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Nottingham's Finest Dogs in Shops

Sun 22 Jul 2018

Dogs in shops have become a thing of late and as a bunch of committed dog lovers, we are very much in favour of this trend. But who among us has time to seek out the finest four-legged shop denizens that Nottingham has to offer?...

Film Review: Mary Shelley

Sat 21 Jul 2018

There's much more to Mary Shelley than just Frankenstein...

Comedy Review: David Sedaris

Fri 20 Jul 2018

The Radio 4 fave packed out the Concert Hall

World Cup 2018 Review: A Tournament of Thrills, Spills and VAR

Tue 17 Jul 2018

Well, what a tournament that was. Four weeks of exhilarating jousting on the football field which saw France crowned as World Cup champions for only the second time...

City Stylin' #3: So Fetch Edition

Tue 17 Jul 2018

We took to the streets to find a couple of mighty fine fashionistas, and ended up wi' a couple of doggos instead...

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...

Splendour Celebrates Its Tenth Birthday

Sat 14 Jul 2018

We say happy bothdeh to Splendour; the festival celebrating ten years at Wollo Park this year...

Let's Make Some Mischief: Dennis, Gnasher and Horrid Henry to head this year’s Summer Reading Challenge

Fri 13 Jul 2018

Listen up, hell-raisers: The Nottinghamshire County Council have set up another summer reading challenge to get some noses in books. Our man Ian C Douglas is here to give us the low-down.

Tommy K on the Side: Sea Fish

Wed 11 Jul 2018

Our condiment connoisseur is bringing the sauce to you, and this time he's made his way to Sea Fish...

Liam Bailey Talks Depression, His New Single and Touring with Paloma Faith

Tue 10 Jul 2018

Liam Bailey is a singer-songwriter from Nottingham, loved for his jazz and blues-style sound. Best known for his collaborations with DJ Fresh and Chase & Status, his reggae undertones have seen him dubbed as the young Bob Marley. But with over a decade of musical endeavours under his belt, this guy’s sound is as varied as they come.

Things are heating up once again for Liam. With a host of new music, collaborations and tours with Paloma Faith coming up, his diary is jam-packed. After we managed to wake him up from his McDonalds-induced nap, we caught up with Liam ahead of the release of his newest single.

Simpsonwave: Meet the Guy Behind the Meme

Tue 10 Jul 2018

By splicing clips of The Simpsons together with the glitchy, retro aesthetics of the internet music genre vaporwave, Lucien Hughes, a student at the University of Nottingham, became the key proprietor of a new subgenre: Simpsonwave. Since releasing his first video in February 2016, Lucien has not only created a popular meme but somewhat rejuvenated vaporwave altogether, having garnered nearly 23 million YouTube channel views. We caught up with Lucien to give us some insight into the subgenre and its success.

Preview: Revolt She Said - Women and Film After '68 Film Season at Broadway Cinema

Mon 09 Jul 2018

Broadway Cinema are bringing a selection of female-made films to remember the protests of 1968...

Noshingham: Karobar Indian Street Food & Craft Beers

Sun 08 Jul 2018

We sampled Notts' newest Indian street food establishment...

Short Film: Millie by Daniel Turner

Sat 07 Jul 2018

Check out Notts director Daniel Turner's brilliant short documentary about female wrestling...

Black Writers Network's Ioney Smallhorne Talks New Anthology When We Speak

Sat 07 Jul 2018

When We Speak: An Anthology of Black Writing in Nottingham is a new collection showcasing the work of nine poets from the city’s Black Writers Network. The pamphlet, edited by Panya Banjoko and published by New Art Exchange in association with Nottingham Black Archive, “challenges how blackness is seen or is expected to be seen” and aims to raise awareness of the continuing rich literary tradition of the African Caribbean community in Nottingham. We caught up with one of the poets included in the book: writer, filmmaker, and educator Ioney Smallhorne…

SciBar at The Vat & Fiddle: David Quain on Beer Quality

Fri 06 Jul 2018

David Quain from the University of Nottingham joins us at The Vat & Fiddle, Castle Rock's very own brewery tap to tell us all about why few things are better than a pint of draught beer.

Sustainability Notts: Plastic Free July and Plogging

Fri 06 Jul 2018

Welcome to the first Sustainability Notts column; a rundown of information to empower you boggers to live a more sustainable life in our happy city of Nottingham and beyond...

Tennis: Sarah Bard Defies Textbooks

Fri 06 Jul 2018

Sarah Bard used to divide her time between singing professionally and working with young offenders; however, on the way to her thirtieth birthday party she fell down some stairs. The accident, combined with the Hereditary Motor Sensory Neuropathy that she was born with, resulted in her becoming a wheelchair user and requiring assistance in her home. For years she was housebound, but all that changed the day she picked up a racket…