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Lee and Fletcher Have Been Roasting Coffee in Basford for Thirty Years

Wed 18 Nov 2020

There’s nothing like taking a sip of a proper cup of coffee. The tantalising scent as it hits your throat, warm and bitter, utterly smooth and delicious. Jim Lee knows all about that – he supplies coffee to some of the city’s best bars and restaurants like Bar Iberico, Copper, and the Hockley Arts Club, making sure you get the perfect caffeine fix. To celebrate him reaching thirty years of doing just that, we took a gander down to the Lee and Fletcher warehouse to have a chat with him about how they handle the good stuff…

Object Walk: 1887 'Bloody Sunday' Bludgeon

Tue 04 Aug 2020

We’ve teamed up with the National Justice Museum to put objects from the past into the hands of people of the present. This month, we took a bludgeon used during the 1887 Trafalgar Square protests – also known as Bloody Sunday – to Josh Osoro Pickering of the Nottingham Castle Trust.

"No Disney princesses wear glasses and that made me feel like I wasn't beautiful enough." - Lowri Moore and Our Head Designer, Natalie Owen on Their New Children's Book

Sun 19 Jul 2020

“If you don’t like something, change it.” That’s what poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou wrote and preached throughout her life. And, it’s exactly what Lowri Moore has done – fuelled by the lack of representation for glasses-wearing characters in Disney films, the eleven-year-old has collaborated with our very own designer, Natalie Owen on their new children’s book, Princess Rose and the Golden Glasses…

Robert Lindsay on His New Show, The Golden Age of Hollywood, and Singing at Derby County

Fri 18 Oct 2019

From studying drama at Nottingham College – then known as Clarendon College – in the sixties, Robert Lindsay has gone on to become one of the most respected and well-loved stage and screen actors of his generation, picking up a BAFTA, a Tony Award and three Olivier Awards along the way. Not too shabby for the boy from Ilkeston. We caught up with the actor as he prepares to head back to the local stage with a starring role in Prism, the story of legendary Oscar-winning cinematographer Jack Cardiff…

Peggy's Skylight Sunday Jazz Jam in Photos

Sun 27 Jan 2019

We got down to take some snaps of the jazzy boggers down at Peggy's Skylight...

Live Review: Fuzzbox Night at The Golden Fleece

Mon 03 Sep 2018

Fuzzbox moves up to The Golden Fleece for its latest event but that won’t stop us from finding it

The Rescue Rooms Beer Festival 2018 is This Sunday

Fri 24 Aug 2018

After last year’s inaugural beer festival, Rescue Rooms are back at it again this Bank Holiday weekend.

5 Places to Grab an Iced Drink on a Roastin' Ott Day in Notts

Tue 12 Jun 2018

On a roastin’ ott day when you’re abaht town, you need summat to cool you down. Otherwise you’ll get into a sweateh, tizzeh mess, and none of us want that. Whether you like it sweet or bitter, we’ve got all your tastes covered. Wotyavin?

Steampunk Sunday at Malt Cross in Photos

Thu 12 Apr 2018

Things got a little bit weird down at the music hall...

8 Places to Grab a Proper Roast Dinner in Nottingham

Sun 03 Dec 2017

It’s a Sunday evening, you’re hanging. Spent all day sleeping and feeling self pitiful and dreading that Monday morning feeling. What can you do to pick yourself up and out of a dark, dark place? Stuff your face with roast potatoes, that’s what. Here are the top places to get a roast dinner in Nottingham…

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

Thu 20 Jul 2017

If you're living for the weekend then you'll be living the dream come Friday...

Coffee Shop Blend and Roastery Stewarts of Trent Bridge on Sneinton Market

Thu 20 Apr 2017

You might have noticed over the last year that Sneinton Market has been picked up, given a dusting down and had a whole lotta love sprinkled over it. It’s no longer the place that time forgot and is quickly filling up with many a creative endeavour. One of its newest residents is Blend, a coffee shop whose light, airy environment begs you to pop in, and Stewarts of Trent Bridge, a coffee roastery right next door. We spoke to the main men behind the business about what they’re up to…

Short Stack presents Make a Halo at Broadway Cinema This Sunday

Mon 05 Dec 2016

On occasional Sundays, independent short film makers gather at Broadway Cinema to show off the fruits of their labour, have chats and collaborate. This Sunday, you can catch this one, alongside a load of others, if you get down to the Broad Street beauty...