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In Focus: Sheep Soup

You might recognise this beauty of a theatre company from the comedy musical, Mrs Green. The musical tells the tale of former soul and Motown singer-turned-pillar of the Basford community, Mabel Green, who grows weed in her council flat to treat her arthritis.

This time round, Sheep Soup have a brand spankin’ musical, The Leftovers, set to storm stages nationwide this year. But to get there, they need your help. Having received Arts Council Funding, they’ve launched a Kickstarter campaign to help ‘em over the last hurdle, and they’re asking you lot to drop ‘em a few bob to get the show on the road. Before you do, check out their answers to our questions, all crafted with a camera…

Save Our Heritage with Notts Mining Museum

Ann Donlan and Eric Eaton have got together in an attempt to launch the Notts Mining Museum, in commemoration of our history dahn pit. But they need your help...

Dinosaur Stories From the Kiddos

In honour of the Dinosaurs of China exhibition, we asked some of our most worldly paleontologists – aka some kids we know – to imagine a world in which dinosaurs roamed the streets. And bleddy hell are we glad we did. These lot’ll be putting us out of a job soon...

Amulet, Sonder and Short Weekends at Rough Trade in Photos

We got down to check out Amulet at Rough Trade...

Nusic Podcast #158 with Rob Green, Super Furniture, Brotherhood, Bru-C and more

Stuff this in yer lugholes...

The Thompsons on Ed Sheeran

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers...

What Notts: The Latest News and Stories

The wackiest news from the month of June...

The Students Leave, a Mole Person Speaks

Who, or what, comes to the surface of the city when the clever clogs go back home?

Advertising Sectioned: Tony Gardner, Your Labour & Co-Operative Candidate for Beeston (October 1974)

Local adverts ripped from the pages of history...

British Cyclist Tommy Simpson Died 50 Years Ago Today

In the days before Team Sky, asthma medication and bubble suits, the most famous British road cyclist was Tom Simpson. Thursday 13 July is the fiftieth anniversary of his death while climbing Mont Ventoux during the Tour de France and so we take a look back at the life and times of the fastest Nottingham resident on two wheels…

England vs South Africa Test Match at Trent Bridge Cricket Ground

South Africa are in town to play against England at Trent Bridge. After a shellacking in the first test at Lords, the visitors will be eager to make amends when they arrive in Nottingham, but is history on their side? We look back at previous meetings between the two nations beneath the sacred windows of the Trent Bridge Inn...

Live Music Review: Public Service Broadcasting at Rough Trade

Where do you go after an album about the space race? If you're Public Service Broadcasting, the obvious answer is recording an album about the coal mining in the Welsh valleys. The band come to Rough Trade to host an album launch party for new LP Every Valley. 

Sound of the Lion #60

With Bloody Head, Brad Dear, Russian Linesman, Issaka, Dystopian Future Movies, Hashtagobi, Joseph Knight, flöat and Stacey McMullen...

Street Tales: The Origins of Nottingham

“Both for the buildings on the side of it, for the very great wideness of the streets, and the clean paving of it, it is the fairest without exception of all England.” – Said of Nottingham in the time of Henry VIII, c 1512

Nottingham's Outdoor Theatre Season

The thing about theatres is they get a bit narky when you bring a box of sarnies and a six-pack into their shows. That’s no problem with this lot of summer plays, all taking place in the great outdoors. So pack yourself and your friends a tasty hamper of food, bring some blankets, and snuggle down for a bit of culture, gentle evening sun, and some tasty bites. Here are seven of our picks for the season…

Music Video: Josh Wheatley - Shiver

Get a load of this Notts talent...

The East Midlands Flower Show at Newstead Abbey in Photos

We got down to check out the flowering talent down Lord Byron's old gaff...

SciBar at The Vat & Fiddle: David Cook on The Research Behind Your Pint

Talk to some brewers and you may come away with the impression that making beer is a cross between art and alchemy. Fortunately, David Cook from the University of Nottingham is here to tell us all about The Research Behind Your Pint. 

Blues Singer Louis Antoniou Discusses His Latest Single And Playing In Nottingham

Watch the music video for the song I Don't Want No More Woes...

One Day Cup Final: Nottinghamshire vs Surrey

With Nottinghamshire in the final of the Royal London Cup against Surrey at Lords, we headed down to the big smoke for a day to see if our boys could return with the trophy.

Art Works: Saffron Bramley-Astle

The Nottingham Trent University graduate on her Ziggy Stardust Tribute Costume...

Declan James is Squashing His Competition

Squash isn’t all about city types taking out the frustrations of failed business deals on little rubber balls. It’s a fun, energetic, social sport, and one in which Notts is lucky enough to stake claims to a rising star. Declan James invited us to his fancy club in The Park at the end of his season to talk about his recent appearance in the British Open, his England call-up, and why more people should be picking up a racket and getting a sweat on down their local squash club…

Aurora Poetry and Short Fiction Open Competition 2017 Prize Awards

The Particle Beast book launch at the Nottingham Writer’s Studio

Nottingham based author, Ian Douglas, explores life on Mars in the third instalment of his teen sci-fi adventure. We headed down to the book launch at NWS, where Douglas spoke about what’s in store for Zeke Hailey in this gripping nigh-apocalyptic tale…

Rest in Style, the Rock City Nottingham Graffiti Wall

Writers have been throwing up pieces on the wall next to Rock City for over a decade. Recently, the bogger was demolished, so local artist Onga gives us a bit of background to the Notts graffiti scene, and what the art form means for hip hop in the city...