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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…

TV Review: The Falcon and The Winter Soldier

Fri 30 Apr 2021

This Captain America spin-off series is a welcome return to the excitement of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, writes Michael Vince...

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…

Notts Screenwriter William Ivory on the Films That Influenced His Success

Wed 14 Apr 2021

Southwell’s own William Ivory, BAFTA-nominated screenwriter of Made in Dagenham and Burton and Taylor, discusses the films that have influenced him throughout the years – from the scarring impact of Bambi to the rage-inducing absurdity of The Lighthouse...

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...

Hockley Hustle Have Released An Album Full of Notts' Collaborations to Raise Money for Emmanuel House

Mon 12 Apr 2021

The album includes contributions from not only musicians, but local poets and artists too...

A Midwife in Notts

Sat 10 Apr 2021

"We run a 24-hour service that never stops, meaning we have to be in a constant state of readiness."

Overheard in Notts: The Insults

Tue 06 Apr 2021

Seems like you lot are feeling particularly snarky of late, especially towards each other...

GOBS: Notts Spoken-Word Collective set for Live Digital Showcase

Thu 25 Mar 2021

The dynamic collective of twenty spoken-word artists will be joined by Birmingham Poet Laureate Casey Bailey this Saturday...

Interview: Wigflex Relaunches Record Label After Six Year Hiatus

Fri 19 Mar 2021

The notorious Nottingham party crew’s last release was in 2015, but now it’s back with an EP from Son of Philip, including an extra special remix. Rory Evans learns more about the long-term friendship formed through music that led to the label’s revival…

Interview and Video: Watch Re Teu's Isle Of Dogs (Orchestral Version)

Fri 05 Mar 2021

Re Teu catches up with our Ellie as he revisits his track 'Isle of Dogs', offering a new orchestral version, complete with a stunning video. Read on for chats on personal goals, film scores, revisiting the song and his thoughts on the Nottingham music scene...

Notts Filmmaker Jay Martin to Direct BBC Documentaries

Tue 02 Mar 2021

Jay Martin won awards for his political documentary REDt'Blue, which focused on Mansfield voters' decision to vote Conservative in the 2019 General Election. Now the Notts filmmaker talks to LeftLion about his upcoming trio of BBC shorts which will focus on the impact of Coronavirus on health workers, the creative industry and more...

5 New Notts Albums You Need to Listen to

Tue 02 Mar 2021

The latest Nottinghamshire releases...

Nottingham-Born Actor Tom Blyth on His Journey from the TV Workshop to HBO’s The Gilded Age

Tue 23 Feb 2021

We talk to Nottingham-born, New York-based actor Tom Blyth about his journey from the TV Workshop to The Juilliard School, working with Terence Davies on Benediction, and his upcoming HBO series The Gilded Age...

Notts duo launch campaign to fund animated sitcom

Mon 22 Feb 2021

A pair of Notts creatives have launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund an animated sitcom.

Mike and Fiona Thornewill MBE: The First Married Couple to Reach Both the North and South Poles

Fri 19 Feb 2021

While some couples might share an interest in binging Netflix series’ or battling over a Monopoly board, Mike and Fiona Thornewill MBE share a unique passion that has seen them become the first married couple to reach both the North and South Poles. And if that wasn’t enough, Fiona also holds the title of being the first British woman to reach the latter. We caught up with the Nottinghamshire couple to talk Polar exploration, breaking records and staying sane in the middle of the Antarctic….

Notts' Bella Ramsey Cast as Co-Lead in HBO's Adaptation of The Last of Us Video Game

Thu 11 Feb 2021

Bella Ramsey will appear alongside The Mandalorian and Game of Thrones star Pedro Pascal in the HBO adaption of video game The Last Of Us

A Wedding Pianist in Notts

Tue 09 Feb 2021

"It was never really an ambition as such, more of a happy accident."

Your Love Letters to Notts...

Fri 05 Feb 2021

Love is in the air, but so is COVID... meaning that we’ve all spent the best part of the last year locked up indoors. As such, our city hasn’t been getting the TLC it usually receives from its residents. To remedy that sad situation, we asked you lot to pen love letters to your favourite parts of Nottingham. Here are some of our favourites...