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4 Books To Read Over The Festive Period

Mon 02 Jan 2017

One year ago, Nottingham became a UNESCO City of Literature. Since then, creative writing courses have been closed down, the DH Lawrence Heritage Centre has been sold off, and the fate of the Central Library lies in the hands of a property developer. Offsetting this is the Festival of Literature, the Line of Light installation on Station Street and, most importantly of all, the authors who keep banging out beautiful books...

Art Exhibition Review: Marguerite Humeau and Otobong Nkanga at Nottingham Contemporary

Sun 01 Jan 2017

This stunning and immersive two-part exhibition presents work from Antwerp-based Nigerian artist Otobong Nkanga with her first solo exhibition in the UK, alongside work from London-based French artist Marguerite Humeau.

Theatre Review: Handmade Theatre's The Twelve Birds of Christmas

Sun 01 Jan 2017

The Nottingham-based theatre company's bird-themed Christmas show had us chirping with glee

20 Top Nottingham Music Releases of 2016

Fri 30 Dec 2016

A rundown of some of our favourite Nottingham-related music releases of the year, in alphabetical order...

8 Things To Do For New Year's Eve in Nottingham

Thu 29 Dec 2016

Right then, what's going off on the last day of the year? A duck-ton of bleddy parties, that's what. We've got the lowdown on all the places worth gerrin' to as midnight chimes its way into 2017...

Nottingham Cello Player Sheku Kanneh-Mason on Winning BBC Young Musician of the Year 2016

Tue 27 Dec 2016

Being crowned BBC Young Musician of the Year 2016 is only one of the many accolades and awards that seventeen-year-old Sheku Kanneh-Mason has won. And, on top of those, he’s also bagged himself a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music. Not bad for an A-level student from Nottingham…

Cooking Fusion Food with Nottingham Rapper Juga-Naut AKA Chef-Jugz

Thu 22 Dec 2016

You may know Juga-Naut as one of Notts’ finest hip hop emcees and producers, but he’s also got mad skills behind the stove, fronting his own Caribbean-inspired catering company as Chef-Jugz. With winter now upon us, we thought we’d ask him to don his chef hat and come up with a couple of recipes to trounce the traditional Christmas turkey and bring a bit of warmth to those long cold nights…

The Truth About Nottingham Central Library's Redevelopment

Thu 22 Dec 2016

We spoke to Cllr David Trimble and Nigel Hawkins to get to the bottom of the story behind the sale and redevelopment of our Central Library on Angel Row...

Debs Does Rocks and Elephants at Nottingham Contemporary

Thu 22 Dec 2016

The very informative Debs went to see the latest exhibition at the Contemporary, give her vlog a watch for her take on grieving elephants, rusty metal and pebbly floors.

Quiz: How many of Nottingham's famous faces can you recognise?

Wed 21 Dec 2016

Nottingham is full to the brim with recognisable faces. Put yourself to the test and see how many you know...

The Roy Stone Foundation Supports Young Musicians with Mental Health Issues

Tue 20 Dec 2016

When Roy Foster, aka Roy Stone, died in October last year, it was not only a devastating loss to those close to him, but also to the city he had entertained for over twenty years as a singer and frontman of the band Performance. The Roy Stone Foundation has been set up to honour his memory. We spoke to one of the organisers, Sally Jackson, to find out more…

7 Things For Young Creatives To Do In Nottingham

Tue 20 Dec 2016

Nottingham is a city that’s bubbling over with creativity. We were crowned UNESCO City of Literature in December 2015, we’re home to famous actors and actresses including BAFTA Award winning actress, Vicky McClure, and we’ve got shedloads of musicians popping out the woodwork at all times. If that’s got you feeling right inspired, youth, get stuck in to some of Nottingham’s creative offerings that’ll provide you with the time and space to create, with some professional encouragement along the way. Have a goose at these here suggestions...

The Woman Behind Free Christmas Dinners in Nottingham

Tue 20 Dec 2016

Christmas can be a right bleddy lonely time for many people in Nottingham. Luckily, Mo Fayose has taken it upon herself to dish out free Christmas dinners for anyone who wants some company and a full belly on the day. That’s right, if you get yourself down to Hyson Green Market Square you can grab yourself a full English breakfast, or a full-on Christmas dinner at St Mark’s Church in Woodthorpe, and at Bestwood Park Community Centre. We put a few questions to the woman behind it all…

Live Music Review: Super Furry Animals at Rock City

Sun 18 Dec 2016

The Welsh band hit the nostalgia trail playing their albums Fuzzy Logic and Radiator in full...

The Evolution of The Print Industry in Nottingham

Fri 16 Dec 2016

Preparing for retirement is something that will come to most of us. As print engineer Mike Collins approaches the big R, he shares some thoughts and memories from his career in the print industry in Nottingham...

12 Coffee Shops to Visit in Nottingham

Fri 16 Dec 2016

If your energy is lacking and you're feeling weak, you've come to the right place. We've been hitting all the places you can down a cup of Joe so that we can deliver this list of caffeine-oriented gaffs. Sit back and jitter your bum off as we lay down what's what when it comes to the grind...

Rapper Alice Short on Hip Hop, Nottingham, and Doctor Who

Thu 15 Dec 2016

Rapper, poet, and Doctor Who fanatic Alice Short has been smashing Nottingham’s stages and scribbling like there’s no next year. With the blissfully bleak-yet-hopeful album These Small Towns Are Stranger Than Paradise barely under her belt, she’s got a sack of new tunes in the pipeline. We grabbed her for a chat…

Wolfgang Buttress Talks Making Music With Bees

Wed 14 Dec 2016

Originally designed to soundtrack Wolfgang Buttress’ beehive pavilion at the World Expo in Milan in 2015, One has since been released as a critically acclaimed album...

6 Places to Get Your Game on in Nottingham

Wed 14 Dec 2016

After hosting the annual GameCity festival for all these years, Nottingham has exploded with places to get your game on. Here, we offer up the list of places you can twiddle your thumbs...

Live Music Review: Primal Scream at Rock City

Tue 13 Dec 2016

The indie-rock stalwarts return to Nottingham in support of their most recent album, Chaosmosis...

The Woolly Tellers Talk Storytelling in Nottingham

Mon 12 Dec 2016

This December, Wollaton Hall is to be taken over by two men who’ve got sacks of tales, stashed. After making a name for themselves as a couple of the best storytellers about, The Woolly Tellers are bringing those magical Christmas bangers that leave gobs on floors and tears in peepers…