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Winners of Nottingham Young Creative Awards 2024 Announced

The winners of this year’s Young Creative Awards 2024 have been announced to the public during a live awards night at the Nottingham Playhouse...

Sting, Nile Rodgers & CHIC and Anne Marie To Perform At Sherwood Pines For Forest Live This June

Forest Live, the summer concert series presented by Forestry England, has announced that Nile Rodgers and Sting will both perform at Sherwood Pines this June. They are the first artists to be announced in the series, which takes place in unique forest settings around England...

GOBS Announce Their Brand-New Show 'EARTH'

Nottingham's hand-picked poetry collective returns with a globe-spanning show...

Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean Winning Olympic Gold at Nottingham’s National Ice Centre

Nottingham’s National Ice Centre is gearing up for its busiest time of year with thousands of skaters of all ages and abilities set to take to the ice over February half term at the home of Torvill and Dean...

We Sit Down With the Owners of the Chameleon After It Was Announced That the Building Would Be Sold

When it comes to finding the gems of Nottingham’s creative culture, sometimes you have to do a little intrepid exploring. Tucked down an alley just off the Old Market Square, legendary bar and venue The Chameleon has been hosting gigs, club nights and late night shenanigans since 2007. With the recent news that the building is to be sold, we sat down with owners John and Lauren Rothera to talk about the life and soul of the bar, and the future of independent venues…

Beat the Streets Announces First Acts for 2024

Nottingham-based national music promoter, DHP Family, has announced the first wave of artists for charity fundraiser festival Beat The Streets...

We Chat to Clifton’s Karl Collins About His Role as Shaun Temple in Doctor Who’s Sixtieth Anniversary Specials

Clifton’s own Karl Collins is making a return to a little show called Doctor Who for a certain sixtieth celebration. We talk to the Shaun Temple star about his time at the Television Workshop, Your Mother Wouldn’t Like It and jumping back into the Whoniverse…

Rapper and Producer Jah Digga Tells Us All About St Ann’s Community Recording Studio

Local rapper and producer Jah Digga has become a familiar face on the Notts music scene. It is his passion for music that led him into taking a mentor role for the youth, at St Ann’s Community Recording Studio (CRS). We caught up with Jah in the studio, where he gives a deep-dive into all things creative.

Gig Review: ANNISOKAY at Rescue Rooms

The German death-core quartet took to Rescue Rooms with style, energy and charisma; Ben Blissett reviews...

Bettina Wallace: Voices from Nottingham's Windrush Generation

To celebrate Black History Month and the 75th anniversary of Windrush we have been working with the New Art Exchange and their NAE YOUnity Commission funded by Freelands Foundation. Our aim is to highlight the voices of Nottingham's Windrush generation and some of the challenges they faced...

We Had a Pint With the Brains Behind the Nottingham Ghost Walk to Celebrate Their 30th Anniversary

Simon, Bryan, Tony, Lauren, and Jess joined us for a ‘quick’ pint in Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem to chat about the thirtieth anniversary of their popular and quite frankly terrifying Nottingham Ghost Walk…

A Tent In With Intent - St Ann’s Resident Camps Out for Migrants

St Ann’s is one of Nottingham’s most multicultural places, and home to many migrant communities. To highlight the varied reasons for which people leave their homes, travel, and settle in new communities, local resident Rosey Thomas Palmer is camping out in a tent all this week to raise money for Tearfund. Here she explains why…

We Catch Up With Iguazu as They Celebrate Their 20th Anniversary

Fellow vicenary club member, the eco-conscious and fair-trade Iguazu, has also reached the milestone of twenty years in 2023. We catch up with owner Neil as he shares the story that led him and partner Karen on this venture... 

Theatre Review: Annie at Theatre Royal Nottingham

Interview: The Stranglers On Their Upcoming 50th Anniversary Tour

Ahead of their 50th anniversary tour which will come to the Royal Concert Hall next March, Benedict Watson spoke to JJ from The Stranglers...

BFI Vision Awardee Anna Griffin Has Set Up a New Production Company - We Hear All About It

Producer Anna Griffin may already be a BFI Vision Awardee, have BAFTA long-listed films to her name, and own her own award-winning production company - but she’s not stopping there. Joining forces with Jolyon Rubinstein, of The Revolution Will Be Televised fame, she’s now set up Jolly Griffin: another production company with the aim of developing prize-worthy projects…

Nusic Announces Future Sound Of Nottingham 2023 Finalists

Nusic has returned for Future Sound of Nottingham 2023 - here are your finalists...

Nottingham’s Creative Quarter Company Announces Its Closure

Nottingham’s Creative Quarter Company has announced it will officially close at the end of March after ten years in the city...

We Celebrate Rescue Rooms on Their Twenty Year Anniversary

Sure, it’s not the biggest - but few would argue that Rescue Rooms isn’t one of the best spots for catching live music in our city. Welcoming everyone from Dua Lipa to Jake Bugg over the years, it’s helped to launch the careers of tons of our country’s - and our county’s - greatest artists for two decades. To celebrate its twentieth birthday, we take a look at one of Nottingham’s most valuable venues…

Rescue Rooms Announce String of Special Events to Celebrate Twentieth Anniversary

DJs, drag acts and musicians are all joining in the birthday festivities...

Splendour Festival Announce 2023 Headliners and More

Nottingham’s own Splendour Festival has released the first line-up announcement ahead of its return at the end of July…

Specialising in Post-Surgery Tattoos, Anna Garvey Brings Confidence To Breast Cancer Survivors

Breast cancer affects thousands of people a year in the UK, with an average of 55,000 cases confirmed every twelve months - approximately 40% of those resulting in a mastectomy, in which some or all of the breast tissue is removed. But what happens after the mastectomy, and how do people adjust to life with a scar? We catch up with Anna Garvey, the Nottingham tattoo artist who specialises in post-surgery tattoos, and learn more about the joy of reclaiming your body after trauma…

The Wombats Chat Rock City, the Evolution of Indie Music and Their Looming Twentieth Anniversary

The Wombats have been a real force in the indie music scene for almost twenty years, and are still at the top of their game - recently releasing their first number one album, Fix Yourself, Not the World. Ahead of their trip to Rock City in October, we catch up with bassist Tord Øverland-Knudsen to discuss the band’s evolution over the years…

Young Hustlers October Family Festival Programme Announced

Young Hustlers is returning post-pandemic to entertain little ones and their grown-ups this Sunday 23 October…

Broadway Cinema Announces Three Special Seasons This Summer

This summer, three new seasons will be arriving at Broadway Cinema, so whether you want to relish in the nostalgic animation of Aardman, check out the best recent hit films for a discounted price, or give yourself a fright with the Nottingham Horror Collective, there’s something for everyone on the silver screen in August...