Site search

Nottingham Dialect and Mining Culture Documentary to be Broadcast on BBC Radio 4

James Walker blathers on about dialect and mining culture for a BBC Radio 4 series called Talk and Tongue.

6 Reasons to Get Yourself Down to the Nottingham Canal

Nottingham provides plenty of natural beauty. There’s the deer-filled grounds of Wollo Park, the city’s oldest public park The Arboretum, and the lakes of Colwick County Park, to name just a few. But there's another top contender for the list: Nottingham & Beeston Canal. Here are a few reasons why everyone should be checking out this waterway…

9 Notts Albums To Add To Your Playlist

Fill your tabs with some proper Notts glory...

How to Choose a Charity You Can Trust

It's important to know yer not being fobbed off...

Kids and Culture in Nottingham: An Experiment

“Kids change you, you know.” They all told me, and annoyingly, they were right. I see the world differently, I see people differently, and I see myself differently. And besides all that deep stuff, my life seems to have moved seamlessly from trips, gigs, and events to soft play areas, cold swimming pools, and church playgroups. It wasn’t deliberate, but the fact of the matter is it’s far easier to do stuff with kids that they like, because it statistically lowers the chances of them acting like d*cks. Although, inevitably, they still do, leading me to wonder if I should have another go at doing the things I actually want to.

So I’ve spent the last two weeks running an (admittedly small) social experiment. Is it possible to enjoy fun and culture in Nottingham with feral nippers in tow? Can it be done? Let’s find out:

6 Notts Books You Need To Read This Month

Back in January, we celebrated Nottingham’s literary prowess with a whole issue dedicated to the wordy goods that’ve come out of the city and its edges. In the same breath, together with UNESCO City of Literature, we asked your lot to review your favourite Nottingham books in a competition to win book tokens and a feature in this here rag.

The winners of said competition were Sue Barsby and Melanie Jane, the top two reviews on this here page. Check ‘em out in all their critiquing mastery, and remember: if you’re from Notts and want to get your pages poked, drop us a line on books@leftlion.co.uk...

What Zoo Animal Are You?

Take our quiz and find out. Our mates at Zoo Project and discotech are whacking on a night down Red Bar on Saturday 31 March, and everyone is encouraged to dress up as their favourite zoo animal. So here's a bit of a helping hand in picking out yer costume...

Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff is a YouTube Sensation

Nottingham is crazy about science, with a grand history of making leaps and bounds in innovation and research. The University of Nottingham has a large part to play in this, and for those who get a kick out of seeing what happens when you mix up chemicals, set a flame to gases, and the behaviour of volatile substances, their Research Professor of Chemistry, Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff, has made a series called The Periodic Table of Videos to satiate the inner nerds in us.

8 Of Nottingham's Most Famous YouTubers

These days, loads of boggers have chucked in the telly for the magical internuts in all its streaming glory. While days past saw the battle for fame flail down a fairly standard path, these days there are all sorts of characters doing their thing, their way. We’ve hunted down some of the best and most popular faces to grace the YouTube realm, all hailing from our little Nottingham in some way, shape or form...

Film Review: You Were Never Really Here

Lynne Ramsay’s fourth feature is taut, grimly poetic thriller about a former soldier’s search for redemption

All You Need To Know About The Second Nottingham Label Market

Celebrating independent record labels within the city, it takes over the Malt Cross this Saturday...

RideWise Cycling Wanna Get You Moving

C'mon, Notts. Backsides off the sofa and into the saddle...

8 Things to Do With Your Mum This Mothers Day

Mums are bleddy brilliant, aren’t they? Whether yours birthed you, raised you, came into your life half way through, if you call her mum, or grandma, or aunty, or her first name, if she makes the best roast potatoes, or struggles to boil an egg, she’s always on the other end of the phone when you need her. Treat your mum, or the closest person to it, to a cracker this Mother’s Day. Here’s some brain food to get the ideas ticking...

10 Nottingham Pubs Where You Can Get Your Game On

We checked out the ancient, the retro and the downright filthy. Get right competitive with your mates, just try not to punch each other... 

Are You A Future Leader of Nottingham?

A leader is someone who’s courageous, who has a clear vision, and has interpersonal skills that allow them to communicate effectively to achieve key objectives. But these sorta skills just don’t pop out of the blue, they must be developed. The Renewal Trust are offering the perfect opportunity to do so...

Live Music Review: Scarlet at Rough Trade

Local duo You Want Fox organised a free gig at Rough Trade featuring Queen Mantis and Scarlet. We headed down to check it out...

9 Notts Albums You Need To Listen To

Our ravenous reviewers have devoured a whole heap of new music, and told us what they thought about it...

Have You Seen These Stickers Around Nottingham?

In the digital era, it’s easy to bury your head into the depths of a black mirror and miss your surroundings when getting from A to B. Look up with a pair of wide peepers, and you’ll be amazed at how much art is hidden in plain sight. You’ll start to notice the little characters dotted around the city: a worm on a phone box, a carrot on a lamppost, a political uprising in a disused doorway. Nottingham’s streets are covered in stickers and posters just waiting to be noticed. We hunted far and wide to catch five of the many street artists dotted around the city...

9 Places to Take Your Main Squeeze on Valentine's Day

Treat 'em good this year at one of these fine establishments...

Nusic Future Session: Fast Car to Florence - English Skin and Hypnotise You

The latest Nusic Future Session, for your lugholes and your eye pipes...

Live Music Review: Gallery 47 at The Bodega

To celebrate the launch of his new album, Young World, Jack Peachey returned to his Notts roots...

Young Carers Photograph Nottingham

Over the winter holidays, young carers took part in a photography workshop, thanks to Create’s national inspired:arts programme, and here are the results…

Sam Craven Talks Vertex Soccer and Helping Young Footballers

What happens when a youngster gets released from a football club? There was a time when all those years of hard work could have gone to waste but now thanks to Vertex Soccer, founded by former Notts County youth player Sam Craven, these players can now get a second chance.

Poems Picked by Nottingham's Young Poet Laureate Georgina Wilding

Our new Young Poet Laureate and Mud Press founder, Georgina Wilding, treats us to a selection of proper Notts poetry…

13 New Year's Eve Parties You Have To Go To

How will you be seeing in 2018?