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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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

The Rise of the Redditors: How One Notts’ Society Got Caught in the Crossfire of a Stock Market Frenzy

Sat 30 Jan 2021

What do Wall Street, Reddit, GameStop and one of the most bizarre periods of trading in the history of the stock market have to do with Nottingham? Well, it has something to do with Robin Hood…

LeftLion Expands Distribution To Twenty Major Notts Supermarkets

Mon 25 Jan 2021

After a successful trial last issue, the upcoming (Feb-March) issue of LeftLion will be distributed across twenty Notts branches of Sainsbury’s, ASDA, Morrisons and Tesco.

A Big Issue Vendor in Notts

Tue 08 Dec 2020

"You’ve got to be a positive person in this job; at least, I think you do. You want people to buy mags from you because they want to, not because they feel guilty."

Overheard in Notts

Tue 08 Dec 2020

What you been chatting this month?

SELECT.SOUNDS: The Notts-Based Collective Level Up with a Site Upgrade

Wed 02 Dec 2020

Two best mates turned business partners hit the ground running in 2019 with the formation of record shop and events series, SELECT.SOUNDS. Now, after pressing pause during lockdown they’re back with a new site and a heavy content focus. Alanah Khosla gives us an update on the creative platform that’s growing a steady following in the city.