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Nusic Advice: 4 Top Spotify Tips

Thu 04 Jan 2018

Our mates over at Nusic have got a few words of advice for your lot in the music industry. This time, it's all about Spotify...

Word War III: Poetry by First Story Students at Farnborough Academy

Thu 04 Jan 2018

Local author Paula Rawsthorne treats us to a selection of writings from her First Story students at Farnborough Academy, published in their anthology Word War III...

Sandeep Mahal on Nottingham’s Status as a UNESCO City of Literature

Wed 03 Jan 2018

Nottingham is a literary city. From the heritage of Byron, Lawrence and Sillitoe, to the proliferation of today’s writing scene, the literary conversation here in Nottingham is a roiling cacophony. Within LeftLion's January issue, we find pressing proof of Nottingham’s remarkable contribution to literature and why it is deserving of its UNESCO designation...

11 Places to Chill in the Sunshine in Nottingham

Mon 01 Jan 2018

It may have been a little dull recently, but when the sun eventually gets his hat on, you need to be ready to settle on a spot

Stephen Barker: The Creative Quarter's New CEO

Tue 26 Dec 2017

The Creative Quarter was set up by Nottingham City Council in 2012 to help create jobs and economic growth in the east of the city: the Lace Market, Hockley, BioCity and Sneinton Market all included. Now that former CEO Kathy McArdle has handed the reins over to Stephen Barker, we thought we’d hit him up to see what his plans are with the organisation...

The Nottingham TARDIS Social Group Talk all About Doctor Who

Mon 25 Dec 2017

The Nottingham TARDIS Social Group has been running for more than 10 years. On the eve of Jodie Whittaker taking over the role, we popped down to have a chat about all things Doctor Who.

SanTale Clause - Tales from Nottingham Santas

Sun 24 Dec 2017

Christmas is coming! But do we ever spare a thought for those on the Christmas frontline? Those boys in red, patrolling the social cubs and superstore grottos in an effort to bring Christmas antics for all? We asked a bunch of Nottingham Santas to tell us about the most memorable experiences of their careers. Unfortunately none of them were very memorable, so we made a load up instead...

LeftLion Stereo with Georgie, Alice Short, Lone and more

Sat 23 Dec 2017

Here's what our music editor has been sticking in his tabs this month...

9 Places to Do a Last Minute Christmas Shopping Dash in Nottingham

Sat 23 Dec 2017

It’s Christmas eve, eve. You’ve got nowt. You’re stressing. Just follow our advice, and remember to breathe…

Film Review: Suburbicon

Fri 15 Dec 2017

Welcome to the neighbourhood…

Homeless at Christmas: Paul's Story

Thu 14 Dec 2017

Away from the coffee shops and vintage clothes, Emmanuel House sits at the bottom of Hockley, providing the homeless and vulnerably housed community in Nottingham with a warm welcome and access to support services. As Christmas draws near, we caught up with Paul, a regular face over at the day centre, to find out what Emmanuel House means to him...

Simon Stokes: The Man Who Designs Escapologic Escape Rooms

Wed 13 Dec 2017

Thrills, suspense, mystery and horror lie in wait for thousands of adventurers enjoying the fastest growing entertainment phenomenon to hit the planet – The Escape Room. At 900 and counting, each chamber is uniquely designed by a band of subversive lone creators who have found their own special calling. Meet the man who designed one of the highest voted rooms in the UK...

Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Rock City, Stealth and Rescue Rooms with Bicep, Skream, Redlight and More

Wed 13 Dec 2017

It’s about to go off...

Nusic Future Session: Bone Cult

Wed 13 Dec 2017

Brand new live goodness from upcoming Nottingham talent...

Sherwood Forest by Chris Dale

Wed 13 Dec 2017

The Calverton photographer got snap-happy in the home of Robin Hood for his latest publication...

5 World Food Restaurants to Sample in Nottingham

Wed 13 Dec 2017

One of Nottingham’s greatest assets is its multiculturalism. And how best to celebrate our diversity, than to taste it?

Being Human Festival 2017: Switchboard III

Wed 13 Dec 2017

This live literary event, hosted by Dr Sarah Jackson of Nottingham Trent University, brought together the words of callers and poets in a vibrant celebration of the cultural history of the telephone. Two earlier events in the Switchboard series invited members of the public to produce new writing about the varied and vast telephone archive at Nottingham Industrial Museum, or to leave telephone-themed answer machine messages in the phone box adjacent to Dialling In café, Low Pavement. These voices were combined on Thursday evening with poems inspired by the telephone from open-mic performers, staff and students from NTU, and special guest poet Russ Litten...

This Short Sweet Life: Interview With Huw Costin

Tue 12 Dec 2017

The Torn Sail frontman discusses the band's debut album...

26 Nottingham Independents to Buy Creative Christmas Gifts From This Year

Mon 11 Dec 2017

It’s easy to get bogged down in the conveyor belt of tax-dodging chain shops in the UK. You know the story: it’s a few days before Crimbo and you’re wading through the Market Square gaggles, with oodles of ornamental cats and willy-shaped salt shakers spilling out of your arms. Don’t worry, we’ve all been there duck.

This year, you can pack in the panic buys and consult our handy guide to the best independent makers, doers and sellers in Nottingham. That’s right, we’ve rounded up some of the top creative establishments in the city, and have highlighted a few of their top buys to stuff in yer nan’s stocking. Argos? Do one.

Advertising Sectioned: The Modern Way to Loveliness (Woman’s Magazine, 1948)

Sun 10 Dec 2017

The last ever installment of Wayne Burrows' marvelously dry series...

SciBar at The Vat & Fiddle: Peter Wigmore on the Hippocampus

Fri 08 Dec 2017

For the final SciBar of the year, Peter Wigmore joins to talk about "The Hippocampus - A Memorable Part of the Brain"

Nottingham's Homeless Community Create Photography Exhibition

Fri 08 Dec 2017

Student-led community interest company, People of the Streets, handed out disposable cameras to Nottingham's homeless community. The end result? An incredible photography exhibition, Stories of the Streets, that provides us with an insight to what life is really like when you don't have a house to call your home. We sent our own photographer, Tom Morley, down to the exhibition in Broadmarsh, to provide us with a very meta photo gallery of a photo gallery.

Eyre Llew on Success in South Korea

Thu 07 Dec 2017

Sam Heaton, Jack Bennett and Jack Clark have been wowing audiences as Eyre Llew with their orchestral take on post-rock since forming in August 2014. Their music has taken them on tour around the UK and Europe, as well recent dates in South Korea. Fresh from a headline show at Rescue Rooms, and having just released their debut album, they joined us for a chat about their musical endeavours...