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Sound of the Lion #55

With RunRain, DYStopia, Bloody Head, The Death Notes, Fonzse, The Further, Grey Hairs, Harleighblu, and Amber Run...

Dance Theatre Review: Material Men Redux at Nottingham Lakeside Arts

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

Nottingham Light Night 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Nottingham Forest’s New Faces

Nottingham Forest added five players to their squad during the January transfer deadline. We give you a run-down of who those new boys are...

Sound of the Lion #54

With Scorzayzee, D.I.D, Trekkah, Society, Cherry Hex & The Dream Church, Nick Aslam, Fat Digester, Onkaur, Albosel, Crosa Rosa, Billie, Mountain Schmountain, Megan Kelsey, Ronika and Red Rack'em...

Photos: Anti-Donald Trump Rally in Nottingham Market Square

Following the news of US President Donald Trump's recent controversial Executive Orders, the Nottingham populace gathered together to voice some opinions...

9 Things To Do in Nottingham This Week

There's plenty to be getting on with over the next seven days...

Nusic Future Session: Cameron Sinclair Harris

New Notts music from the purveyors of local sound...

Flex Dancer Jamal Sterrett Talks Creative Movement in Nottingham

With limbs that contort and tremor like icy liquid, Jamal Sterrett can certainly claim a few moves on the dancefloor. Also a photographer, cameraman, graphic designer, and student who’s won awards for his creativity, the movement artist has derived his own style from flex and bruck up. You might have seen him around and about Nottingham’s streets with your jaw hanging by your knees. Yeah, that’s the one. We grabbed him for a chat…

Nottingham Talks New Year's Resolutions

Every year we start off with a sense of optimism and a set of new resolutions. But by the end of January, how many of these have been kept? We stood by the left lion in the Market Square and asked the Nottingham public how they were getting on with them…

Art Review: Chinese New Year at Nottingham Lakeside Arts

It's the Year of the Rooster, so get your cock crowing. We got down to Lakeside Arts to get a look at the launch of their extravagant Chinese New Year celebrations...

7 Ways to Get Involved in Nottingham Art

Like any decent city, Nottingham has a rich history of art that goes beyond the crude doodles in the gents toilets in some of the choicer pubs. No, from traditional paintings to contemporary international art, to some of the UK’s finest graff writers, you can lose yourself in arty, cultural stuff. To save you wandering around aimlessly, here’s our seven-point starter guide to Nottingham’s art scene...

10 Things To Do in Nottingham This Week

There's plenty of stuff to be cracking on with this week...

Sound of the Lion #53

With Babe Punch, Deadbeat At Dawn, Gallery 47, The Age of Stella, Nekeyo, J Littles x Nick Stez, The Damn Heavy, Church of the Cosmic Skull, and Seaford Mods…

Europeans in Nottingham Talk Brexit

In the aftermath of the EU referendum, many UK-based Europeans have been left with feelings of insecurity and anxiety about what the future might hold for them and their families. Here are a few snapshots of experiences from Europeans in Nottingham, capturing their thoughts and emotions following this momentous and potentially life-changing political decision…

11 Things To Do in Nottingham This Week

Find out what's going off in Nottingham over the next seven days...

Nusic Future Session: K.Ji

Nottingham's Young Creative Awards 2017 is Now Open for Entries

Check out this gallery of work from last year's winners, then get entering with all your creative wares...