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Star-Studded Line-up Announced for Confetti's Digital Industry Week

Students will get the chance to learn from a number of media legends during this exciting virtual event... 

Nusic New Music Podcast #424 with Ex.In, As December Falls, Franky Bones, Saffron Gray and More...

This week’s New Music Podcast features Post Malone’s musical brother, a lot of non-tenuous tenuous links, plus a song about pasta.

The Podcast may contain some fruity language. Sensitive ears – you have been warned.

Nusic New Music Podcast 241: The People's Podcast

The People’s New Music Podcast – our annual selection of Notts artists you think are gonna step up over the next twelve months, based on objective (as possible) reasoning.

The Podcast may contain some fruity language. Sensitive ears – you have been warned.

Shop Local This Christmas: 24 Gifts You Can Buy From Nottingham Independents

Christmas is going to be an odd one this year – you may not be able to see friends or family, and going around the shops won't be quite like normal. Our local sellers have had an odd time this year too, and need us to help them now more than ever...

Object Walk: 1887 'Bloody Sunday' Bludgeon

We’ve teamed up with the National Justice Museum to put objects from the past into the hands of people of the present. This month, we took a bludgeon used during the 1887 Trafalgar Square protests – also known as Bloody Sunday – to Josh Osoro Pickering of the Nottingham Castle Trust.

Nottingham Community Engagement Worker Josh Osoro Pickering on the Deep-Rooted Problems of Systemic Racism

English-Kenyan community engagement worker and writer Josh Osoro Pickering explores the deep-rooted problems of systemic racism, the impact of capitalism on black communities and why now is the time for change...

UPLOAD Virtual Festival: Interactive ‘Digital Park’ Festival In Nottinghamshire This Weekend

This new festival aims to support vulnerable arts organisations and connect through culture, with lots of Nottinghamshire talent involved including Rob Green, Ajay Henry, Major Labia and more...

Notts DJs Invited to Join ‘Set For Love’ Fundraiser This Weekend

Carl Cox, Eats Everything and Nightmares on Wax are headlining the second charity DJ stream from LNADJ, and they’re looking for local DJs to join them.

Notts Rebels: 1831 Reform Bill Riots

In celebration of the Nottingham Castle Trust’s #VoicesofToday campaign, our Notts Rebels series continues with a look at the 1831 Reform Bill Riots, which shook Nottingham 189 years ago...

Mental Health Awareness Week 2020: Wellbeing and Creativity in Quarantine

City Stylin' #24

We take to Nottingham's streets to ask you stylish folk about your lives...

5 Notts Things You Can Do From Home This Week

We normally bring you our pick of events that you can pop along to in Nottingham - however, for obvious reasons we can’t do that. Instead, we’ve rounded up some cracking stuff you can do from the comfort of your home…

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

Five ways to spend yer weekend...

Confetti Industry Week 2020: Stephen Graham, Jeanie Finlay and Julian Foddy

Confetti's Industry Week is now in its 14th year, giving students the chance to hear from experts in film and television. We checked out the highlights... 

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

Because life is all about that five 'til nine... 

Acoustickle Kicks Off Spring Season With Haiki Loki This Week

Oldschool talent returns home, joined by some of Notts’ most exciting new artists at Peggy’s Skylight on Wednesday 4 March...

Comedian Mark Thomas is Bringing His History-Themed Show to Lakeside Arts in April

Comedian, presenter, political satirist, journalist, radio personality, libertarian anarchist... There aren’t many things that Mark Thomas can’t turn his hand to. With his brand new history-themed show, 50 Things About Us, heading to Lakeside Arts for back-to-back shows in April, we caught up with the stand up legend to get his thoughts on Nottingham, touring and the British Empire...

The Nottingham Anime and Manga Society Meet Every Week for Special Screenings, Events and More

Nottingham’s anime and manga society, aka NAMSOC, invited LeftLion to come to one of their weekly meetups to talk all things community, anime, and identity...

LeftLion Film Podcast #24 - The Hunt for Emilio Estevez

Hosts Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto blag their way into an event with one aim in mind: to get an interview with Emilio Estevez... 

Oxjam Beeston Returns This Weekend

The annual festival returns to the streets on Saturday, and there's a special guest performing...

City Stylin' #18

We took to the streets to find Notts' best dressed...

Gandeys Circus is Bringing Their Greatest Show Tour to Woodthorpe Park This Week

The UK’s largest circus, Gandeys, will be lighting up Woodthorpe Grange Park with a string of performances in the coming days...

Nottingham Refugee Week: RefuTalent Review

Refugee Forum’s contribution to this year’s Refugee Week events, was RefuTalent – a talent show by refugees, asylum seekers and their supporters. An ensemble of eight performances, including mine, was the evening’s entertainment.

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

Chicago, comedy, coffee and chickens... Check out five of the best things to do in Notts this week. 

Music, Memories and Mendhi at Nottingham Refugee Week's RefuTalent 2019

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.” This was said by the Dalai Lama and quoted by Swan, a monologue artist at RefuTalent.

Refugee Forum’s contribution to this year’s Refugee Week events was RefuTalent – a talent show by refugees, asylum seekers and their supporters. An ensemble of eight performances, including mine, was the evening’s entertainment.