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Harmless: Nottingham's Self-Harm and Suicide Prevention Organisation

In honour of World Mental Health Day, we spoke to the force of nature that is Caroline Harroe. Caroline is the CEO of Harmless, an organisation that goes above and beyond to help those in our city who are experiencing distress, and are battling with self-harm. They’re celebrating their tenth birthday this month, and looking forward to moving into their own, dedicated premises. What better time to sit down for a cuppa?

Southwell Music Festival 2017 in Photos

Some snaps from Southwell's cultural classic

Music Video: Torn Sail - Treasure

A taster from the band's forthcoming new album, This Short Sweet Life...

Left Magpie: Notts County News & Updates

The 'pies flew to the top of League Two as Jorge Grant continued his excellent form. Here's what our Colin made of it all

Noshingham: The Healthy Eating Spesh

Nottingham’s food scene is pretty awesome. There’s tons of eateries to treat yourself to something naughty, but where do you go if you fancy something on the lighter side of life? Well, look no further, Notts. We’ve rounded up three of the best healthy fast food joints the city has to offer...

What Notts: The Latest News and Stories

Some daft, some daring, and some down right cheeky...

Advertising Sectioned: Apple Lets You Spend More Time Going Places! Keen Computers (c.1980)

Local adverts, ripped from the pages of history...

Anti-Austerity Movement We Shall Overcome Brings Music and Poetry to Notts

Musicians and poets are joining forces this week for a long weekend of charity gigs in and around Nottingham. Under the national banner of the anti-austerity movement, We Shall Overcome, they’re bringing you a stellar weekend of local talent. In return, they’re asking you to dig deep and donate to help vital support services stay afloat…

10 Reasons to Visit the Nottingham Spiegeltent This Year

In October, Old Market Square once again plays host to the magnificent Spiegeltent for a festival full of merriment. These glitzy pavilions were a popular haunt during the twenties to help people forget all the doom and gloom brought by the war, and now it’s returning to Nottingham to brighten up our dull and dreary October days. Here are ten reasons you should get yersen down to the tent as soon as possible.

SciBar at The Vat & Fiddle: Graham Law on The Science and Myths of Sleep

To sleep, perchance to dream - Professor Graham Law from the University of Lincoln comes to SciBar with his talk Sleep Better: The Science of Sleep Myths.

Street Tales: Kitty Hudson

It's a gory one from our Joe Earp this month...

Nusic Podcast #163 with Babe Punch, Shelter Point, Maz, Yazmin Lacey and more

Left Duck: Nottinghamshire Cricket News & Updates

September was a big month for Notts as they went into finals day for the T20 and went for promotion in the County Championship. We have a look back at how they got on.

Sound of the Lion #63

With Grey Hairs, Giant Head, The Idolins, Less Than Nothing, New Apostles, Foule, Eyre Llew, Cathode Ray Eyes and Amber Run...

The Thompson Brothers on the Eclipse and Bruce Forsyth

Notts most opinionated grocers...

Live Music Review: Fuzzbox at The Angel Microbrewery

Something a little unusual for this month's Fuzzbox as two bands en route to Liverpool Psych Fest join two local bands as I'm Not From London took over both the upstairs and downstairs at The Angel Microbrewery...

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

Five things you can do with yersen on this glorious weekend... 

9 Albums You Need To Listen To This Month

The latest releases from some of Notts best-loved musicians...

A History of Nottingham Hip Hop

Hip hop history in Nottingham is ridiculously rich; too rich to fit into one article. This piece is an introduction, the iceberg tip of a topic that we’ve been lucky enough to clock thanks to Pariz 1, DJ Fever and Courtney Rose, who put their time aside to drop endless OG gems; some of which have been stored in the LeftLion vault, for future podcast-related endeavours. Before we go in deep, let’s take a look back at the beginnings of the movement in the US, and at hip hop’s place in humble Notts…

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

Poems, books, music, the lot!

The Madeline Rust Talk Serial Killers And Their New Album

The band discuss the gruesome influence behind 21 Girls...

Tekonta Secta are Leading the Free Party Movement in Nottingham

Tekonta Secta is a music and art collective made up of free party people from all over Nottingham. Known for rambunctious raves that take place in the bellies of woods and the middle of Broad Street alike, they’ve even been known to book – ahem – DJ workshops, in schools. Here, the elusive boggers answer a few of our questions and treat us to a plethora of photographic treats of theirs, all for your eyeball pleasure...

Ten Greatest Film Sporting Rivalries

To celebrate the release of Borg vs. McEnroe, we take a look at ten of the greatest sporting rivalries in film

6 Books You Need To Read This Month

Cosy up by the fire and have a good read of one of these beauties...

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

Plenty of fitness and artsy goodness to choose from...