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#TheLionHunt: We've buried treasure somewhere in Notts...

Crack out yer compass for this swashbucklin' treasure hunt... 

City Stylin' #2

Theatre Review: Cirque Berserk at Theatre Royal Rocks the House with Sex, Death and Leotards

We went to Theatre Royal to check out Cirque Berserk...

Jack McNamara Talks Other Ways of Seeing festival

Kieran Spiers spoke to Jack McNamara about the up coming pop up theatre festival Other Ways of Seeing, happening at Neale’s Auction House.

Future Sound of Nottingham Finalists: Pretty Babs

We grabbed a few words with Pretty Babs ahead of the Future Sound of Nottingham final at Rock City on Monday 1 July...

Nusic Future Session: Lia White

New Music, from Nottingham, for Nusic. The latest artist in the Nusic Future Session studio is Lia White...

Future Sound of Nottingham Finalists: Wolf Club

We grabbed a few words with Wolf Club ahead of the Future Sound of Nottingham final at Rock City on Monday 1 July...

Future Sound of Nottingham Finalists: Emily Makis

We grabbed a few words with Emily Makis ahead of the Future Sound of Nottingham final at Rock City on Monday 1 July...

Snap Notts: Bulwell Bogs

Usha Sood Brought Bollywood Back To Notts

Barrister, academic, mother and dedicated Bollywood fan, Usha Sood has many an accolade under her belt. The award-winning human rights lawyer has spent the past twenty years fighting for the legal rights of vulnerable people, taking on cases in everything from forced marriage and dowry abuse, to child abduction and immigration. A previous senior lecturer in law at Nottingham Trent University, she now practises at Trent Chambers. We nipped over to pick her very big brains...

5 Places to Slurp on an Iced Drink in Nottingham

On a roastin’ ott day when you’re abaht town, you need summat to cool you down...

Youth-Led Squad Research Mental Health in Nottingham

The lowdown on how Nottingham could improve mental health services, according to a member of the youth-led research squad that carried out project MH:2K...

Art Review: SEE HERE at the former Neale’s Auction House

We joined a celebration of Nottingham’s diverse art scene housed in a breathtaking non-gallery space…

Nusic Podcast #181 with The Shrives, Super Furniture, Holly Fallon, Nadia Rae and more...

Preview: Shots in the Dark Film Festival returns to Broadway Cinema

Broadway and Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature have joined forces to revive Nottingham's International Crime, Mystery and Thriller Festival: Shots in the Dark.

LeftLion Film Podcast #7: World Cup Football Film Special

Ashley Carter & Derry Shillitto discuss some of the best and worst football films to celebrate the launch of World Cup 2018

LittleWolfParade's SLAP at Rough Trade in Photos

We got down to take some snaps at the new night of performance, art, and music from local provocateaurs LittleWolfParade...

Tommy K on the Side: Fox and Grapes

Our condiment connoisseur is bringing the sauce to you...

Noshingham: Craft Beer Week Spesh

This week is Craft Beer Week in Notts, where we celebrate our love of the good stuff. We popped down to some participating venues to see whether the scran was as good as the slosh...

Make Your Cake and Eat It with Sherwood Textile Workshop

Do you know your ganache from your mirror glaze, your Battenburg from your Victoria sponge, your macarons from your macaroons?

Live Music Review: Gate to Southwell Festival 2018

I approached this – I have to admit – with a little caution, but decided to attend without any preconception (and little previous exposure to the expected musical genre), and (dis)cover the Gate to Southwell 2018 Festival for LeftLion.

Nusic Future Session: David Ochrombel

The latest Nusic Future Session, for your lugholes and your eye pipes...

Sherlock Holmes: The Final Curtain

Britain's best-loved detective returns to the stage at The Theatre Royal Nottingham...

Art Review: Nottingham Trent University Fine Art Degree Show 2018

Supersized food and bizarre experiences lie in wait at Nottingham Trent University’s Fine Art Degree Show. Here are some of our favourite installation pieces lurking inside the Bonnington Building...

Shebeen: A Tale of St Ann's in the Fifties

Awarded the Alfred Fagon Award for Best New Play in 2017, Shebeen – written by local bloke Mufaro Makubika, and directed by Matthew Xia aka Dj Excalibah – has its world premiere at Nottingham Playhouse this month. With the play set against the backdrop of St Ann’s in the fifties, we delve into the shebeens and race-riots of 1958, the relationships between them, and the stories being told today in our city...