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The Best in the Independent Biz

Thu 22 Jun 2017

Ears to the ground, it's all kicking off...

Poet Panya Banjoko on Nottingham’s First Young Poet Laureate

Thu 22 Jun 2017

Panya Banjoko, aka Panya The Poet, is a Nottingham-based writer who’s performed at the 2012 Olympic Games, as part of the award-winning film Brit I Am directed by Andi Osho, and as part of a BBC documentary based on the Olympian Jamie Baulch. On top of all this, her work has featured in various journals and publications, including Guardian Award-winning online graphic novel Dawn of the Unread, and she’s the co-founder of Nottingham Black Archive. We steadied ourselves, and had a chat with the local legend...

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

Thu 22 Jun 2017

Come rain or shine, there's plenty of stuff to do this weekend...

Stroppy Dogs and DONuT Panic Charity Gig

Wed 21 Jun 2017

Hannah Parker spoke to Philip Brewin from Stroppy Dogs ahead of their charity gig on Friday 23rd June to raise money for the Childrens Hospital QMC.

A Smoking New Exhibition Over At Nottingham Contemporary

Mon 19 Jun 2017

If you’ve been wondering what the bob is going off down Weekday Cross, don’t worry. There’s no fire. We repeat, no fire. There’s no Vape Nation kid chonging on his latest modified piece, and the clouds did not trip over a rogue sock on the stairs to land up in a heap at the bottom. Actually, there’s a new exhibition on at Nottingham Contemporary, and the plumes of water vapour are part of a new public commission that’s left us gritting our teeth with metaphor envy…

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

Sun 18 Jun 2017

Notts is mobilising, this week. Make sure you're involved...

BBC Music Day in Nottingham with Constance

Fri 16 Jun 2017

As part of BBC Music Day 47 blue plaques were unveiled celebrating local music legends. One of those unveilings took place at the Theatre Royal, in honour of Constance Shacklock OBE but who was Constance? We take a look at her life and her musical legacy...

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

Thu 15 Jun 2017

Party pants on, kids. It's gonna be a biggun...

Nusic Advice Guide: Getting Your First Media Coverage

Wed 14 Jun 2017

Our mates, the biggest champions of new Notts music, have got another serving of advice for all you up and comers...

Why We Love Nottingham Cattle Market

Tue 13 Jun 2017

If you’re looking for something, you’ll definitely find it down the Cattle Market. Unless it's cows you're after...

A Week Inside Labour's "Unwinnable" Broxtowe Campaign

Tue 13 Jun 2017

A Labour campaigner gives us the inside scoop on Broxtowe's tense 2017 election battle...

5 Things to do in Nottingham This Week

Sun 11 Jun 2017

Here's a load of stuff to do for the Nottingham popularse...

A History of Nottingham Open Tennis

Fri 09 Jun 2017

Alongside Eastbourne and Queens, the Nottingham Open is one of the premier grass-court tournaments held in this country in the run-up to Wimbledon. But does success in Nottingham translate to success in London? We have a look back at past finalists to see how they got on…

General Election 2017: How Nottinghamshire Voted

Fri 09 Jun 2017

How all the Nottinghamshire wards voted in yesterday's general election...

2017 General Election: How Nottingham City Voted

Fri 09 Jun 2017

63% of Nottingham City's eligible voters turned out yesterday as all three seats were retained by the Labour party candidates...

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

Thu 08 Jun 2017

Get your party pants on, cos Notts is poppin' this weekend...

A Nottingham Football Coach in Micronesia: Settling In

Thu 08 Jun 2017

Nottingham-based football coach Chris Smith updates us on his travels in Micronesia, where he’s aiming to transform the world’s worst international football team...

Comedian Tom Green on Being Fired By Donald Trump

Thu 08 Jun 2017

Since he first became famous as part of the nineties MTV Generation, Tom Green has been bossed around by Donald Trump, got married to Drew Barrymore, stood in for David Letterman, was impersonated by Eminem, survived cancer, made dozens of Hollywood films and humped a dead moose. This month, he’s quite literally on his way to a city near you to share some of that joy…

5 Speakeasies that Should Exist in Nottingham

Tue 06 Jun 2017

Many Nottinghamians enjoy a good booze. But imagine, just for one second, that you’ve found yersen in a time and a place that’s banned the juice, forbade the top-shelf goods, embargoed the plonk. Our Ben Knight has put together a list of places he can imagine making darn good speakeasies if the day of doom ever did rear its bonce...