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Norse Nottingham: How the Vikings Impacted Our City

Wed 10 Jun 2020

We’ve all been there. You’re abroad on holiday, and a taxi driver or barman asks where you’re from. ‘Ah, Nottingham? Robin Hood!’ While our city’s pairing with a figure whose existence hasn’t been proven is interesting, it’s often at the expense of the cultures that helped shape the landscape of Notts, including the enormous, lasting impact of the Vikings. We talk to the University of Nottingham’s Dr. Rebecca Gregory, author of Viking Nottinghamshire, about Nottingham’s Norse legacy…

City Stylin' #26

Sat 06 Jun 2020

Nottingham's streets might be looking a little dead right now, but this fasionista caught our Georgi's eye...

How are Stonebridge City Farm and White Post Farm Coping with COVID-19?

Thu 04 Jun 2020

The sun has been shining, the flowers have been blooming, and the lambs and chicks have been born. You’ve been able to feel the warmth on your skin and sweet scents as you’ve walked around your neighbourhood. Yes, spring has definitely come and gone, but the annual ritual of heading down to the farm to check out the newborns remains incomplete. Nottingham’s community farms haven’t been able to enjoy spring as much as usual, as lockdown has seen their income disappear entirely at a time when visitor numbers would have been at their peak. We speak to Anthony Moore from White Post Farm and Stonebridge City Farm’s Peter Armitage to find out how they’ve been coping during COVID, and how you can help support them…

Interview: Susan, Conducted by Daphnellc for City Beat Radio

Sat 16 May 2020

Susan is a singer, songwriter and performer, originally from Notts. Daphnellc also produces and performs, with a regular show on City Beat Radio. What happens when two creative, musical minds have a natter together? Listen back to the interview to find out...

City Stylin' #25

Wed 06 May 2020

Our woman about town couldn't - for obvious reasons - take to the street's this month, so instead gives you a look at how she is handling lockdown...

Love Your Locals: How to Support Your Independents in Their Time of Need

Tue 28 Apr 2020

We’re a city with a long and proud history of independence, and currently boast one of the most diverse, active and eclectic independent business communities in the country. Unfortunately, the ongoing health crisis has resulted in many of them being among the hardest hit, and the majority of Nottingham’s independents have had to either close their doors or find creative ways to stay afloat until things return to normal. While these are obviously times of financial uncertainty for many of us, there are still ways that you can support your local independent businesses without leaving the house…

Nottingham Bike Aid Delivers Free Bikes to City's Key Workers

Wed 22 Apr 2020

A number of organisations in Nottingham are coming together to help local key workers and volunteers in their hour of need...

City Stylin' #24

Wed 08 Apr 2020

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

Nottingham City Council Now Offering Food Parcel Service

Thu 02 Apr 2020

An army of council workers has begun distributing food parcels to vulnerable people isolating in their homes in Nottingham...

Nottingham City Council are urgently recruiting for Care Workers.

Thu 26 Mar 2020

These roles are on a Casual Assignment Basis and pay is £9.94/hour plus casual enhancement of 12.04%...

Ghost Town: Video of Nottingham City Centre During Coronavirus

Wed 25 Mar 2020

This video of a Nottingham City Centre publican walking his dog around the deserted city centre is strangely mesmerising...

Nottingham City Council pledges to support businesses during COVID 19 pandemic

Mon 23 Mar 2020

A message from Nottingham City Council to businesses in Nottingham at this time (and a few useful links so you know where to get the latest info from them)...

89-Year-Old Albert Johnson: “I want to go to Jamaica, one last time”

Thu 19 Mar 2020

As a member of the Windrush Generation who came to Britain in the 1950s after World War II, 89-year-old Albert Johnson devoted his life to being a well-respected and productive member of society. His reward? Being threatened with deportation and denied his legal rights as part of the 2017 scandal. With the dream of returning home to his native Jamaica one final time, we talked to Johnson as he looks back on a life of hard work, endurance and survival…

Covid-19 Update from Nottingham City Council

Wed 18 Mar 2020

A Public Message from Nottingham City Council Leader, Councillor David Mellen

Object Walk: Charlotte Bryant's Final Letter Before Execution

Mon 16 Mar 2020

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, in a special extended edition to celebrate our history issue, we visited Usha Sood at Trent Chambers with the final letter written by Charlotte Bryant before her execution for murder in 1936…

Blues Lift Cup in City Ground Showdown

Sat 07 Mar 2020

Last week saw Arsenal take on Chelsea in the Continental Cup Final. Our guy Cristian Bratu was at the City Ground to catch all the action.

City Stylin' #23

Mon 02 Mar 2020

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

Live Music Review: Big Thief at Rock City

Sun 01 Mar 2020

Beloved Brooklyn quartet Big Thief invited us into their inner circle this weekend, bringing all the makings of an intimate jam session to Rock City…

What A Decade: Nusic on Why Nottingham Should Be Crowned the Music City of the Last 10 Years

Sun 19 Jan 2020

If you live in Nottingham and are passionate about that music thing, it’s fair to say this is the best decade we’ve ever had. And not just us: there’s a case that musically, Notts has had one of the best decades in the whole of the UK…

City Stylin'

Sun 12 Jan 2020

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

City Stylin': Tim and Jade

Wed 08 Jan 2020

Every month, we take to the streets to find out a little more about your lots' lives and styles...

A History of Rock City

Mon 06 Jan 2020

If you were a young person growing up in Nottingham in the last forty years, it’s almost a given that you would have spent a staggering amount of time inside the legendary walls of Rock City. Whether that was rocking out to the Ramones, taking to the stage as part of their street-dance crew or cutting shapes on the nightclub floor, the venue has seen thousands of faces over their time. It’s no surprise it’s still thriving as they gear up to celebrate their 40th birthday...