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Overheard in Notts

Thu 03 Jun 2021

What you been chatting?

Beeston’s New Arc Cinema is a Blast

Wed 02 Jun 2021

Roshan Chandy chats to the staff and special guest Shane Meadows about this brilliant new Beeston cinema.

Out of Time: James Sadler, The Man Who Launched the First Manned Balloon Flight

Sat 29 May 2021

We take a look back at the life of pioneering aeronaut James Sadler, the man who launched the first manned balloon flight from Nottingham in 1813...

The Best Outdoor Spaces in Notts Presented by GorgeUs

Thu 27 May 2021

The GorgeUs team present a round-up of the best eateries with outdoor seating as we move into the summer months...

Meditation in Nottingham: “I say whenever the mind gets too full with stuff, that's the time to close your eyes and take a focused breath."

Thu 27 May 2021

George White explains how he overcame his initial scepticism to harness the true benefits of meditation...

DHP Annouce New Event Series Arboretum Sunsets for Summer 2021

Tue 25 May 2021

Following a successful summer in 2020, DHP are back with a new event series and a line up full of local and national talents, food, drink and more…

Review: Here, the Gold Ones Meet at Bonington Gallery

Tue 25 May 2021

The re-opening of Bonington Gallery on Monday 17 May saw the launch of Here, the Gold Ones Meet, the result of Nottingham-based collective Reactor’s six-year-long The Gold Ones project...

Paul Smith Exhibition Set To Open Nottingham Castle

Mon 24 May 2021

Nottingham Castle, has revealed it will be welcoming city-legend Paul Smith back to his hometown, in conjunction with the Design Museum, as its first major exhibition since its £30million redevelopment...

Skate for Life: Chris Lawton on How Skateboarding in the City Has Progressed Over the Past Year

Thu 20 May 2021

Skate Nottingham’s Chris Lawton reflects on the events of the past year, exploring how skateboarding continues to help people in Nottingham...

Nottingham Forest Fan Rich Fisher Releases a Documentary About a Once in a Lifetime Road Trip

Wed 19 May 2021

Way back in 2008, Rich Fisher headed to Mongolia with his friend Ed on a road trip. In the back of his mind, he always had the intention of making the journey into a film, but life got in the way. That was until the world came to a grinding halt, allowing Rich the time to finally create Rich and Ed’s Excellent Adventure – the story of two Forest fans on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure to the other side of the world. Roshan Chandy catches up with the Notts-based filmmaker to find out more…

Creative Job Opportunities at LeftLion for Young People Aged 16-24

Mon 17 May 2021

We are delighted to announce that we are offering a number of paid roles to work at LeftLion as part of the Department of Work & Pensions Kickstart Scheme.

Myhouse Yourhouse: Coming Out of Retirement, Mental Health, and a Virtual Festival

Sat 15 May 2021

It was only when the world came to a crashing halt and gig venues, clubs and record shops were forced to shut their doors, that people realised just how important music is in bringing us all together. But out of that dark period came the resurrection of Myhouse Yourhouse. Part-online gig, part community and part virtual venue, it entertained over 80,000 listeners during the last twelve months, raising huge amounts for charity in the process. Addie Kenogbon talked to creator and Notts DJ Alex Traska and DJ and events organiser Jakki Denton to find out just how this Nottingham subculture became a beacon for mental health awareness, hope and togetherness...

Summer in the City: Three Nottingham BID Members on The Re-Opened City Centre

Thu 13 May 2021

It’s been a long time coming, but it feels like life is finally being breathed back into Nottingham. The city centre no longer resembles the ghost town it has done for the majority of the past year; in its place, pavements are covered with Parisian-style seating, filled with friends laughing and catching up over long-overdue drinks. And with the next deadline of May 17, in which dozens more venues like cinemas, arcades and bowling alleys will open, just around the corner, it’s a time to be cautiously optimistic that the city is finally returning to normal. To celebrate the city’s next steps to opening up, we spoke to some of the Nottingham Business Improvement District locations to find out how the process of reopening has gone, and to find out which places they’re most excited to visit...

Feelgood Films: The Movies That Lift Our Spirits

Mon 10 May 2021

Movies have long been a way to lift the spirits, providing heartwarming moments and tonnes of laughs, fist-pumping action and that ugly happy-cry you do when star-crossed lovers finally end up together. To tie in with our recent self-care issue of the mag, the LeftLion screen team dive into their favourite feelgood films of all time...

Overheard in Notts

Sat 08 May 2021

What you been chatting this month?

Tentickle Toys: The Notts-Based Sex Toy Specialists Offering Something Different

Tue 04 May 2021

In a year when human-to-human interaction has been strictly forbidden, the sex toy industry has boomed, with more and more people finding pleasure without a partner. With a long and successful career in film prosthetics under her belt, Jayne Hyman took the opportunity to create her own brand of customisable, manga-inspired sex toys, Tentickle…

Out of Time: The Pierrepoint Hangmen Dynasty

Wed 28 Apr 2021

From rather innocuous beginnings in Sutton Bonington, Nottinghamshire, Henry Albert Pierrepoint – who simply went by Harry – would go on to create a rather unique, gruesome family dynasty. For at various times during the first half of the twentieth century, Harry, his son, Albert and brother, Thomas, all held the position of Hangman of England, executing 849 men and women between them…

Grandad: A Photo Series Showing The Isolation of the Older Generation During Lockdown By Photographer Naomi Williams

Mon 26 Apr 2021

It was a single beam of light which inspired Notts-born and Bristol-based photographer Naomi Williams’ Grandad, a series which explores the feeling of loneliness during a global pandemic, and how the interiors of a house represent a person through their belongings...

Writer Graham Caveney Reflects on Growing Older

Thu 22 Apr 2021

Writer Graham Caveney, author of The Priest They Called Him: The Life and Legacy of William S. Burroughs and Screaming with Joy: The Life of Allen Ginsberg, shares his reflections on the process of growing older...

School of Hard Notts: Twelve Year Old Jagoda Brown-Polanowska on Returning to Class and Saving the Planet

Fri 16 Apr 2021

Jagoda Brown-Polanowska has been contributing to LeftLion throughout the pandemic, updating us on the state of affairs through the eyes of a twelve-year-old. As students have returned to a COVID-age schooling, we hear how uncomfortable masks, loneliness and Google Meet are a part of the story that shaped the next generation…

Meet Coralie: The Electronic Producer Carving Out His Own Sound

Wed 14 Apr 2021

Coralie is a Nottingham-based DJ and producer whose work in the studio has been attracting serious attention. With news of an EP coming out soon, Rory Evans catches up with the man responsible for making some of the most recognisable tunes to come out of the city, finding out more about his releases, his inspirations and how he makes music…

Notts-based Franchise Ohannes Burgers Are After UK-Wide Domination

Tue 13 Apr 2021

Amidst the general misery within the food and drink sector during the past twelve months, one chain has managed to not only survive, but thrive. Ohannes Burgers, with their four – and soon to be six – Nottingham branches, pride themselves on putting the freshest ingredients and commitment to quality above all else. And with their West Bridgford and Mansfield locations set to open soon, joining their branches in the City Centre, Arnold, Hucknall and Sherwood (as well as a further store planned for Beeston), we thought it was high time to catch up with owners Deniz & Mehmet Yaziciolgu and Murat Yer to find out the secret of Ohannes’ success...

The Derbs: Television Workshop Launch Their First Online Play

Tue 13 Apr 2021

The Derbs is a new online play from The Television Workshop, the acting school that launched the careers of Vicky McClure, Jack O-Connell, Bella Ramsay and many more. This month they showcase their first online play The Derbs. We put some questions to cast member Charlie Mackenzie-Barrow about it...

Viral Infection: One Middle Aged Man on His Changing Relationship with Social Media

Mon 12 Apr 2021

Our Editor Ashley Carter explores his changing relationship with social media, and whether it might not be the right place for a middle-aged man to exist any more...

Nottingham Pubs, Bars and Restaurants Re-opening on 12 April 2021

Fri 09 Apr 2021

As Nottingham pubs, bars and restaurants start to re-open here's a list of places you can go to for al fresco food and drink from Monday 12 April onwards and whether you need to book in advance or not...

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