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5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

It's a weekend for saving those pennies, folks... 

Film Review: The Florida Project

Sean Baker gives a rare look behind the curtain of the ‘the happiest place on earth’ in this bleak and eye-opening film

Film Review: Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

A tale of the last glimmers of a Hollywood starlet and why the North of England became her dying wish

Theatre Review: Antigone

Future and past combine to follow one family’s journey in a dystopian reality

5 Things to do in Nottingham This Week

There's some interesting stuff to be gerrin' up to this week...

9 Albums You Should Listen To Right Now

Top tunes doing the rounds this month...

Nottingham in Photos

Here's what your lot have been snapping over the last thirty days or so...

Finding Headspace - Review of Making Headway's latest book launch

Living with a brain injury is a difficult and oftentimes raw experience. However, the writers and editors involved in the creation of the newest Global Words Press book Making Headway: Living with Brain Injury are willing to share their stories and inspire us all to live better and braver lives. 

Conceptual and Abstract Art at Rough Trade Nottingham

This weekend, for one weekend only, Matt Britton and Mike Dack have an exhibition of Conceptual and Abstract Art on at Rough Trade. We popped over to check out what was going on...

Theatre Review: The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd

Be careful what you wish for…

6 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

We've got an extra one for you this week, ducks. All in the name of Christmas spirit...

John Maslen: Interview with the Nottingham Guitarist

The veteran musician discusses growing up in 1960s Nottingham, playing Peel Sessions with Gaffa, and making his first ever solo album...

Exhibition Review: Collected Words at Nottingham Lakeside Arts

A celebration of Nottingham’s literary wares, past and present...

Live Music Review: Blast Off Festival Day Four at Rough Trade

The final day of the Blast Off Festival saw the action relocating back to Rough Trade. A very tired Gav headed down to hear Thee Girl Fridays and The Launderettes.

Georgina Wilding is Nottingham's First Young Poet Laureate

Georgina Wilding was announced as Nottingham’s first Young Poet Laureate on National Poetry Day. A rising star on the literature scene, Georgina is the founder of independent publishing house, Mud Press, and has written for radio and TV, most recently performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. A staunch believer in the power of poetry to change lives, between now and February 2019 she’s going to be promoting Nottingham worldwide through words, and getting as many people involved as she can...

Film Review: The Acting Class

We checked out the new documentary that's lifting the lid on the struggles facing working-class and BAME people succeeding in the acting profession...

Film Review: Paddington 2

Following on from his feature debut in 2014, Paddington Bear returns to cinemas in another rollicking, family-friendly adventure.

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

We've taken a break from our regular programming of gigs and giggles to bring you lot a week of educational stuff. Time to sharpen those brains, kids...

Live Music Review: Blast Off Festival Day Three at The Irish Centre

Day three of the Blast Off Festival unleashed the big guns - The Courettes, Hangee V, Muck & The Mires and The Pretty Things.

Peter Daltrey Talks Making Music

Live Music Review: Blast Off Festival Day Two at The Irish Centre

The second day of the Blast Off Festival saw it move across town to The Irish Centre. Gav followed them to check out Thee Eviltones, The Fuzillis and Kaleidoscope...

Live Music Review: Blast Off! Festival Day One at Rough Trade

The four day Blast Off Festival started on Thursday at Rough Trade, bringing garage-rock bands from all over the world. Our Gav went to check out Leadfoot Tea, Kings Of Hong Kong and The Hipshakes...

Review: The 2017 Jarman Awards

The 10th anniversary edition of the Jarman Award celebrated a diverse group of artists whose work defies categorisation into any singular genre.  We headed down to Nottingham Contemporary to check out the shortlisted artists' work

Never Mind the Court Case - A Look Back at the Sex Pistols' Obscenity Trial in Nottingham

Did you know that Nottingham was at the centre of a court case that saw punk rock standing up to the establishment over freedom of expression and the meaning of a certain word? On the 40th anniversary of the release of the offending album we look back at the case of the state vs Searle, a time when, to paraphrase The Clash, punk fought the law and punk won...

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

So much arty stuff, so much music...