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We Chat to Notts Photographer Tom Quigley About His Brand New Exhibition at Make It Easy Lab

Our current Photography Editor, Nathan Langman,  sits down with our former Photography Editor, Tom Quigley, to chat all things - well, we imagine you can guess... 

A Cinema Programmer in Notts

There’s nothing better than sitting down in a comfy cinema, but who hand-picks the films that you get to see? We find out…

From Jazz to Live Podcasts, Here's What To Do This Week

Jazz, art, podcasts. This week is full of great events!

We Hear From 2022 Mercury Prize nominee Fergus McCreadie Ahead of His Appearance at Peggy's Skylight

We catch up with one of the most exciting young talents out of Glasgow and the new UK jazz scene before he visits Peggy’s Skylight this month...

We Hear From Notts Stage Legend Kenneth Alan Taylor Ahead of His Appearance at Djanogly Theatre

Before his fundraiser event at Lakeside Arts on Friday 10 February, Kenneth Alan Taylor sits down with LeftLion... 

From Comedy to Theatre, Here's What's On This Week

Whether you fancy a lunchtime talk or an evening show, there's plenty to pick from this week...

Notts Residents Rally to Stop "Bulldozer Bill" Threatening Sherwood Forest

Newark locals are never ones to take an environmental battle lying down, and this Sunday they rally to stop the "Bulldozer Bill" threatening our wildlife and endangered species. This threatens Nottinghamshire's broader natural commons, including our cherished Sherwood Forest, explains campaigner and conservationist Emma Oldham...

LeftLion Magazine #156

Overheard in Notts

From Henry cards to heart attacks, here's what you lot have been chattin' recently... 

Gig Review: The 1975 at Motorpoint Arena

We went to see The 1975 At Their Very Best...

From Sleeping Beauty to Beat the Streets, Here's the Best of This Week

Shakespeare, Sleeping Beauty, Beat the Streets, there's plenty on this week...

From Dracula to The 1975, Here's What's On in Nottingham This Week

Screen classics, stage classics - take your pick...

Leading the Nottingham Nu Metal Music Scene, ALT BLK ERA Talk Their Journey So Far

They’ve already performed at Splendour Festival and BBC Introducing, they’ve already picked up thousands of followers on social media - but groundbreaking trap metal artists Nyrobi and Chaya Beckett-Messam, aka ALT BLK ERA, are just getting started. We hear all about their journey so far, and what they have planned for the future…

LeftLion Magazine #155

Happy New Year! Kicking off 2023, we have a special Empowerment issue, celebrating everyone in Nottingham who's unapologetically themselves. This includes: trap metal artists ALT BLK ERA; Brown Gal Can't Swim host Summaya Mughal; artist Richard Hyde; cult cinema royalty Fortune & Glory Film Club; publishing legends Dizzy Ink; new indie-rock trio Girlband and so many more. As well as this, we take a trip to Bridlesmith Walk, swing by The Open Kitchen, pop along to Lakeside Arts, and look back at the life of Florence Paton. We hope you enjoy all that good stuff, as well as this mind-blowing cover from Iulia Matei - and we hope the next 12 months are good ones!

Notts-Based Fashion Designer Samantha Brooke, of Waring Brooke, Chats Style and Sustainability

Our Addie Kenogbon takes a (Zoom-based) trip out to Widmerpool, home of Waring Brooke, the knitwear brand putting sustainability at the heart of style… 

Overheard in Notts

Professors, Padme and big problems feature in this month's Overheard in Notts...

From Drag Nights to Home Alone, Here's What's On In Nottingham This Week

There's something happening this weekend, we're pretty sure... But before then, there's loads of great stuff to check out! 

5 Fun Events in Nottingham This Week: The Muppet Christmas Carol; Yule Market and More

From lethal weapons to classic video games, it's not all Christmas stuff on this week (but it is mostly Christmas stuff on this week)...

We Visit Experience Raleigh, the New City Hub Showcasing the Past and Future of Notts Cycling

Raleigh have opened a new city centre cycling hub on Maid Marian Way, celebrating their star-studded history and wide range of high-tech electric options. We paid them a visit…

LeftLion Magazine #154

Our December issue is packed full of Nottingham greatness, including Stuart Staples (of Tindersticks fame), Ed Patrick (of book writing fame) and 200 Degrees (of making ridiculously good coffee fame). We also chat to Widmerpool-based fashion designer Samantha Brooke, sit down with Slamovision winner Cara Thompson, catch up with Nottingham Video Games Expo organiser James Jarvis and take a trip to the wonderful Bromley House Library. As if that wasn't enough, we have loads of festive stuff inside too, including a look at the Christmas Covers Party, a deep-dive into the complexity of donating to charity at Christmas, and a Pick Six from none other than Santa Claus himself. We hope you enjoy, and have a fantastic end of year!

A Fortune Teller in Notts

As part of our Astrology issue, we chat to a crystal gazer from our city...

Buy: Overheard In Notts Book Volume 4

Christmas 2022 wouldn't be complete without another book full of all the stupid things people in Nottingham have said...

Overheard in Notts

Feminist areas, fallopian tubes and the French all feature in this month's Overheard in Notts... 

A Fifteen-Year-Old's Powerful Speech From Nottingham's COP27 Rally

As world leaders and government negotiators gather in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt for the biggest climate change conference of the year, protestors from Nottingham Coalition for Climate Justice gathered in Trinity Square to demand stronger action to restore our environment and reduce emissions. One speech, from fifteen-year-old Liv Marshal of Nottingham Youth Climate Assembly, stood out from the crowd, and even made a few headlines. Here's that speech in full...

Review: A Celebration of the Music from Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit

Our Rich Higton took a trip to the Royal Concert Hall for this magnificent musical event...