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Festival Review: Hockley Hustle 2023

350 stellar acts were lined up to deliver a fantastic showcase of Nottingham’s thriving music scene at the biggest ever Hockley Hustle on Sunday 22 October. Here's LeftLion's verdict...

A Print Fair, Halloween Parties, and Beverley Knight: Here’s What’s On in Nottingham 23 - 29 October

Celebrate Black History Month and Halloween, or immerse yourself in some film, literature and music. Here's what you can do this week in Notts...

A Day In The Life: Hockley Hustle

So much work goes into Hockley Hustle each year, with so many different roles and duties to be completed both ahead of and on the big day - it's a true collaboration. So, to give a sense of the energy that goes into the organisation of the festival, we rounded up Alfie Sharp (artist), Tommy Farmyard (director), Parisa East (promoter), and LJ (head of the decor team) to tell you a bit more about what the Hockley Hustle experience is like for them...

Nottingham Family Festival Young Hustlers Aims to Ignite The Flames of Creativity

Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Live Music, A Beer And Cider Festival, And A Spooky Writing Workshop. Here's What’s On 9 October – 15 October…

Get into the spirit of Halloween early with some spooky writing, enjoy some beer or cider (responsibly) in the name of Notts legend Robin Hood, or go and see a variety of live music...

Bettina Wallace: Voices from Nottingham's Windrush Generation

To celebrate Black History Month and the 75th anniversary of Windrush we have been working with the New Art Exchange and their NAE YOUnity Commission funded by Freelands Foundation. Our aim is to highlight the voices of Nottingham's Windrush generation and some of the challenges they faced...

Nigel Best: Voices from Nottingham's Windrush Generation

To celebrate Black History Month and the 75th anniversary of Windrush we have been working with the New Art Exchange and their NAE YOUnity Commission funded by Freelands Foundation. Our aim is to highlight the voices of Nottingham's Windrush generation and some of the challenges they faced...

Donna Humphrey: Voices from Nottingham's Windrush Generation

To celebrate Black History Month and the 75th anniversary of Windrush we have been working with the New Art Exchange and their NAE YOUnity Commission funded by Freelands Foundation. Our aim is to highlight the voices of Nottingham's Windrush generation and some of the challenges they faced...

Biggest Ever Hockley Hustle Will Be An Inspiring Showcase of Nottingham’s Music Scene

Vicky McClure’s Our Dementia Choir and the UFO Orchestra are just two of the 350 stellar acts lined up to deliver a fantastic showcase of Nottingham’s thriving music scene at the biggest ever Hockley Hustle on Sunday 22 October...

Richard Douglas (aka Joe Buhdha): Voices from Nottingham's Windrush Generation

To celebrate Black History Month and the 75th anniversary of Windrush we have been working with the New Art Exchange and their NAE YOUnity Commission funded by Freelands Foundation. Our aim is to highlight the voices of Nottingham's Windrush generation and some of the challenges they faced...

We Talk To Baby Tap About His Upcoming Album ‘Enki’ And Its Release Party at Rough Trade

A key figure in the Notts LGBTQ+ scene, Baby Tap's new album Enki is out at the end of October, with an album release show shortly after on 8 November at Rough Trade. We caught up with them all about the album and the Notts queer scene...

Everybodys Talking About Jamie, Micky Flanagan and a Hip Hop Block Party. Heres Whats on in Nottingham This Week, 25th September - 1st October

A week with something for everyone, if you're a gig lover, aspiring yogi or perhaps even fancy yourself as a detective, we've got you. Read on for all that and more that you could dabble in this week...

In Photos: Two Door Cinema Club at Rock City

Legendary indie outfit Two Door Cinema Club visited Rock City and our Stephanie Webb was there to capture it all...

Film Review: Past Lives

It's got a rating of 97% on Rotten Tomatoes - and a rating of 'my heart hurts' from LeftLion...

Tiger Community Hub - the Social Enterprise Livening Up Lister Gate with Love

Tiger Community Hub is a big box retail unit with a difference. For one, they don't mind if you just come in and hog their heating whilst never spending a penny. Adam Pickering checks it out and chats to Founder and resident idea factory, Toni Jarvis.

We Chat To Georgia At Her Rough Trade Nottingham Live + Signing Event

While Georgia was in Nottingham for her Rough Trade appearance, Rich Higton managed to grab her for a chat...

Gig Review: The Last Dinner Party at The Bodega

After featuring in our July print issue, The Last Dinner Party took to the Bodega stage on their first UK headline tour...

We Catch Up With the Last Dinner Party Ahead of Their Headline Show at the Bodega

Ahead of The Last Dinner Party's headline show at The Bodega later this month, we catch up with vocalist Abigail Morris, bassist Georgia Davies, and backing vocalist Lizzie Mayland to find out how the band have managed to take the internet by storm with only one single to their name…

Take Part in a Pioneering Study Exploring Boosting Homegrown Food in Notts

Nottinghamshire is looking at developing a county-wide Farmstart programme, to nurture a new generation of nature-based and community-driven food producers in Nottinghamshire and provide healthy, local food for all. Whether you want to grow it, sell it, or just eat it, you can get involved.

Film Review: Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Tom Cruise is back doing his thing - throwing himself off of stuff, punching bad guys and saving the world. But is this his best bout of madness yet? 

Green Hustle Festival - the Free Nottingham City Party Uniting Communities on Climate Action

Our Partnerships Manager and Environment Co-Editor Adam Pickering is a busy boy, somehow managing to find space to run some of the city's biggest festivals in his spare time. Here he talks about how the latest effort, Green Hustle Festival, helped bring our community together around celebrating life, nature, creativity and climate action...

From Green Hustle Festival to Kinky Boots, Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week

Lots of live music and theatre this week, so hopefully you're a fan of one or the other...

Green Hustle Festival Returns with an Expansive and Inclusive Celebration

From Friday 2 - Sunday 4 June, Green Hustle Festival will be taking over Nottingham, celebrating life, nature, community action and creativity

From a Duck on Bike Launch to Castle Rock’s Yard Party, Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week

Great music, great poetry -- you know what? Just bloody great times are coming to Notts this week...

Theatre Review: Hey Duggee - The Live Theatre Show

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