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Southwell Music Festival 2017 in Photos

Some snaps from Southwell's cultural classic

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

Plenty of comedy, beers and frights this week...

Music Video: Torn Sail - Treasure

A taster from the band's forthcoming new album, This Short Sweet Life...

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

This weekend sees a spot of murder and the return of Hockley Hustle... 

David Hone Talks Feathered Dinosaurs at Lakeside Arts

As part of the Dinosaurs of China exhibition, David Hone joins us at Lakeside Arts to talk about whether T-Rex had feathers and to bust some myths started by Jurassic Park. Since our Gav is a mathematician, he put on his best Jeff Goldblum outfit to hear all about it

Theatre Review: Lit

A coming of age story like no other from Nottingham born writer Sophie Ellerby.

Anti-Austerity Movement We Shall Overcome Brings Music and Poetry to Notts

Musicians and poets are joining forces this week for a long weekend of charity gigs in and around Nottingham. Under the national banner of the anti-austerity movement, We Shall Overcome, they’re bringing you a stellar weekend of local talent. In return, they’re asking you to dig deep and donate to help vital support services stay afloat…

Film Review: Victoria and Abdul

Stephen Frears' half-hearted look into a very unlikely friendship…

10 Reasons to Visit the Nottingham Spiegeltent This Year

In October, Old Market Square once again plays host to the magnificent Spiegeltent for a festival full of merriment. These glitzy pavilions were a popular haunt during the twenties to help people forget all the doom and gloom brought by the war, and now it’s returning to Nottingham to brighten up our dull and dreary October days. Here are ten reasons you should get yersen down to the tent as soon as possible.

SciBar at The Vat & Fiddle: Graham Law on The Science and Myths of Sleep

To sleep, perchance to dream - Professor Graham Law from the University of Lincoln comes to SciBar with his talk Sleep Better: The Science of Sleep Myths.

Left Duck: Nottinghamshire Cricket News & Updates

September was a big month for Notts as they went into finals day for the T20 and went for promotion in the County Championship. We have a look back at how they got on.

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

The goose is back in town...

Theatre Interview: Zoo Indigo

The Playhouse presents a week of local, home grown Nottingham theatre this October during their Playground festival. Here's a peek into the minds behind one of the new shows, Celluloid Souls.

Live Music Review: Fuzzbox at The Angel Microbrewery

Something a little unusual for this month's Fuzzbox as two bands en route to Liverpool Psych Fest join two local bands as I'm Not From London took over both the upstairs and downstairs at The Angel Microbrewery...

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

Five things you can do with yersen on this glorious weekend... 

Georgina Wilding Annouced as Nottingham's First Young Poet Laureate

Today is National Poetry Day, and there’s no better way to celebrate than to announce Nottingham’s first Young Poet Laureate...

Left Brian: Nottingham Forest News & Updates

9 Albums You Need To Listen To This Month

The latest releases from some of Notts best-loved musicians...

Nottingham International Film Festival Reveal Their Full 2017 Line-Up

Roll out the red carpet...

A History of Nottingham Hip Hop

Hip hop history in Nottingham is ridiculously rich; too rich to fit into one article. This piece is an introduction, the iceberg tip of a topic that we’ve been lucky enough to clock thanks to Pariz 1, DJ Fever and Courtney Rose, who put their time aside to drop endless OG gems; some of which have been stored in the LeftLion vault, for future podcast-related endeavours. Before we go in deep, let’s take a look back at the beginnings of the movement in the US, and at hip hop’s place in humble Notts…

Theatre Review: Wreck

Ambitious and effective drama undermined by off-stage concerns

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

Poems, books, music, the lot!

Tekonta Secta are Leading the Free Party Movement in Nottingham

Tekonta Secta is a music and art collective made up of free party people from all over Nottingham. Known for rambunctious raves that take place in the bellies of woods and the middle of Broad Street alike, they’ve even been known to book – ahem – DJ workshops, in schools. Here, the elusive boggers answer a few of our questions and treat us to a plethora of photographic treats of theirs, all for your eyeball pleasure...

Michael Eaton Talks About Famous Nottingham Criminal Charlie Peace

The notorious burglar and murderer Charlie Peace used to live right here in Nottingham. On the back of a successful play about Peace, Michael Eaton has written a book about him and comes to the Five Leaves bookshop to talk about how Peace was portrayed in various media.

Film Review: Mother!

Some loved it, some hated it.  Here's our verdict on Darren Aronofsky's controversial new feature...