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Screen Review: asses.masses

Tue 21 Apr 2026

A single spotlight. A black podium. A PlayStation controller. 70 strangers, filing into a cinema
room at once. On the wall, a banner: ASS POWER. We hear from Abbie Leeson, who recently went to the live playthrough of asses.masses at Broadway Cinema.

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Theatre Review: Cinderella Ice Cream Seller at Lakeside Arts

Tue 21 Apr 2026

Lakeside Arts offers a retelling of a fairy tale classic with a blend of storytelling, live music, and theatrical magic. Cinderella's is now an ice cream factory, and therein lies the tale...

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Gig review: Basht. at The Bodega

Tue 21 Apr 2026

There’s a particular kind of intimacy reserved for a sold-out show. It’s the kind that presses in on you, that asks something of you before a single note is played, and when fast-rising Irish rock band Basht. took to the stage at The Bodega, it felt like everyone in the room understood they were about to be part of something rather than just witness it...

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The Letters Page: The Art of Letters and the Intimate Stories of Identity and Connection Found Within Them

Tue 21 Apr 2026

It’s no secret that letter writing has now become a thing of the past, long since replaced by our ability to instantly communicate with each other via text message or phone call. But there is still a certain charm to letter writing, that literary lovers amongst us will never quite get past, and for good reason. Grace Sanders sat down with Zoe, Soha, Arwyn and Elodie, interns working at The Letters Page, to find out more about the latest issue, the work they do and how the purpose of letter writing has evolved from an essential form of communication to an intimate art form.

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Alex Hale and the Private Sector talk new name and new music

Sun 19 Apr 2026

Alex Hale is a well-known name for anybody versed in the Nottingham music scene. In the newly-named Alex Hale and the Private Sector, joined by bandmates Daniel Barradell, Dominic Brady, Luke Gilborn, Stephen Marsh and sometimes (when he's not busy running The Grove) Cam Worne, he is embarking on a new era…

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Beltane, beer, Badly Drawn Boy and Shrek: Here's what's on this week 20 - 26 April 2026

Sun 19 Apr 2026

This week in Notts! Enjoy craft beer, Beltane celebrations, Beeston Film Festival and lots more. Here's our top picks...

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Concert Review: Orquesta Sinfónica De Galicia at Royal Concert Hall

Sat 18 Apr 2026

The Galicia Symphony Orchestra is reputed to be one of Spain's most prominent orchestras with fans across the world. But how did they go down with the Nottingham audience... 

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Put your records on: eleven Notts vinyl stores worth visiting on Record Store Day

Sat 18 Apr 2026

On 18 April it’s Record Store Day – a celebration of that unique grassroots culture which, even in the face of constant adversity wracking the UK music scene, endures and provides a community for innumerable lovers of physical media. Since the fifties, Nottingham’s been a hub for well-visited record stores, some becoming legendary like Selectadisc – which once hosted The Clash in store – and Way Ahead – who as well as selling vinyl also sold tickets for one of Oasis’ biggest tours. Music has changed a lot over the last few years, but here’s eleven record shops still worth checking out

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LeftLion Interviews Podcast #16: Notts County’s James Belshaw on his career, coming home and how he nearly signed for Notts several times before

Sat 18 Apr 2026

This episode we are joined by Notts County FC goalkeeper James Belshaw who talks about his career, coming home to play for Notts County FC and how he nearly signed for Notts several times before...

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Left Stag: April - Everyone's Stags

Fri 17 Apr 2026

As the season trundles towards its conclusion, with Mansfield Town all but mathematically safe and out of all cups, my non-football-fan wife tells me that she misses the tension that she’s become accustomed to in the other seasons since we met!I say non-football-fan,but I don’t think I can really say that anymore…

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Gig review: Brooke Combe at Rescue Rooms

Fri 17 Apr 2026

Morrissey once quipped "Manchester, so much to answer for…" during the heyday of seminal indie trailblazers, The Smiths. The same could be said of another scene pioneered in the North West: Northern Soul. More than 50 years after sparking into life at its cultural home, the Wigan Casino, thanks to the long lost Tamla Motown and soul tracks unearthed and spun following visits across the pond, the roots of the much-revered movement still spread to this day. Brooke Combe is keeping the trend growing..,

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Pick six: playwright Jane Upton

Thu 16 Apr 2026

For this month’s Pick Six we turned to local playwright, Jane Upton, who’s new show Scenes from a Friendship comes to Nottingham Playhouse from Friday 15 May.

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In conversation with Bob Mould about Sugar, politics and the power of finding your voice

Wed 15 Apr 2026

Thirty years on from their untimely split, American indie punk pioneers Sugar reunite to play an extensive UK tour with a date at Rock City on 31st May. 2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year for the power punk trio with the super deluxe reissue of their 1992 debut album Copper Blue and the release of two new songs: House of Dead Memories and Long Live Love. We chatted with Iconic frontman Bob Mould about all things Sugar, Hüsker Dü, and the current state of political affairs in the US...

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Gig review: Dusty 4 Track album launch at Rough Trade, with RonnieToldUs and Jinda Biant

Wed 15 Apr 2026

Rough Trade was host to Dusty 4 Track last weekend as they celebrated the vinyl release of their debut album How Did I Get Here? with support from Jinda Biant and RonnieToldUs. Sophie Gargett went along to check it out...

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A walk in the park: how the King George V Memorial Fund helped preserve our green spaces

Wed 15 Apr 2026

We’re lucky to have lots of local parks in Nottingham – but they don’t just establish or maintain themselves. As the lungs, playgrounds, and life-givers of our city, they’ve seen a whole range of uses over time, from wartime food growing through to cricket grounds, football pitches, and skate parks. Celebrating the enduring legacy of King George V’s memorial fund, genealogist and local historian Russell Davies of Leaves of History digs deep into the origins of the parks it bestowed, and their shifting purposes and stewardship.

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Night Creatures Podcast #7: Parisa East from Acoustickle on finding a young Jake Bugg, musical collaborations and juggling life as a promoter

Mon 13 Apr 2026

Night Creatures is a LeftLion podcast, shining a light on the promoters of Nottingham. Your  host and interviewer is Beane, co-founder of Nottingham’s beloved Soul Buggin’ night and  he brings with him two decades of experience of putting on great parties in the city. 

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Mapperley’s silent discos speaks volumes

Mon 13 Apr 2026

Tucked away at the south end of Mapperley Top, framed by lush garden borders and the open stretch of Haywood Road Green, sits the Haywood Road Community Centre. While the centre is a bustling hub for meetups and activities throughout the week, the green space truly comes alive once a year for a local phenomenon: the annual Silent Disco. 

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Enthralling theatre and crowd pleasing comedy: Here's what's on in Nottingham this week Monday 13 - Sunday 19 April

Sun 12 Apr 2026

The weather's getting warmer, and here in Notts everybody's getting out and enjoying culture, whether as part of some memorable screenings at local cinemas, or some top tier local music. Here's some events which we think you shouldn't miss...

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Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature's Youth Advisory Board Celebrate the Launch of their Poetry Pamphlet

Sat 11 Apr 2026

Join Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature's Youth Advisory Board as they celebrate the launch of their first poetry pamphlet on the 12th of April

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New Nottingham Journal Reopens for Submissions

Sat 11 Apr 2026

After selling out its debut issue, the New Nottingham Journal – the city’s print literary journal publishing short fiction, slow journalism, poetry and black-and-white art – is preparing its return in 2026.

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LeftLion's Latest Listens #43: Notts music we're currently spinning

Fri 10 Apr 2026

In this edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens, our music team reviews new releases from Book of Churches, Dusty 4 Track, Firmament and JJ Lovegrove...

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Catching up with Nottingham poet and cultural historian Panya Banjoko

Fri 10 Apr 2026

Panya Banjoko is a Nottingham-born poet and cultural historian and a tour de force in our local literature scene. She’s also the keeper of the Nottingham Black Archive and has been a Patron of Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature since it first received the accolade in 2015. We talk to Panya about past and current projects, her new StoryArcs fellowship and why mature ladies get more done…

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Theatre Interview: Sam Harry Macgregor actor and writer from Hold The Line at Nottingham Arts Theatre

Wed 08 Apr 2026

Hold the Line is a new play coming to the Nottingham Arts Theatre that lifts the lid on life and work at the NHS 111 telephone service. Rising star Sam Harry Macgregor, who wrote and stars in the play, talks to Leftlion about the journey...  

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Bus driver Louise Lawrence is Awarded trentbarton Bus Driver of the Year 2026

Wed 08 Apr 2026

The results of the 2025-2026 trentbarton really good service awards are in...

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Nadia on... student loans

Tue 07 Apr 2026

Labour MP for Nottingham East Nadia Whittome discusses university loans and student fees...

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