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Comedy, Ceilidhs, DnB, and 90s Throwbacks: Here's What's on in Notts 15 - 21 January 2024

Comedy, dancing and music are the perfect blend for throwing off the January blues, and it's all happening this week in Nottingham...

We Chat to A9 Films’ Screenwriter and Director Alfie Rowley-Stone All About New Film ‘I Don’t Want to Share Your Love'

I Don't Want To Share Your Love is the newest release from Nottingham-based A9 Films - Sofia Jones speaks to its screenwriter and director, Alfie Rowley-Stone, all about it…

We Found Out About Fast Forward Music, DJ Workshops for Young People From Synthetic Pro Audio

Fast Forward Music, an accredited Alternative Provision by Nottingham City & County Council, is set to revolutionise the educational landscape for key stage three/four youth with a series of innovative music workshops. Focused on music technology and DJ/turntablism, these workshops aim to inspire creativity, skill development, and a genuine passion for the creative music industry...

We Chat With Oli Nicol to Discuss His Invoke Poetry Workshops

Oli Nicol is a prominent member of the Nottingham Literary community: he is the host of Invoke Poetry workshops and is also on the Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature Youth Board. We spoke to him about why he started the workshops, which he launched in 2022, his passion for poetry and plans for the future…

We Reflect on the Slamovision Final Which Took Place at Metronome in December

Having won two years in a row, Nottingham played host to this year’s worldwide Slamovision poetry competition. Could we make it a hat-trick?

Louis Cypher Tells Us How He Created LeftLion’s DIY-Themed January Cover

Hip-Hop artist and collage-maker Louis Cypher designed the cover of this DIY-themed issue of LeftLion. Here’s the story behind it…

Overheard in Notts: December 2023

Left Stag: December 2023

After the turbulence of November, our first defeat and then several more in different competitions, it’s safe to say the Stags have categorically consigned that sequence of bad results to history and bounced back in imperious fashion...

Celebrate New Year's Eve 2023 in Notts with Cocktails, Classical, Soul, Drum & Bass, Indie and Family Friendly Events

Whatever your musical taste, if you want to hit the streets this New Year's Eve, there's an event for you in Nottingham...

Music to Our Ears: We Look Back at a Record-Breaking Year for Nottingham’s Award Winning DHP Family

We caught up with our friends at DHP Family for their reflections on a milestone year for the live music company which brings hundreds of top tier artists to Nottingham, as well as giving a platform to our finest homegrown talent...

The Thompsons on Doctor Who, King Charles III and Local Cheese

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

Wrap Up 2023 at Wollo, with 50% Twixmas Discounts on Christmas at Wollaton

Is there better way to end the year in Nottingham fashion than with a dazzling display at Wollaton Hall? Read on for how to claim your half price tickets...

We Do Some Etymological Digging to Discover How Some of Our Local Place Names Originated

Inherited over centuries from our ancestors to mark the lay of the land, place names give glimmers of the people and communities that occupied our terrain before us. Most often deriving from old English words relating to the landscape, or long gone land-owning families, these names evolve in the local collective consciousness while also becoming often overlooked after a time due to their familiarity. We thought we’d do a little etymological digging to discover how some of our local place names originated, and what they mean today…

Gig Review: Divorce at Rescue Rooms

Following the release of their new EP Heady Metal, local four-piece Divorce headline Rescue Rooms for a sold-out homecoming show...

Frances White Launches Her Penguin-Published Fantasy Debut

"There are only four words you need to understand this book," we are told promisingly, "GAY MAGICAL MYSTERY CRUISE"...

We Chat to Talented TV Workshop Graduate Safia Oakley-Green About Her Upcoming Film 'Out of Darkness'

A British Independent Film Award winner. A Screen International Star of Tomorrow. But 22-year-old Safia Oakley-Green is only just getting started. We talk to the talented Television Workshopper about her upcoming film Out of Darkness and dive into the easy topic of what she wants to achieve in her career…

Jazz, Orchestra and Christmas Covers: Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week 18 - 24 December

Enjoy some live music in the warm this week in Notts, from rock and roll and jazz to live orchestra and festive Christmas covers. Or feast on food and art at City Arts’ Art On the Menu event…

Notts Shots: December 2023

Our photographers have been busy taking some autumnal snaps this month. Here's a selection of our favourites...

In Photos: The Darkness at Rock City

When Permission to Land landed, twenty short years ago, we were bathed in shock and awe. As if by magic, Rock wasn’t dead! Fun wasn’t banned! And Spandex was almost acceptable again…

Music Reviews: December 2023

This month, we review new tunes from Emily Ashberry, PASTE., Catmilk, The Cost of Loving, Baby Tap, and Michael Vickers...

A Santa in Abu Dhabi

If you’ve ever wondered how those blokes in shopping centres got into working as Santa, here’s your chance to find out. Okay, this one isn’t explicitly about a job in Notts - but one of our own was asked to perform as Santa on the other side of the globe. We think that’s worth diving into…

Left Brian: December 2023

If Steve Cooper is relieved of his duties, I won’t be heartbroken at the prospect of losing his brand of football, writes our Forest columnist Gareth Watts. But I will be heartbroken for pretty much every other reason...

Theatre Review: Dick Whittington at Theatre Royal

Get yer big boots on for some spectacular, energetic, high-end panto sparkle...

We Catch Up With the Cheese Shop to Discover the Best Cheeses to Indulge in This Christmas

A staple of every Brie-tish Christmas is, undoubtedly, the cheese board. However you choose to spend your holidays, nothing could be feta at warding off the winter bleus than treating yourself to some cheese by the fire. But with so many types to choose from, what could be gouda enough to be yours on the big day? We spoke to Webb Freckingham, one of the owners of The Cheese Shop on Flying Horse Walk, to cheddar light on the grate-st cheese this festive cheese-on…

Left Magpie: December 2023

Ever since Notts returned to the Football League, there has been the determination to make an impact. Of “putting on a show” as the terrace favourite goes. And, as anyone reflecting on the previous month at Meadow Lane will testify, it’s certainly lived up to that billing…