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5 of The Best Things to do in Nottingham This Week
Sun 17 Apr 2022No plans? In need of inspiration? We’ve got you covered…
Inside Little Bricks, the Cosy Notts Restaurant Offering an Eclectic Mix of Food and Drink
Sat 16 Apr 2022Emilie Mendham heads to Derby Road to check out Little Bricks, the restaurant offering a unique blend of the freshest meals, desserts and wines that our fine city has to offer…
5 Great Events in Nottingham This Week: Craig Charles, Red Ellen and More
Sun 10 Apr 2022With live music, immersive cinema and poetry book clubs, there's something for everyone in Notts this week...
Meet Rehannah Mian, the Notts Podcast Host Diving Into the Darker Side of Fairy Tales
Fri 08 Apr 2022Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty. Since they first arrived, these fairy tales have endured as childhood staples, shaping our first sense of right and wrong. But how often do we hear the original stories - the more gruesome and grisly iterations that don’t make it to Disney's final cut? Inspired by this month's magic theme, we catch up with Nottingham author and presenter Rehannah Mian about her podcast Magical Storybook, and why she’s bringing traditional fairy tales back to the present day…
New Documentary Celebrates the History of Iconic Notts Gay Pub the New Foresters
Thu 07 Apr 2022Nottingham’s oldest gay pub, New Foresters, opened in 1958 and has been the hub of Nottingham’s LGBTQ+ community ever since. We catch up with local filmmaker Damien Ebanks ahead of the release of his new documentary, which highlights the significance of this venue as a safe space for self-expression, and the importance of its landlady, Debbie Law…
Notts Wellness Coach Victoria Louise Explains How She Uses the Moon for Yoga and Mindfulness
Wed 06 Apr 2022For as long as humans have stared at the sky, they’ve been fascinated by the moon. Mystified by its beauty, and curious about its unknowability, the satellite has inspired art, technology, and even language, with the word ‘lunatic’ stemming from the Roman Goddess of the moon - Luna. Yet, today we have surprisingly little connection with the moon, despite its importance. In light of this, we catch up with yoga teacher and wellness coach Victoria Louise, learning more about our connection with the moon, its feminine energy, and her Under The Moon rituals…
5 Great Things to Check Out in Nottingham This Week
Sun 03 Apr 2022Things Fell Apart, Toy Story and The Fratellis - a busy seven days are coming up for Notts...
LeftLion Magazine #146
Fri 01 Apr 2022Our April issue is a celebration of all things magic, featuring Magic Goes Wrong, modern day witchcraft, The Nottingham Guild of Magicians, Victoria Louise on moon yoga, A Dungeon Master in Notts, Nadia Whittome on the magic of football, Little Bricks, Magic Storybook, Hannah Bourn's jewellery, Incredible Edible Beeston, The New Foresters, the history of the Hemlock Stone and loads more...
Overheard in Notts
Thu 31 Mar 2022From Jimmy Carr to The Muppets, here's what you've been chatting about this month...
In Photos: Sophie Ellis-Bextor at Royal Concert Hall
Wed 30 Mar 2022We headed down to the Royal Concert Hall to check out Sophie Ellis-Bextor, and her support act Holiday Sidewinder, on Tuesday 29 March...
Remembering Nick Turner, 1949-2022
Tue 29 Mar 2022Sophie Gargett, close friend of the much-loved Nick Turner, remembers the life of one of Nottingham's finest...
DiY Collective Veteran Harry Harrison Discusses His New Book, Dreaming in Yellow, and the Importance of Rave Culture
Wed 23 Mar 2022We chat to Harry Harrison, founding member of DiY Collective and author of new book Dreaming in Yellow: The Story Of The DiY Soundsystem, which takes a look back at rave culture...
New Notts Festival Meadowlands Announces Nine More Acts
Tue 22 Mar 2022Come this summer there’s a brand new festival in town, landing in Nottingham’s Victoria Embankment in the Meadows area on the bank holiday Friday 3 June - and it goes by the name Meadowlands. With 10 stellar acts now announced, it’s looking like a must-go for indie/rock lovers of all ages. With more acts yet to be announced, we take a first look at who’s rocking up…
Nottingham Fashion Designer Rebekah Peters Lifts the Lid on Her Iconic Clothing Made From Preloved Bedsheets and Curtains
Tue 22 Mar 2022Notts' own Rebekah Peters is helping to lead the way in the preloved fashion game. We catch up with her to find out more…
6 Great Things To Do This Week in Notts
Sun 20 Mar 2022Looking for something to do? We've got you covered...
A Personal Shopper in Notts
Thu 17 Mar 2022A personal shopper in Notts talks us through picking outfits, working with clients, and why their job might not be exactly what you think...
100 Notts Writers Speak Out On Library Closures
Wed 16 Mar 2022Over a hundred local or locally connected writers, together with some local publishers and bookshops, have signed a joint letter opposing Nottingham City Council's planned closure of Aspley, Basford and Radford/Lenton libraries.
Nottingham-Born Influencer Lauren Black Lifts the Lid on Social Media’s Impact on Body Image and Mental Health
Wed 16 Mar 2022We chat to Lauren Black, an influencer from Nottingham with over 120,000 followers on Instagram, about the potential mental health challenges for models online, how she’s using her own platform for good, and her work on BBC documentary The Instagram Effect, which explores the darker side of an ever-expanding digital world…
How Notts Photographer Lucie Nechanická’s Book I Didn’t Ask For It Is Breaking Stereotypes Around Sexual Harassment
Mon 14 Mar 2022
Tired of the victim blaming narrative around sexual harrasment, photography student Lucie Nechanická created I Didn’t Ask For It - the photobook chronicling sexual harrasment in Nottingham. We chat to the budding photographer about breaking stereotypes, better sex education, and her process behind making the book…
5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week
Sun 13 Mar 2022From 007 to Thirty Five Gamble Street, there's plenty to check out in Notts over the next seven days...
Notts Sneaker Heads Discuss the Boom of the Trainer Industry
Sat 12 Mar 2022It’s hard to imagine a time when trainers weren’t everywhere you looked. For most of us, figuring out which sneakers to wear is just as, if not more important than, the rest of our outfit. But from an engineering breakthrough of fusing canvas and vulcanised rubber together in the early twentieth century to a multi-billion-dollar global business, the sneaker industry has taken over the world in a relatively short time. And Nottingham is no exception – walk down any high-street in the city and you’ll see multiple retailers flogging the latest creps, with queues forming outside some of the biggest brands before they open on most days. Footwear fan Isabella Read talks to some of Nottingham’s biggest sneaker heads to find out more about trainer culture in the city…
10 Years Later: John Carter
Wed 09 Mar 2022It flopped at the box office, but has this sci-fi adventure become worthy of cult classic status a decade later?
11 of the Nicest Looking Films of All Time
Wed 09 Mar 2022To tie in with the Fashion issue of our magazine, we thought we'd run through the films with the best costumes, cinematography and production design of all time...
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