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The LeftLion Football Podcast - Episode 2: August Review

Hosts Colin Sisson and Gareth Watts bring Episode Two of the LeftLion Football Podcast, covering all the happenings from Forest, County and Mansfield Town. 

LeftLion Magazine #117

Featuring Life on the Canals, Mermaid Cove, Children of Chernobyl, Megatrain, Nottingham Green Festival, Nottingham Contemporary's Tenth Anniversary and more...

Mayhem Film Festival Announces Three New Films

With less than two months to go until their 2019 event kicks off, Mayhem have announced three more films from their 15th festival... 

The LeftLion Football Podcast - Episode 1

Hosts Colin Sisson and Gareth Watts bring you the brand new LeftLion Football Podcast, covering all the happenings from Forest, County and Mansfield Town. 

LeftLion Film Podcast #20 - Neither Wolf Nor Dog director Steven Lewis Simpson

Steven Lewis Simpson, director of Neither Wolf Nor Dog, joins hosts Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto to discuss the history of Native America representation in the cinema, his unique independent distribution methods and his brilliant new film, which is screening at Broadway Cinema from Thursday 22 August...

LeftLion Magazine #116

Featuring Jason Singh, Dr Tim Gregory, Indy Kiemel-Greene, Nottingham's music promotors, Hoodwinked, Nin Magazine, Nottingham Contemporary and more...

Left Brian: Can Sab Lamouch do the Fandango

Last year during our family holiday in North Wales (sorry Skeggy!) we met a lot of West Midlanders at the holiday camp, most notably Wolves fans. The joy and pride at their recent promotion to the top flight was matched only by their generosity in seeing my son in the Garibaldi red. To paraphrase them, “You’ll be up next year, lad. Can’t go wrong with young Portuguese talent. See you in the Prem!”

Left Magpie: Moneyball Arrives at Meadow Lane?

The arrival of Alexander and Christoffer Reedtz as new owners of Notts County has been celebrated by fans as a welcome, fresh start for our beloved and beleaguered club. But what makes this all the more exciting is that they seem determined to finally put an end to the debilitating behaviours of the past.

Preview: Mayhem Film Festival

Lights, camera, festival... 

LeftLion Magazine #115

Featuring Margaret Humphries CBE, Rob Green, Etienne Stott MBE, National Holocaust Centre and Museum, National Justice Museum, Nonsuch Theatre, and loads more...

Win Pizza For Two With the LeftLion Food and Drink Survey

Here at LeftLion, we are always looking to improve and meet our readers’ interests, which is why we are relaunching and redesigning our food and drink section...

Pick Six: Chris Cooke, Mayhem Film Festival

Chris Cooke, one half of the curation team behind Mayhem Film Festival, picks a few of his favourite things...

Early Bird Passes Now Available for Mayhem Film Festival

The annual horror, cult and sci-fi film festival is heading back to Broadway, and you can get your hands on tickets now... 

Left Lionesses: The Notts Players Repping England

England’s World Cup opener against Scotland kicks off at 5pm today and promises to be quite the showdown; but did you know that, not one, but two of the Lionesses hail from Notts? We find out more about Mary Earps and Jade Moore.

Lis Rhodes' Dissident Lines at Nottingham Contemporary

Thanks to the Freelands Award 2017, Dissident Lines is Rhodes’ first-ever survey, and will span almost 50 years of work. This is the first time that Nottingham Contemporary has ever dedicated all of its galleries to a retrospective. The exhibition will span Rhodes’ entire career, from iconic pieces such as Dresden Dynamo and Light Music to a specially commissioned new work. Daniel got down to check it out...

LeftLion Magazine #114

Featuring Jeanie Finlay, Game of Thrones, Socks and Robbers, Outlawed, Talent 1st, Host Nottingham, Mental Health and more...

England to win the Cricket World Cup?

You can’t miss the giant cricketer in the Old Market Square this week, apparently flattened by the Council House before he could bowl the ball he clutches. The Fan Zone in the Square promises more street sport than has been seen since the early days of the City of Football and more fun since the Winter Wonderland’s ice rink melted away.

Notts Angel Continues Family Taekwon-Do Legacy

A baseball Fan in Notts: MLB Arrives in Blighty

With two of the biggest franchises in MLB history, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, going head to head in the UK this summer, we've enlisted super fan Matt Pumfrey to keep you up to date on all things Notts Baseball.   

School of Hard Notts: WGP Lions Spirit

Wrestle Gate Pro (WGP) is an up-and-coming Notts based promotion, fast gaining a reputation for professional set-ups and major signings. Lions Spirit at Rushcliffe arena helped to cement this, bringing the hard hits, electric atmosphere and a huge surprise main event that could headline any Vegas show!

7 Places to Rave in Nottingham this May Bank Holiday

Some people like to relax over the extended weekend. If that’s not your thing, take a look at our packed party round-up…

NottsShop: May 2019

The birds are singing, the sun is... ok, well, the sun isn't quite there yet, but there's definitely been a shift towards the summer this month. And what better way to celebrate this than by the latest NottsShop?

LeftLion Film Podcast #19 - Game of Thrones: The Final Episode

Hosts Ashley Carter & Derry Shillitto watch the final episode of Game of Thrones, providing ill-researched, ill-informed and largely uneccessary commentary...

5 Albums to Listen to This May

Featuring Soft Girls & Boys Club, Theorist, Reckless and more...

Laft Magpie: The Folly of #Faith and #Trust

To deliberately misquote Sinead O’Connor, it’s been half an hour and 8 days since Notts County lost its league status for the first time in its proud history.