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LeftLion's Latest Listens #17 special edition: Divorce

Fri 07 Mar 2025

In this special edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens, we sample the debut album Drive to Goldenhammer from Nottingham's own Divorce...

Preview: Showstopper at Mansfield Palace Theatre

Mon 03 Mar 2025

Fancy a night out watching a show that has never been seen before and will never be seen again? Mansfield Palace Theatre have just the show for you next week…

Mancunian indie-rockers Doves talk past gigs in Notts and their brand new sixth studio record

Mon 03 Mar 2025

When people think of great Manchester bands, alt-rockers Doves can often be overlooked. But across their six albums and multiple decades together, the band have rarely put a foot wrong. With their latest opus Constellations of the Lonely just released – their first in five years - and a show at Rock City on the horizon, we sat down for a catch up with drummer Andy Williams.

Film review: 1% of War, a new documentary reveals harrowing details from the frontline in Ukraine

Sat 01 Mar 2025

Ukraine war three years on: new documentary, 1% of War reveals harrowing details from the front...

Overheard in Notts: February 2025

Sat 01 Mar 2025

This month's Overheard in Notts features cacti and broken escalators...

LeftLion's Latest Listens #16: Notts music we're currently spinning

Fri 28 Feb 2025

In this edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens, our music team reviews new releases from Otala, Sam Shaw & The Real Eyes, Green Grango, Fallowed and Divorce...

LeftLion Issue #181 March 2025

Fri 28 Feb 2025

This month's edition of LeftLion features Fisher Gate Point, Marcus Garvey Centre, Doves, playwright Jane Upton, A Foster Carer in Notts, wild swimming at Colwick Park, Ay-Up Market, The Lace Market Theatre, Bulwell Forest Garden, Sister Midnight and much more...

Theatre review: Rosy Carrick's Musclebound at Lakeside Arts

Mon 24 Feb 2025

Doctor Rosy Carrick brought her long-anticipated one-woman show to Nottingham’s Lakeside Arts on Thursday 6 February, in which she explores hidden sexual desire and female sexual empowerment through conversations between mother and daughter.

How Sarah Bard went from battling chronic illness to breaking through in wheelchair tennis

Fri 21 Feb 2025

Wheelchair Tennis player and Nottingham resident Sarah Bard is nothing less than a soldier. Having fought through lifelong chronic pain and mobility problems, which peaked after an accident she suffered at age thirty, she’s cemented her position as one of our city’s most admired sportspeople. Back in 2018, LeftLion joined other local media in promoting Sarah’s story, and ‘Go-Fund-Me’ for a new wheelchair to help her travel to national tournaments. Here we pass Sarah the pen to tell her inspiring story.

From Masterchef to Market Street: Vanilla Bean bakery and café opens in Bingham

Wed 19 Feb 2025

Opened by former MasterChef contestant Amy Vyse, Vanilla Bean is an artisan bakery, café and patisserie in Bingham, which doubles as the new residence for popular Nottingham supper club Incognito Club. Lucy Campion, food co-editor, chatted to Amy about her culinary journey so far and tried a selection of the baked goods on offer.

We hear from GOBs Poetry Collective on their fifth anniversary

Mon 17 Feb 2025

One of Nottingham’s leading poetry groups, GOBS Collective, turns five this year. With an impressive list of publications, events and live showcases under their belts, our Literature Editor Andrew Tucker talks about the need for such creative communities that help people find their poetic voice.

Punk, Shakespearian tragedy, trans cinema, and photography exhibitions: here's what's on this week 17 - 23 Februray 2025

Sun 16 Feb 2025

This week in Nottingham! Be sure to check out The DSM IV on tour at The Grove and Scotland’s finest Hamish Hawk at Rescue Rooms, if you love to cook or simply want to scrub up on your culinary skills check out James Martin Live down at the Royal Concert Hall, the history of trans representation will be televised in Broadway, indulge in a Shakespearian tragedy, or visit the critically acclaimed The Lovers exhibition at the New Art Exchange…

Hips Don’t Lie: we hear from belly dancer Marija Zinkevica about the upcoming Belly Dance Festival and building connection with the body through dance

Sat 15 Feb 2025

After a career in computer science, Marija Zinkevica swapped life behind the screen for days onstage: teaching belly dance in Nottingham and performing in competitions around the world. Ahead of the first Belly Dance Festival at the start of March, we caught up with Marija to hear how this ancient dance can build confidence, community and a deep connection with the body.

LeftLion's Latest Listens #15: Notts music we're currently spinning

Fri 14 Feb 2025

In this edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens, our music team reviews new releases from Confyde, Idolvein, Cara Flynn, Marseille and ALT BLK ERA...

We hear from The Sherwood People’s Forest who are bringing the greenery of our northern woodlands a bit closer to the city

Fri 14 Feb 2025

“A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit,” so goes the Greek proverb. Nottingham is a county known worldwide for the leafy Sherwood Forest, but for several years plans have been afoot to create the Sherwood People’s Forest to bring the greenery of our northern woodlands a bit closer to the city. Organiser Sarah Manton tells us more…

Nadia on... the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Wed 12 Feb 2025

Nottingham East Labour MP Nadia Whittome talks about the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

The Beautiful Game: Notts County through the photographer’s lens

Tue 11 Feb 2025

John Anderson is a professional photographer with a passion for Notts County FC. After years of corporate jobs and taking photos of Queen Elizabeth, in 2016 he decided to pursue a passion project and take photos at Meadow Lane. However, his focus is usually on the crowd rather than on the pitch…

Musical comedy, Craig David, Festival of Science, and film screenings: Here's what's on this week 10-16 February 2025

Sun 09 Feb 2025

This week in Nottingham! Head out with the family to the Festival of Science and Curiosity or the Sooty Show, go retro with Craig David and Lemar, check out some musical comedy or get into some thought-provoking film...

Notts actress Aisling Loftus talks about her one-woman play Girls and Boys currently at Nottingham Playhouse

Sat 08 Feb 2025

Nottingham’s own Aisling Loftus comes to Nottingham Playhouse with one-woman play Girls and Boys, an award-winning depiction of how love can go badly wrong. She shares her journey with LeftLion…

Locating Lawrence: February 1924

Sun 02 Feb 2025

February is a rotten month for the Lawrences as they struggle with various illnesses.

Nottingham Light Night 2025: Plans For 35+ Attractions Revealed

Fri 31 Jan 2025

Nottingham Light Night is set to return for its seventeenth year at the end of February. This year you can look forward to 35+ installations, performances and activities all for free across the city centre...

LeftLion Issue #180 February 2025