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Notts Filmmaker Jay Martin to Direct BBC Documentaries

5 New Notts Albums You Need to Listen to

The latest Nottinghamshire releases...

Notts duo launch campaign to fund animated sitcom

A pair of Notts creatives have launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund an animated sitcom.

Notts' Bella Ramsey Cast as Co-Lead in HBO's Adaptation of The Last of Us Video Game

Bella Ramsey will appear alongside The Mandalorian and Game of Thrones star Pedro Pascal in the HBO adaption of video game The Last Of Us

A Wedding Pianist in Notts

"It was never really an ambition as such, more of a happy accident."

Your Love Letters to Notts...

Love is in the air, but so is COVID... meaning that we’ve all spent the best part of the last year locked up indoors. As such, our city hasn’t been getting the TLC it usually receives from its residents. To remedy that sad situation, we asked you lot to pen love letters to your favourite parts of Nottingham. Here are some of our favourites...

The Rise of the Redditors: How One Notts’ Society Got Caught in the Crossfire of a Stock Market Frenzy

What do Wall Street, Reddit, GameStop and one of the most bizarre periods of trading in the history of the stock market have to do with Nottingham? Well, it has something to do with Robin Hood…

LeftLion Expands Distribution To Twenty Major Notts Supermarkets

After a successful trial last issue, the upcoming (Feb-March) issue of LeftLion will be distributed across twenty Notts branches of Sainsbury’s, ASDA, Morrisons and Tesco.

Final Round of Voting for Prospect Music Awards Live: Crown the Winner for 2021

Strictly might be over for another year but turn yer attention local and there’s still another talent competition to keep us entertained. Craig, Motsi and Shirley are replaced by a number of known names for the Notts-based Prospect Music Award. Get to know more and place your votes ahead of the finals on NYD...

A Big Issue Vendor in Notts

"You’ve got to be a positive person in this job; at least, I think you do. You want people to buy mags from you because they want to, not because they feel guilty."

Overheard in Notts

What you been chatting this month?

SELECT.SOUNDS: The Notts-Based Collective Level Up with a Site Upgrade

Two best mates turned business partners hit the ground running in 2019 with the formation of record shop and events series, SELECT.SOUNDS. Now, after pressing pause during lockdown they’re back with a new site and a heavy content focus. Alanah Khosla gives us an update on the creative platform that’s growing a steady following in the city.

MOIST: Notts’ Newest Independent Publisher

Sarah Smith tells us about Notts’ newest independent publisher MOIST, and why regional publishing is on the rise...

A Reverend in Notts

"There’s this idea that Anglican priests are all fussy, elderly men who spend a lot of time running around rural villages getting agitated about their nicely trimmed churchyard like something out of Postman Pat"...

Overheard in Notts

What you been chatting this month? 

Buy: Overheard In Notts Volume 2

Christmas is saved! It's 2020's ultimate stocking filler of stupid stuff we heard you say...

A Paranormal Investigator in Notts

Who ya gonna call?

Creative Quarter Nottingham Launches New High Street Recovery Scheme

The COVID-specific business support programme will involve a series of workshops and mentoring opportunities for Nottingham’s retail, hospitality, leisure and personal services businesses in the lead-up to Christmas…

Street Art or Graffiti? Why Banksy's Notts Visit Shouldn't Distract from the City's Own Artists

Alex Kuster looks at the recent media circus surrounding Banksy's visit to Notts, and why local street artists aren't treated with the same level of respect...

Overheard in Notts

Big baby has heard some things, man... 

OnlyFans: The Notts Creators Selling Nudes During Lockdown

It’s safe to say that it’s been a pretty manic year so far, and certainly not the vision of 2020 we had hoped for. But through the struggle, a lot of us have found creative ways to feel connected. And in this case, to bring in some extra money. With social media being used now more than ever, especially when each day seemed neverending, OnlyFans – the online platform on which creators can post explicit content for a monthly subscription fee - is one of the businesses that has thrived since the pandemic...

Overheard in Notts

It's everyone's favourite time of the month...

From Sneinton to Xingu: Notts Musician Nathaniel Mann and his experiences with Brazil's Wauja Indigenous Community

When Sneinton-based musician and radio broadcaster Nathaniel Mann responded to a 2018 British Council + PRSF opportunity for a musical residency with the Wauja Indigenous Community in Xingu, Mato Grosso, Brazil, he had no idea how much his life was about to change. Two years later, he collaborated with the Wauja’s principal Akari Waura, assisted with the recording and preservation of his traditional songs and produced a BBC Radio 4 documentary about their work together. Now, as the community faces the threat of COVID-19, he’s working with the Wauja to help raise awareness and funds to ensure the long-term protection of a people whose descendants have lived in the Xingu territory for over a thousand years…

Snap Notts: Bromley House Library

This month's poet and photographer explore Bromley House Library...

Notts Rebels: Eric Irons

In celebration of the Nottingham Castle Trust’s #VoicesofToday campaign, our Notts Rebels series continues with the story of Britain's first black magistrate: Eric Irons...