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Goose Fair in the 1890s

Babies in bottles, armless women, lion petting zoos… these were the sights of Goose Fair that Nottingham diarist Sydney Race recorded over a century ago. Ann Featherstone reviews his fascinating chronicles from a time when people used to pay to look at massively fat kids, instead of waiting in queues with them…

Poddingham #26: Summertime,Poddingham

May Contain Notts: April-May 2011

Des Coleman leaves the BBC, Panthers win the Elite Cup, man makes flamethrower and the Royal Wedding Nottingham-style

Hockley Hustle 2010

The Hockley Hustle, an all-day multi-venue shebang across the poncier end of town celebrates its fifth birthday at the end of October. Adam Pickering, the founder and lynchpin of the whole thing manages to spare ten minutes of his ludicrously packed schedule to tell us why it’s the most important incarnation of one of the key dates in the Notts gig calendar…

May Contain Notts: April-May 2010

Overview of the last two months with: Carl Froch, Alan Sillitoe, elections, bus fare rises, the new Robin Hood film and the Ladyboys of Bangkhok

LeftLion Animation

Foremost Films put together a LeftLion animation for us, we thank them!

May Contain Notts: April-May 2009

Overview of the last two months with: Google Maps, FHP Magazine, Carl Froch, Jen Dodd, grandad breakdancer and Bulwell dad on sex offenders register

Poddingham #4

Interviews with The Smears, Beatmaster Bill, James Walker, and a preview of the next LeftLion

Our Style Is Legendary: The Art of LeftLion

Like our website and our magazine? Well come and have a look at our first exhibition...

Poddingham #3

The rebirth of Seven, Still Motion, Stone Soup, and the next issue of LeftLion all covered here

LIVE: Detonate

Expensive drinks, messy people, Dubstep, drum and bass, drum and bass and yet more drum and bass

The Wrestler

Mickey Rourke has had high acclaim for his part in this film and it isn’t hard to see why, there is a delicate subtlety to his performance

StuPod #2

The long-awaited return of the best student podcast in Notts - with added Nottingham-speak and tunes ahoy

24-Hour Arty People

BritFilms gathered 30 film crews and set them the task of creating and delivering a short film in just 24 hours. LeftLion were there to follow one plucky team throughout
the process, blogging live via mobile phone. Here’s what happened...

Chas n Dave @ the Maze

We joined The Cockney duo on the Nottingham leg of their last ever tour before they hang up their hats and retire.

CSS @ The Rescue Rooms

The Brazilian indie / pop troupe did what they do best and put on an energetic set with bags of stage presence.

Hockley Hustle 2008

Photos from the 2008 Hockley Hustle festival, photos by Matt Dalton, Dom Henry and Tom Quigley (c).

A Canadian in New Basford Does Alternative Freshers Week

An alternative freshers' week, designed to help students blend in with the locals. Each day, you will take on the habits of a local...

Street art photos from Tom Quigley

LeftLion Magazine #24

The Saturday Night Special - our full-mag tribute to the 50th anniversary of Alan Sillitoe's landmark novel. Featuring the last ever interview with Alan Sillitoe, Sir Ian McKellen, Tania Glyde, Nichola Monaghan and Liberty's bar.

May Contain Notts: April-May 2008

Mansfield Town to become Harchester United, Arena sells out, Nottingham Eye is up, Capital One staff get p45s and more

Mark Hodkinson interview

There is a northern light that never goes out. He is the man behind Pomona and he's just published a cracking memoir.

LeftLion Magazine #18

Featuring Sean Ryder, Jonathan Glazer, Scout Niblett, Football season previews, Paul Kaye, Computerman, Chris Summerlin, The Variety Club and more...

UK Takeover 5

Organised by producer Joe Buhdha and 1xtra's Mista Jam, this was yet another showcase of everything that's good about the UK hiphop scene.

May Contain Notts: April-May 2007

The Market Square finally re-opens, Wollaton Hall gets a £9million facelift, Sneinton market burns down and Ken Clarke gets beefy about the new tram system