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Interview: Owl Man Frank Shelton

Tue 09 Dec 2014

You might have seen Frank Shelton walking around town with a majestic bird and cute little hound but, like us, probably refer to him as his more sophisticated alias – Owl Man. We grabbed a cuppa with him at the Malt Cross, along with his dog Lucy and barn owl Kim…

Pick of the Week: 8 - 14 December

Sun 07 Dec 2014

With poetry and storytelling gigs, a video game documentary, a Christmas covers party, the chance to get your face snapped, and more

Pick of the Week: 1 - 7 December

Sun 30 Nov 2014

Ditch the winter blues with things to do. This week there's cinema screenings, art exhibitions, an austerity protest, a sunny reggae gig and more

Rough Trade Opens in Nottingham

Mon 24 Nov 2014

A new era begins as London's favourite indie record store opens up a branch in Nottingham. Photography of the store's first day by Shaun Gordon...

Pick of the Week: 24 - 30 November

Sun 23 Nov 2014

Whether it's art, punk rock, raving, beer or books you're into, we've got just the thing for you ducky

What We Do In The Shadows

Thu 20 Nov 2014

This mockumentary about a few vampires sharing a New Zealand house really needs to be seen by everyone

Cycling in Nottingham: Tram Tracks

Mon 17 Nov 2014

Continuing on our bicycle endeavours, we tackle the problems tram lines cause for pedallers all over the city...

Pick of the Week: 17 - 23 November

Sun 16 Nov 2014

We've started to mention Christmas... sorry. There's loads of other stuff going off if you're still burying your head in the sand, though

Nottingham Contemporary Turns Five

Fri 14 Nov 2014

It's now five years since the city's green and gold art institution first opened its doors to the public

Pick of the Week: 10 - 16 November

Sun 09 Nov 2014

Get your hat and scarf on and go and grab yourself some fun

The History of the Malt Cross Nottingham

Thu 06 Nov 2014

After scooping a £1.38m grant from Heritage Lottery Funding this year, the Malt Cross closed its doors for four months to undergo a massive restoration. Now re-opened, it’s the largest Victorian music hall outside of London and one of only a fistful left in the country. As one of Nottingham’s most beautiful buildings, it’d be remiss not to have a dig in to its colourful history…

Interview: Anthony Hopwood Nottingham's Bicycle Boom Box

Tue 04 Nov 2014

Anthony Hopwood is a hard man to miss. Partly because he’s a tall, beefy bloke with long hair, a beard and baseball cap, but mostly because he rides around town on a bike with a massive sound system thumping out dub reggae at high decibel levels...

Street Tales: Body Snatchers of Barker Gate

Mon 03 Nov 2014

During the Industrial Revolution, advancement in medical sciences came to Nottingham and with them, a gruesome new trade...

Pick of the Week: 3 - 9 November

Sun 02 Nov 2014

The best Nottingham events to pencil into your diary over the next seven days

Interview: Trevor Bamford of Nightbreed

Thu 30 Oct 2014

Trevor Bamford, the Darklord of Hoodtown lets us in on the subculture that was pushed to the sides but never evanesced...

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.

Mayhem 2014: 8mm Orchestra

Tue 28 Oct 2014

We caught up with 8mm Orchestra prior to their live soundtrack performance at Mayhem Film Festival.

Customs in Nottinghamshire

Tue 28 Oct 2014

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

Pick of the Week: Halloween Special 2014

Sun 26 Oct 2014

It's all very well and good begging in the streets for tuffies, but there are some wicked parties to get ghouling along to this year

Interview: Chris Read

Tue 21 Oct 2014

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…