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A History of Science in Nottingham

Tue 11 Dec 2018

This humble little city we all know and love is steeped in history. No matter where you are in the world, the utterance of the word “Nottingham” will instantly draw replies of “Ah, Robin Hood?!” And while everyone is familiar with our bow-wielding outlaw, Nottingham has been party to many heroes throughout the ages, some of which were clad in lab coats, not tights...

Can You Spot The Difference Between These Photos of Nottingham?

Mon 10 Dec 2018

Oh, how Nottingham has changed over the years. We’ve gone from an industrial mining town full of factories and goose flogging, to a city crammed full of restaurants, call centres, arty shops, and one proper cool magazine. For a fun game of spot the difference, here are a few modern-day shots, alongside some found in John Henry Spree’s Nottinghamshire: a book of photos from around 1910, up to around 1930, put together by the photographer’s great grandson Alan Spree…

4 Books From Notts Authors to Read This Christmas Holiday

Sun 09 Dec 2018

There’s no time like Crimbo to get stuck into the printed pages of a new novel or poetry collection. The turkey’s roasting, the fire’s crackling and the wine’s mulling, giving you plenty of time to curl up in your stretchy trousers and prepare yourself for a feast of literary goodness…

The Nottingham Hidden History Team Have Saved Many a Cave From Destruction

Fri 07 Dec 2018

The Nottingham Hidden History Team, fittingly, have been around for yonks. Uncovering all sorts of tales about this city of ours, the organisation has saved caves from being destroyed in local redevelopment, and has held the torch up to many-a past goings-on. LeftLion Street Tales columnist and current member of the organisation, Joe Earp, gives us a little look-in to the origins of the team, and what’s driven them to lift the lid on Notts, for the past fifty years...

Get on Yer Bike with Nottingham Bikeworks

Fri 07 Dec 2018

This month saw the launch of the Nottingham Bikeworks Month of Giving, a drive that promises every cycle purchased through the organisation in December is matched with a donation to the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum.

Snap Notts: Nottingham City Centre on a Saturday Night

Thu 06 Dec 2018

This month we showcase the dutty charm of Nottingham City Centre on a Saturday night...

A Former Coal Miner in Notts

Thu 06 Dec 2018

"We became like brothers down there. Once we got into the mine, we were miners. Colour had nothing to do with it because we relied on each other for survival."

Panto Review: Beauty and the Beast at Nottingham Arts Theatre

Wed 05 Dec 2018

We got down to Nottingham Arts Theatre to check out this year’s panto: Beauty and the Beast…

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…

Theatre Review: Entanglement! An Entropic Tale at Djanogly Theatre

Mon 03 Dec 2018

We got down to Nottingham Lakeside Arts' Djanogly Theatre to see Infinite Opera's Entanglement! An Entropic Tale...

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…

Ayup Duck: The Latest Nottingham News

Sat 01 Dec 2018

What the bob happened last month?

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?

Whip the Cat Rapper and Clog Feature at Dancing England at Nottingham Playhouse

Wed 28 Nov 2018

After being reinstated last year, Dancing England will be coming to the Nottingham Playhouse stage on Saturday 26 January 2019 to showcase the finest in traditional dancing. With it, comes Nottingham’s own Whip the Cat Rapper and Clog…

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...

Live Music Review: Pitchshifter at Rock City

Tue 27 Nov 2018

Celebrating twenty years since the release of their seminal album www.pitchshifter.com, the almighty Pitchshifter reunited to play their first shows in over a decade. The six-date tour saw the band supported by an all-Notts lineup, with post-hardcore band The Blueprint and alt-metallers Earthtone9 warming the crowd up nicely, all culminating with an intimate show in the Mecca that is Rock City...

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...

Film Review: The Grinch

Sun 25 Nov 2018

That grumpy old green sod is back again, this time for a feature-length animated version starring Benedict Cumberbatch...

Celebrate Tree Charter Day This November

Sat 24 Nov 2018

Tree Charter Day is Saturday 24 November. Sign the Tree Charter to show your support for a world that we can breathe happily in...

Framework, Forest, Rain and Feet: A Poem for Nottingham's Homeless Community

Fri 23 Nov 2018

With the new charity partnership between Nottingham Forest FC and Framework Housing Association, Nottingham's High Sheriff Nick Ebbs commissioned LeftLion Editor Bridie Squires to write a poem about the relationship, and how it might help our city's homeless community going forward...

Live Music Review: Reckless Yes present Chorusgirl, Mammoth Penguins and Fightmilk at Rough Trade

Fri 23 Nov 2018

If you haven’t heard of Reckless Yes before, listen up: they’re a Derbyshire-based record label and promoter, with a habit of unearthing and supporting top-notch bands. So when we got wind of their triple bill takeover at Rough Trade, we couldn’t resist heading down.

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…

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