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Left Panther: Starting to Grind out Results

Wed 05 Dec 2018

After a disappointing run of results in October, November was a better month for the Nottingham Panthers.

Panto Review: Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood at Nottingham Playhouse

Tue 04 Dec 2018

We got down to Nottingham Playhouse to catch this year’s panto: Robin Hood and the Babes in The Wood…

Middle Kids at The Bodega in Photos

Mon 03 Dec 2018

We got down to see Middle Kids at The Bodega, and took some snaps...

Live Music Review: Henge at The Bodega

Mon 03 Dec 2018

Flashing lights, the ground vibrating beneath your feet and cosmic mutated frequencies. That’s what the night had in store for the humans of Nottingham as alien rock-rave band took over The Bodega…

LeftLion Film Podcast #10 - Ben Wheatley

Mon 03 Dec 2018

Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto are joined by director Ben Wheatley to discuss his brilliant new film Happy New Year, Colin Burstead...

The Thompson Brothers Are Full of Christmas Spirit

Sun 02 Dec 2018

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

City Stylin' #8

Sun 02 Dec 2018

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

Blather #8

Sat 01 Dec 2018

Prick your tabs. The sound is thick in the air...

A List of Food Banks in Nottingham

Fri 30 Nov 2018

We’ve made a list of all the registered food banks in Nottinghamshire, to make it easy for you and yours to donate this season...

Film Review: Suspiria

Fri 30 Nov 2018

Does Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria remake live up to Dario Argento's beloved original film?

Otis Williams of The Temptations Talks New Music, Touring the UK and Listening to Beyoncé

Wed 28 Nov 2018

Formed in 1961 and named by Billboard as the most successful r'n'b act of all time, The Temptations have produced a hit in nearly every decade since their inception with ubiquitous singles like My Girl and Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone. We grabbed Otis Williams for a word on the blower...

Director Jack Bond on Latest Documentary An Artist's Eyes

Tue 27 Nov 2018

We caught up with the legendary director ahead of the release of his latest documentary, An Artist's Eyes...

Film Review: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Sun 25 Nov 2018

The Coen Brothers' stunning anthology of short stories from the Old West is on Netflix now...

Art Works: Woodworker Martin Sommerville at By Our Hands We Make Our Way

Sun 25 Nov 2018

Martin Sommerville talks to us abaht his wooden puppet, Hobo...

Celebrating 100 Years of Women Gaining the Vote with Midlands Suffragettes

Fri 23 Nov 2018

6 February 2018 marked 100 years of 8.5 million women gaining their right to vote. Although it will be another decade before we celebrate 100 years of all women gaining the vote, it was a huge milestone in the step towards women’s rights being achieved...

Art Review: The Luminous at Surface Gallery

Thu 22 Nov 2018

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, which can be difficult to determine in a day and age where we have social media ramming it’s notion of a ‘perfect’ woman down our throats left right and center. What if we knocked down those barriers and took a look at the extraordinary ordinary and gave them a platform to shine, to be luminous. That is what photographer Laura Dicken and The Renewal Trust have worked to complete alongside several of our very own women from Sneinton…

Emmanuel House: Spread The Love This Winter

Wed 21 Nov 2018

As we dig out our big coats and SAD lamps in preparation for these cold winter days, Emmanuel House is preparing for its busiest, and most integral time of year. The charity provides some of our most vulnerable people in Nottingham with the basic necessities, which at this time of year is as basic as a warm room and a cup of tea. They have just launched their 'Think Christmas - Give Hope' campaign, in which they are trying to raise enough money to keep the centre going for another year. So, have a gander at these snaps from the launch event at Peggy's Skylight, get in touch if you feel inclined to help...

School of Hard Notts Catch up with Stixx

Wed 21 Nov 2018

Stixx is Nottingham’s very own HHH; a technician, brawler, trainer and promoter. He has contributed massively to Nottingham wrestling’s ongoing rejuvenation and has fought and trained some of the best in the world. Whilst Stixx benevolently left mainstream recognition to his protégés, to those in the know, there can be no doubt he is he is one of the linchpins of wrestling in the midlands. Sitting in the post-show wreckage after another bruising bout, LeftLion hangs out under the tree of woe with Notts’ most garrulous gigantic grappler.