have offered support to adult survivors of childhood physical and sexual abuse in Nottingham...

Outdoor Theatre Review: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night in Notts' Beer Gardens

Tue 14 Aug 2018

Get yersen' some culture with your beer this summer

PubhD Preview: An Interview with Simon Tarr

Sun 12 Aug 2018

PubhD is back at The Vat & Fiddle on Wednesday - we sat down with one of the speakers, Simon Tarr, to learn about how he has been preparing

Live Music Review: Sundaze at The Chameleon

Sun 12 Aug 2018

Americans The Pleasure Routine bring their UK tour into Nottingham in support of Sundaze who are holding their single release party. We headed down to The Chameleon see if there was anything routine about pleasure.

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...

Left Brian: Solid Start for the Reds

Sat 11 Aug 2018

What a summer it’s been; a seemingly never ending heat wave engulfed the country, football almost came home as the men’s national team finally restored a bit of pride in the England shirt (although the muppets who went around smashing up taxis and bus stops can do one), and Forest looked to be building a squad capable of winning promotion back to the big time.