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Ten Reasons Why Nottingham is the City of Football

Fri 27 Feb 2015

Celebrating our title as England's City of Football, we've got ten Notts football firsts for you to dig your studs into...

Interview: Winston Graham

Thu 26 Feb 2015

Equipped with a cheeky grin and a bag full of vinyl, Winston Graham (aka Winnie, DJ Win, and Mr Blender) has been spinning certified Motown, soul, dub and reggae bangers on the Nottingham circuit since 1974. A born and bred Radford lad, and now back on the scene, we had a natter about all things Notts, as well as the iPod and laptop plague.

Moscow City Ballet: The Nutcracker

Sun 08 Feb 2015

It’s like that elusive last Christmas present that got lost in the post

Moscow City Ballet: The Nutcracker

Sun 08 Feb 2015

It’s like that elusive last Christmas present that got lost in the post

UNESCO City of Literature: Lord Byron

Wed 04 Feb 2015

He fought in wars, stood up for the poor, and kept a bear in his room at Trinity College, Cambridge. But Lord Byron also banged out a few poems - another reason why Nottingham is worthy of being a UNESCO City of Literature...

UNESCO City of Literature: Margaret Cavendish

Tue 13 Jan 2015

Here's your second essay in the series supporting Nottingham's bid to win the City of Literature title

City Arts Move From Radford Into City Centre

Mon 12 Jan 2015

The newest face in town is City Arts. Parked next door to the Writers’ Studio on the border of Sneinton, the new office and creative space is the most centrally located in the organisation’s nearly forty-year history…

UNESCO City of Literature: Edward Harley

Wed 12 Nov 2014

If it wasn’t for a book-loving toff who was bobbins with money, we wouldn’t have the British Library. In the first of a series of essays, we explain why Nottingham is truly worthy of being a UNESCO City of Literature, starting with the incredible bibliophile Edward Harley.

Interview: Alan Davies

Fri 07 Nov 2014

Some might know him from the telly as Stephen Fry’s sidekick on QI, some as the lovable magician-cum-detective Jonathan Creek, but Alan Davies is also a dab hand at stand-up and he’s rolling through town with his new show.....

Interview: Councillor Jon Collins

Wed 08 Oct 2014

We put your questions to the leader of Nottingham City Council and here's what he had to say in response

Cycling in Nottingham: Citycard Bikes

Tue 07 Oct 2014

This month, we look at the revolutionary 'Borisbikes' of the city and ask whether they're really worth pushing

Mr Switch Is Heading for the DMC World DJ Finals

Fri 03 Oct 2014

Mr Switch is a scratch DJ from Nottingham with three World DMC titles under his belt. We‘ve booked him for the closing set of the LeftLion stage at Hockley Hustle, and got him to tell us why he’s going to be competing for a fourth world title...

Christopher Richardson talks Nottingham in the 19th Century

Mon 14 Jul 2014

City Of Light is a book that celebrates Nottingham’s gobbiness during the nineteenth century, when we got up to all sorts in the name of education. We chatted to the author, Christopher Richardson, about the role of libraries, literacy and Luddites in the city’s history...

City Ground World Cup All-Stars

Fri 11 Jul 2014

Think Forest are no match for World Cup footballers? Well here's a full squad of players from Brazil 2014 who have played at the City Ground

NG83 - Rock City Crew

Wed 19 Mar 2014

Nottingham was pretty ace at breaking back in the day, so we're chuffed there's a documentary being made about it

Interview: George Akins of Rock City

Thu 16 Jan 2014

George Akins lived the dream of every music-loving teenager when he was given the keys to Rock City as his eighteenth birthday present. Since then he’s taken it up a notch by adding more venues, a national promotions company and a roster of acts to his empire. By George, hasn’t he done well?