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Film From The Actors Workshop Gets Premiere at Savoy Cinema

Echoes of the Fallen will take over the Lenton cinema this week. We chat to The Actors Workshop's Clare McGill all about it...

5 of the Best Events in Nottingham This Week: One Cut of the Dead, Elvana and More

Indie, grunge, jazz - it's a musical week in the city...

Notts Goes Green: The Confectioners Treating Sustainability Seriously

With Nottingham’s businesses increasingly hungry for inspiration on how they can make a difference to the environment, we catch up with Treat Kitchen’s Jess Barnett who’s been leading efforts at the major local exporter. She explains why going carbon neutral didn’t cut it for them, and how they’re shifting their focus to reducing their own emissions and keeping projects local.

LeftLion Magazine #153

Our November issue is all about astrology, and features A Fortune Teller in Notts, horoscopes for Nottingham, a deep dive into why astrology is so popular right now, tarot card readings for members of the LeftLion office and tons of other cosmic treasures. Plus, you can find Julie Malone, The Nottingham Food Guide, The Crying Violets, Frances Poletti, Jim Gibson and Kid30, and loads more...

How Notts Filmmaker Georgianna Scurfield Is Celebrating the City’s Iconic Cattle Market

For 136 years, Nottingham Cattle Market has been a bedrock of the community. As a livestock market and, much later, a home for market stalls and Arthur Johnson & Sons auctioneers, it’s an eclectic ecosystem of stories, experience and big personalities tucked behind Meadow Lane near Trent Bridge. With a view to cataloguing the past and present of the market’s history for future generations, filmmaker Georgianna Scurfield launched The Cattle Market Project, a Heritage Lottery-funded documentary, photography, animation, oral history and historical archive project aimed at celebrating a Nottingham institution…

6 Great Things to Check Out in Notts This Week: Halloween at Hickings, Nottingham Fireworks and More

Zombies? Fireworks? Bob Dylan? What's piquing your interest this week? 

Showcasing the Best of the Worst, We Learn More About Notts Bad Movie Club

Have you ever seen a film that’s so bad it’s good? Do you often return to ‘hate watches’, sticking on something that’s enjoyable for its awfulness? If so, you’ll love Notts Bad Movie Club, the city’s regular film night showcasing the very best of the worst…

Review: Escape From R. M. S. Titanic at Houdini's Nottingham

Match Report: Nottingham Panthers vs Manchester Storm 15.10.22

The Nottingham Panthers took on Manchester Storm in their fourth Challenge Cup match on Saturday night. Here's how they got on…

Review: Notts Bad Movie Club

A night of great food, great beer, and terrible movies at Annie’s Burger Shack...

5 of the Best Events in Nottingham This Week: Hockley Hustle, Don’t Mention The Night and More

Words with music, words without music - we have it all in Notts...

Theatre Review: Girl From The North Country at Theatre Royal

A slice of gritty realism from 1930s Midwest America with the musical sprinklings of Minessota’s most famous son on top...

6 of the Best Events in Nottingham This Week: Maximo Park, Robin Hood Beer & Cider Festival and More

Beer, bands and bold art exhibitions are the talk of the town... 

LeftLion Magazine #152

Our October issue features Georgianna Scurfield's Cattle Market Project, Nottingham Panthers captain Matt Myers, Six Notts Businesses on the Cost of Living Crisis, Nottingham Coffee Culture, The Wombats' Told Øverland-Knudsen, Yello Yard, Five Leaves Bookshop, Notts Bad Movie Club, Stealth, Tom Blower and loads more...

An Olympic Cyclist in Notts

Our regular Day in the Life feature shines a light on the life of an Olympic medal winner...

Notts Author Richard Kish Opens Up on His New Poetry Book July

Publishing his first novel Burning Ash after ten years in the writing, Richard Kish found himself stuck for inspiration, in large part because of his experiences with depression. So, in the hopes of a ‘creative boost’, Kish turned to poetry, making a vow to write a single piece every single day in July. Now published in a collection of the month’s name, we chat with the young writer about how the project came about, life with mental health struggles and the difference between prose and poetry…

Notts Goes Green: the Art Gallery and Studios Creating New Connections

Keeping on with our Notts Goes Green series, we chat with Suzanne Golden of BACKLIT art gallery and studios - on practising what they preach, creating connections, and engaging the public with their environmental impact.

The Best Events to Check Out in Nottingham This Week: This Is England, BBC Introducing and More

Comedy, caves and Kes from This Is England are the talk of the town this week...

A Mental Health Expert in Notts Explains How Students Can Look After Their Wellbeing This Academic Year

Starting university can always prove challenging - whether you’re full of confidence or nervous about change. But you should always take comfort in the fact that there is support out there, whether it’s in the form of a friendly word of advice or more structured, tailored therapy programmes. No one knows that better than Rob Manners, a former student counsellor at the University of Nottingham who now works as a psychotherapist in the city - so we thought we’d use his expertise to uncover the best advice and guidance on how to look after your mental health over the next few years…

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week: Police Story, Nottingham Panthers and More

Bob Marley, Burlesque and Coventry Blaze are all coming to the city this week...

On the Street: We Hear from Nottingham's Residents About Their Love for Cycling and Favourite Biking Memories

Like any good local journalists worth their salt, we wanted to head out into the community and learn more about you lot. And with this month's theme being all things bicycle, this seemed like a good place to start. From those who cycle thousands of miles for charity to others who pop on the bike for a quick neighbourhood ride, Nottingham definitely has its fair share of cyclists. For some, the love of the sport stems from childhood, while for others it’s a recent venture. Yet they all have one thing in common - an undying devotion to cycling and all the places it can take them...

We Hear All About Collected Poems: Volume Two, the Brand New Book From Notts Legend Henry Normal

From co-creating the British TV classic The Royle Family to setting up Baby Cow Productions with Steve Coogan, Henry Normal has had an industrious career in the arts. But since retiring, the 65-year-old has turned his hand back to his first love, poetry, and is celebrating his second volume of Collected Poems, published last month by Flapjack Press…

5 Great Things To Do In Nottingham This Week: The Clothes They Stood Up In, Nottingham Green Festival and More

From a birthday bash to a protest, there's something for everyone in Notts this week...

LeftLion Magazine #151

Our cycling issue features What Made Raleigh Iconic, Women in Tandem, Cycling Stories, Adrian Scarborough, Ben Travis, Boca Lima, Henry Normal, a tribute to Roger Knott-Fayle and plenty more...

Notts Goes Green: the Architectural Designers Transforming Our Built Environment

We take a look at Leonard Design and find an ambitious Notts-based global architecture firm looking to reduce their emissions and work towards net zero…