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NTU Final Degree Fashion Show 2017 in Photos

We got down to take a few snaps of Nottingham Trent University's final-year talent...

Our Literature Editor James Walker Says Goodbye

So long, and thanks for all the fiction...

NTU Knitwear Final Degree Show 2017 in Photos

We got down to take some snaps of the budding fashion talent in the city, all as part of Nottingham Trent University's final-year degree show for knitwear students...

6 Record Shops in Nottingham

Nottingham has an absolute beast of a music scene, featuring the likes of Sleaford Mods and London Grammar. With such bustle, it makes sense that fans of music need somewhere to buy their records from. So let’s rifle through a few a few choice picks to help you pick up some bangin’ records in good ol’ Notts...

Exploring Sci-Art at Pint of Science Festival

We had a grand old time at Pint of Science Festival this year. One of the events explored sci-art, so our Adrian Shaw got down to enjoy a subject close to his heart...

#NTUDEGREESHOW Competition: Rough Trade and Broadway Vouchers to be Won

Sabrina Sandhu Starts in East is East at Nottingham Playhouse

When the film East is East hit our screens in the late nineties, the UK was tickled and charmed, with heartstrings up and down the country receiving a right good tug. This month, the Nottingham Playhouse sees the story unfold in theatrical form, and we can’t bleddy wait. We had a chat with Television Workshop alumni Sabrina Sandhu, who plays Meenah, in her first ever interview; an honour, seeing as she’s sure to be a right star soon...

6 Books to get Stuck into This May

Books from Nottingham's finest, reviewed for your pleasure...

Nusic Future Session: Komino - What You Waiting For + Breathe

Here's the latest up and coming Notts musician to get in your eyepipes and your lugholes...

Sound of the Lion #58

With Alice Short, Brooders, Jum, Ben McElroy, Fonzse, Crimson General, Alec Bowman, Gallery 47 and Punish The Atom...

8 Marginalised Groups and The Organisations Supporting Them in Nottingham

Are you looking for a space to share ideas, experiences, and support with likeminded people? Even with droves social media followers, it’s not always the easiest thing to find in the “real world”. Loneliness, isolation, and being overlooked, sucks. Here is a list of groups who may experience these kinds of problems more often than others, along with a few Notts organisations who’re tackling issues head on...

What's on the LeftLion Stereo? Rob Green, Chroma Bay, Lone and more

Our Music Editor picks out some of the best tunes to have come out of our city recently...

Stuff To Do In Nottingham This Weekend

The weekend's shaping up to be a lively one...

Advertising Sectioned: Meridian - This Could Be You! c.1968

Nottingham adverts ripped from the pages of history...

New Shop Creative 122 Opens in Nottingham's Lace Market

On Wednesday 10 May, the Lord Mayor of Nottingham launched the new shop which stocks items all created by New College Nottingham students…

The Attenborough, Beeston, and Chilwell Arts Trail and The Importance of Artist Space

At the beginning of June, there's gonna be an art trail in Nottingham South, and our Rita is here to tell us all about it, and provide a little context to the idea...

Being Silent Isn’t Being Strong

Deke, 32, is a Shift Team Leader at Sainsbury’s. He also has battled with Anxiety and Depression. We caught up with him in honour of Mental Health Awareness Week to talk about his own experience with mental health, in the hope that it will encourage others to open up themselves. 

6 Things Every Musician Should Know About Music Law

Our mates at Nusic have been putting out some really helpful advice videos for up and coming musicians in Nottingham. Here's the latest offering

Maria Toledo-Rodriguez Talks Fake News Ahead of Pint of Science Festival 2017

Last year, the international festival Pint of Science came to Nottingham for the first time. This year, it's coming back even bigger and better, with an additional emphasis on combining art and science. We sat down with one of the speakers, Maria Toledo-Rodriguez, to get the lowdown.

Love and Longing in Sarif's The World Unseen

Nottingham Trent University's Re:Vision series welcomed author and filmmaker Shamim Sarif to the Broadway on Wednesday 10 May to watch and talk about her novel and film The World Unseen. Sue Barsby went down to hear the author's thoughts on the book, and the importance of love in a time of segregation. 

Singer Songwriter Bud on the Festival Circuit

University of Nottingham student, city bird and festival smasher Bud has been stealing stages with her fresh, reggae- and dub-influenced pop melodies. The perfect soundtrack to summer. We caught up with the local lass ahead of her appearances throughout the tent-based towns this year...

Sensory Deprivation at Calm Water Flotation

Here in Nottingham, we’re lucky to have the only facility in the East Midlands, sitting Zen-like in the middle of West Bridgford. We went down to Calm Water for a float, and to chat to co-owner, Nick Parsons, about the unusual business endeavour…

We Asked Notts How To Stay Happy...

We got ourselves down to Market Square to find out how you guys keep yourselves positive...

Theatre review: The Wedding Singer

A feel good 80s trash-glamour salute to the Adam Sandler film