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Film Review: The Kissing Booth 2

Fri 24 Jul 2020

Netflix’s much-anticipated sequel to The Kissing Booth, sees best friends Lee and Elle tackle their senior year, as well as Elle dealing with her long-distance relationship with Noah.

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Fri 24 Jul 2020

For seventeen years and 127 printed issues, LeftLion magazine has shone a light on Nottingham’s culture and entertainment scene. Now we’re asking our readers for a bit of help to get back on our feet...

Out of Time: The Chilwell Catastrophe

Fri 24 Jul 2020

It was one of the worst wartime disasters in British history, as well as the country’s biggest involving an explosion. The month marks the 102nd anniversary of the Chilwell Catastrophe, in which a World War One ammunition factory exploded, killing 134 Nottingham workers and injuring dozens more.

Penny Lane's Take a Pitcher It Will Last Longer Sangria Recipe

Thu 23 Jul 2020

We may not be able to hog the 2p machines at Penny Lane on Fletcher Gate right now, but luckily you can mix up your own pitcher of their Sangria at home. It’s perfect for afternoon drinking in the sunshine, and – if you close your eyes really hard – you can try and imagine being on a Spanish beach instead of being in your back garden…

Notts Rebels: William Brewster

Wed 22 Jul 2020

Our Notts Rebels series continues with William Brewster and his Separatists, a group from North Nottinghamshire who fled England in search of religious freedom, sailing aboard the Mayflower to found the Plymouth Colony in America…

Queer Today, Gone Tomorrow: The LGBTQ+ Spaces Nottingham Has Lost

Wed 22 Jul 2020

As Nottingham gets set to celebrate Pride 2020 in a very different, online-only way, it’s probably time to remember that the city hasn’t always had such an open gay scene. With a long history of secret bars, hidden backrooms and, erm, gay flats, it’s important to remember just how far Notts has progressed. We asked Chair of Nottingham Pride, Leigh Ellis, and David Edgley of Nottingham Rainbow Heritage to share their memories of some of the LGBTQ+ spaces we’ve lost...

Southwell Jewellery Store Last Night I Dreamt on Setting Up Shop, Significant Trinkets, and Sending Love During Lockdown

Wed 22 Jul 2020

The bright lights of Nottingham’s city centre might not be quite as bright – or as busy – as they were six months ago. Yet, for one shop in Southwell, lockdown has been a little different. Nestled in North Nottinghamshire, Last Night I Dreamt is not only a curated collection of the best treasure that British brands have to offer, but is also a hive for jewellery lovers up and down the country. Our Fashion Editor, Anna Murphy, spoke to its owner, Rebecca Gibbions to find out more...

LeftLion Football Podcast Episode 9: Paul Severn

Wed 22 Jul 2020

Gareth, Colin and Jim welcome Paul Severn to try to make sense of Forest's meltdown as they lose a grip on their playoff place. The team look forward to Notts County's upcoming playoff match as well as get excited by new signings at Mansfield. As well as continuing to reflect on lockdown mental health issues, there's also discussion on the situation at Wigan and the murky world of FFP.

Streaming Theatre Preview: The Black Veil

Tue 21 Jul 2020

The Classic Thriller Season is back and planning to creep directly into your home

Art Works: Naa Ahinee Mensah

Tue 21 Jul 2020

Artist Naa Ahinee Mensah tells us about her George Floyd triptych...

Beeston Film Festival Has Added an LGBTQ+ Category

Mon 20 Jul 2020

After experiencing an increase in submissions, Beeston Film Festival is launching a brand new category for LGBT+ filmmakers in time for Pride 2020...

"No Disney princesses wear glasses and that made me feel like I wasn't beautiful enough." - Lowri Moore and Our Head Designer, Natalie Owen on Their New Children's Book

Sun 19 Jul 2020

“If you don’t like something, change it.” That’s what poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou wrote and preached throughout her life. And, it’s exactly what Lowri Moore has done – fuelled by the lack of representation for glasses-wearing characters in Disney films, the eleven-year-old has collaborated with our very own designer, Natalie Owen on their new children’s book, Princess Rose and the Golden Glasses…

The Big Notts Quiz: Part IV

Sat 18 Jul 2020

Some say these quizzes have been the highlight of their lockdown life, others think they’ve been an enormous waste of everyone’s time. Either way, we’ve done one more, and made it extra difficult to finish things off…

intu Victoria Centre Calls for Photographers to Share Lockdown Photos

Sat 18 Jul 2020

intu Victoria Centre is calling for local photographers to submit images captured during lockdown, to form part of a new Lockdown Gallery that will be installed in the centre...

Splendour at Home: Dig Deep in Aid of Framework

Fri 17 Jul 2020

This Saturday, when we should have all been moseying down to Wollaton Park for a day of dancing and drinking, the tireless team behind Splendour will be hosting a one-off digital festival, aiming to bring the essence of the festival directly to our homes, while asking us to dig deep for local charity Framework….

The Art of Beer's Seth Smith Has Drawn 41 of Our City's Best Boozers

Thu 16 Jul 2020

Meet Seth Smith, aka the Art of Beer. He’s spent the last half-decade creating illustrations inspired by the nation’s favourite alcoholic beverage. This year he’s drawn 41 of the city's best boozers in conjunction with Nottingham Craft Beer Week and soon they’ll be available as free postcards at a pub near you…

25 Years Later: Batman Forever

Tue 14 Jul 2020

We take a trip to the neon-coated streets of Joel Schumacher's Gotham City...

Film Hub Midlands Invites Aspiring Filmmakers to Creative Producers School

Tue 14 Jul 2020

Film Hub Midlands, a partner of the BFI Network, is giving Nottingham filmmakers the chance to gain skills and experience in the production process...

Are Socially Distanced Raves the Future of Nottingham Nightlife?

Mon 13 Jul 2020

This month, despite Nottingham’s bars and pubs reopening, the city’s nightclubs as we know them remain shut. Fortunately for all of the dancefloor addicts out there, some folks are coming up with a solution. Eileen Pegg speaks with promoters to understand what clubbing might look like in the current climate...

The Nottingham Project Launches to Rejuvenate the City’s Cultural Scene

Mon 13 Jul 2020

The major new project, which includes Vicky McClure, Shane Meadows and Director of the London 2012 Organising Committee Greg Nugent, will aim to breathe new life into the city post-COVID.

Nottingham Community Engagement Worker Josh Osoro Pickering on the Deep-Rooted Problems of Systemic Racism

Sun 12 Jul 2020

English-Kenyan community engagement worker and writer Josh Osoro Pickering explores the deep-rooted problems of systemic racism, the impact of capitalism on black communities and why now is the time for change...

30 Years Later: Back to the Future Part III

Sat 11 Jul 2020

On its 30th anniversary, we once again go “Back to the Future” for the iconic trilogy’s final instalment.

The When We Worked at Raleigh Project Celebrates the Lives of the Factory's Black British Caribbean Workers

Fri 10 Jul 2020

Whether it’s due to its legacy as one of Nottingham’s most quintessential institutions, or the place that Arthur Seaton so resented working, everyone knows that the Raleigh Factory is woven into the very fabric of Nottingham’s DNA. While much has been written about its iconic cultural status, often overlooked is the impact of its many Black British Caribbean workers. That’s where When We Worked at Raleigh, the archival project that has collated visual and audio histories of those workers and their relatives, comes in...

Mayhem Film Festival 2020 to go ahead in “slimmed-down” format at Broadway Cinema

Fri 10 Jul 2020

Mayhem Film Festival is returning to Broadway Cinema this October as a condensed “skeleton” edition in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Exhibition Review: Sets and Scenarios at Nottingham Contemporary

Thu 09 Jul 2020

Alex Stubbs reviews Sets and Scenarios, Nottingham Contemporary's latest online installment curated by the students of the Royal College of Art’s MA Curating Contemporary Art programme

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