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Preview: Magic of Thailand Festival at the Forest Recreation Ground

Fri 09 Aug 2019

After taking their festival to nine other cities, this weekend sees the Magic of Thailand festival comes to Nottingham…

Preview: Mayhem Film Festival

Fri 26 Jul 2019

Lights, camera, festival...

Live Music Review: Splendour Festival

Tue 23 Jul 2019

Bleddy hell, what about those showers at Splendour this year? We got soaked to the bone, duck. Thankfully it cleared over just in time for some skanking to The Specials. In all seriousness though, what a spectacular day for music. Here’s the sets which got our Music Editors proper hyped….

Life on Death Row: "I witnessed two executions – it’s not a pleasant experience at all."

Sat 20 Jul 2019

A practising Buddhist priest for over four decades, Kobutsu Malone established the Dharma Song Zendo in New York State’s notorious Sing Sing Prison, and serves as a death row chaplain. Now in his sixties, we talked to Malone as he reflected on a life spent trying to reform America’s broken justice system through Buddhist teachings…

Notts to Host Festival of Skate Culture

Fri 19 Jul 2019

Skateboarding will become an Olympic sport for the first time in Tokyo next summer. Nottingham is one of the sport’s original homes in the UK, with a vibrant community and culture going back more than fifty years, including internationally known professionals such as Carl Shipman in the 1990s and now Alex Hallford, who is one of just five skaters nationwide to be supported to compete in global Olympic qualification events in the run-up to Tokyo.

Live Music Review: Waterfront Festival 2019

Fri 19 Jul 2019

On a hot and muggy day in July, with the backdrop of Nottingham Canal providing an ideal juxtaposition of industrial and picturesque - a reminder of the dystopian theme of this year’s Waterfront Festival - the Canalhouse hosted an eclectic marathon of local talent…

DWP Deaths Make Me Sick at Surface Gallery's Street Art Festival

Wed 17 Jul 2019

Adrian Shaw headed down to the Surface Gallery to check out Vince Law's DWP Deaths Make Me Sick, part of their Street Art Festival...

City Festival To Celebrate Nottingham's Independents

Thu 04 Jul 2019

'It's In Nottingham' Independent Fest is back once again, and you don't want to be miss aht...

A Probation Officer in Notts

Thu 04 Jul 2019

"I don’t want to lock everyone up when we can try and work with them, but equally we don’t want to create any more victims"

5 Acts to Check Out at Waterfront Festival 2019

Tue 02 Jul 2019

Another festival? In tahn? Raising cash for local charities? We’re a right spoilt bunch aren’t we. Do yerself a favour and get down to Waterfront Festival at Canalhouse this July. And if you’re stumped on who to check out, here are our Music Editor’s top 5 picks…

Live Music Review: Gate to Southwell Festival 2019

Tue 18 Jun 2019

Our Adrian headed back to his favourite festival this side of the Trent...

The Best Moments of Nottingham Craft Beer Festival 2019

Tue 18 Jun 2019

A few of our favourite snaps from Nottingham Craft Beer Festival 2019...

Out of Time: Life in Nottingham During The Cold War

Mon 17 Jun 2019

Our regular history features takes a look at just how close Nottingham came to being obliterated during the Cold War...

Review: A DnB Newbie Goes to Detonate Festival 2019

Sun 16 Jun 2019

Our music editor went to one of the city's biggest festivals, for the very first time...

NottsShop: June 2019

Fri 14 Jun 2019

June ain't exactly known for its fashion kudos and, given that the skies have recently been plotting our watery downfall, this month, we've gone rogue. There's a foodie-drinkie special comin' atcha...

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Pick Six: Chris Cooke, Mayhem Film Festival

Thu 13 Jun 2019

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

Wed 12 Jun 2019

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

Review: Southwell Festival 2019

Mon 10 Jun 2019

Our Adrian went down and got down with the beltin' beats...

Win Two Tickets to Splendour Festival 2019 with Manic Street Preachers, Rag'n'Bone Man, All Saints and More...

Tue 04 Jun 2019

There'll be plenty of local acts taking to the stage too...

Live Music Review: Dot To Dot Festival 2019

Thu 30 May 2019

Through sunshine, showers, sweat and serious sprinting across Notts, our Dot To Dot team caught some absolutely smashing sets at this year's festival, which ended up a testament to Notts musicians reigning supreme. Have a gander at their highlights...