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National Badminton League Hits Nottingham

Thu 30 Oct 2014

A brand new National Badminton League has been formed, and Notts have a team in it. It's coming to town next week. We're probably going to own it.

Customs in Nottinghamshire

Tue 28 Oct 2014

A rundown of some of the traditions that we're keeping alive and kicking in Nottinghamshire

One of Notts’ best loved servants and county cricket’s most respected performers, Chris Read arrived at Trent Bridge seventeen years ago and has been club captain for the last seven of those. We caught up with the Outlaws’ talisman to reflect on his time here…

Flesh Season at Nottingham Playhouse

Mon 20 Oct 2014

Flesh Season is coming to Nottingham Playhouse this month, but don’t be fooled by the title: the flesh is more symbolic than salacious. We talked to its curator, Bea Udeh, about diversity on the stage.

Music Reviews: October 2014

Sat 18 Oct 2014

With Indiana, The Hip Priests, Can B, Electric Baths, Neil Ward, Cappo, Gold Codes and White Finger

Street Tales: Market Street

Fri 17 Oct 2014

Once upon a time, the proles of Nottingham got one over on the gentry through the medium of road-signage...

Hockley Hustle: Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum

Wed 15 Oct 2014

Find out more about another of the four charities Hockley Hustle is helping out this year

Interview: Councillor Jon Collins

Wed 08 Oct 2014

We put your questions to the leader of Nottingham City Council and here's what he had to say in response

Cycling in Nottingham: Citycard Bikes

Tue 07 Oct 2014

This month, we look at the revolutionary 'Borisbikes' of the city and ask whether they're really worth pushing

Soul Buggin' Celebrates Ten Years

Mon 22 Sep 2014

When Beane isn’t shovelling down doner in the name of his LeftLion kebab consumer advice column, he teams up with Wrighty for Soul Buggin’, Nottingham’s premier disco and soul night. As it turns ten, the boys reminisce on how it all started, their favourite guest DJs and the punters who got a bit too into the groove on the dancefloor...

Ellie Wake: Under the Music Hall

Sat 20 Sep 2014

We spoke to the Nottingham filmmaker about her latest project, and new Indiegogo campaign, about the city's caves

Music Reviews: August - September 2014

Thu 11 Sep 2014

With 1st Blood, Joel Baker, Nadir, Flaming Fields, Lone, The Idolins, Frazer Lowrie, Mannequin and more

Cycling in Nottingham: Cycle Paths

Tue 09 Sep 2014

We go for a ride along the cycle paths and lanes of Nottingham - and it ain’t all pretty...

University of Nottingham Video Competition 2014

Sat 06 Sep 2014

Help choose the welcome video, for incoming University of Nottingham students, from the four finalists

Danny Rhodes Author and Forest Fan on Hillsborough

Thu 04 Sep 2014

Football in the eighties: Dilapidated stadia. Cages. Hooliganism. Belonging. Kenilworth Road. Heysel. Bradford. And then Hillsborough. Danny Rhodes’ third novel takes us back to 15 April 1989 and a match that would change the lives of fans forever...

Nottingham Music Venue Accessibility For People In Wheelchairs

Wed 03 Sep 2014

Rob Maddison leads Spaceships Are Cool, drums for electro-funksters Yunioshi, and has a new musical project in the shape of Revenge of Calculon. A longtime performer and gig goer, he’s also been in a wheelchair since 2007. With Nottingham often being touted as having one of the UK’s best live music scenes, and with over eleven million registered disabled people in the country, we spoke to him about the accessibility of local venues and if there’s anything else that can be done to improve them...

Nottingham Creative Fringe

Mon 01 Sep 2014

A showcase of arts, crafts, food, and loads more. Kirsty Fox and Laura Marano tell us about the Sneinton Market event

Top Ten Bands in Film

Fri 22 Aug 2014

We give a rundown of our favourite musical groups on celluloid to celebrate the re-release of the classic Beatle's film, A Hard Day's Night

Interview: Stuart Pearce

Tue 19 Aug 2014

Brought to the City Ground by Cloughie, Stuart Pearce played for Forest for twelve years, becoming their most capped international player and a stone cold cult favourite as he earned his ‘Psycho’ moniker. Ending his time here as a caretaker player-manager in 1997, he is now back as manager after proving his mettle with Manchester City, England under-21s and the 2012 Olympic Great Britain team. As the club prepares for an assault on promotion to the Premier League, we had a chat with the man himself…

Photos: Nottinghamshire Pride 2014

Mon 04 Aug 2014

Nottinghamshire takes pride in Pride

Photos: Future Sound of Nottingham Final

Wed 16 Jul 2014

All the acts that vied for the enviable opening slot of Splendour's main stage

Christopher Richardson talks Nottingham in the 19th Century

Mon 14 Jul 2014

City Of Light is a book that celebrates Nottingham’s gobbiness during the nineteenth century, when we got up to all sorts in the name of education. We chatted to the author, Christopher Richardson, about the role of libraries, literacy and Luddites in the city’s history...

Nottingham Buskers

Tue 01 Jul 2014

It's been ten years since Xylophone Man's death, so we look at some of the buskers knocking around the city streets today

Interview: Nottingham Outlaws

Wed 25 Jun 2014

Nottingham Outlaws are one of the Midlands’ top rugby league clubs, boasting more than 200 players across their various senior, academy and junior teams. We caught up with captain and prop forward George Strachan, and committee member and club stalwart Richard Johnson, to talk club history and explain the difference between league and union, as well as bus fires, boozing and bingo...