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Gig review: The Amazons at Rock City

In an explosive performance, The Amazons balanced rage and radiance in a Rock City set that felt less like a gig and more like a reckoning...

Gig review: Veduna at The Grove

The Grove - now into its second year on the Nottingham live music circuit - welcomed local four-piece folk band Veduna  as they made their well-anticipated debut. The night proved to be a memorable way for them to enter the scene, as they supported the incredible Hutch who are currently on their UK tour...

Theatre Review: Eureka Day at Nottingham Playhouse

Sam Harvey reviews Eureka Day at the Nottingham Playhouse - a satirical take on parenting in the modern US.

Nadia on... digital ID

In her monthly column, Nottingham East MP Nadia Whittome talks about the recent announcement of digital IDs in the UK.

Game on: two Nottingham Panthers talk the upcoming ice hockey season

Luca Sheldon and Jordan Kelsall are the two local players on the 25/26 Nottingham Panthers roster. We sat down with them to explore what it means to wear the Panthers jersey, as Nottingham lads, and how they’re feeling about the 2025/26 campaign.

Pick Six: Craig Proud of Nottingham print studio Dizzy Ink

For this month’s Pick Six we turn to Craig Proud of print studio Dizzy Ink, who hosts Notts Zine Fest on Saturday 8 November at the Central Library.

Bonfires, bands, theatre, zines and a film festival: here's what's on in Notts this week 3 - 9 November 2025

Ignore the chilly weather, there's lots to indulge in this week in Notts. From fairs selling zines and crafts, to classic stories on the stage and a film festival. Check out some of our top picks...

The It's in Nottingham Christmas Market Returns To Nottingham Castle

It’s in Nottingham, the city’s Business Improvement District (BID), has announced the return of the popular Christmas Market at Nottingham Castle. For the first time, the festivities will take place across three days, from Friday 28 to Sunday 30 November.

Rap artist JayaHadADream on her debut record and the Nottingham music scene

Since winning last year’s Glastonbury Festival Emerging Talent competition, things have only been on the up for Cambridge-via-Notts artist JayaHadADream. From collaborating with both local names and national heavyweights in dance music and hip hop, like Andy Zoutr, Gardna, and Flowdan, to receiving nods from the likes of Stormzy, there’s truly no stopping her. Wonderfully, she also got her start right here in Nottingham.

With her debut album Happiness From Agony now released, plus a Metronome show this month, she told us how life’s going at the moment.

In photos: Coheed and Cambria at Rock City

LeftLion Issue #189 November 2025

Featuring Hart of the Wood film installations at Newstead Abbey, JayaHadADream, the Nottingham Panthers, Heather Agyepong, 35 years of Lee & Fletcher coffee, Hurtsfall, and lots more... 

Undercover artist: illustrator Isabelle Farrar is busy and inspired

Artist Isobelle Farrar, who designed this month’s spooky cover, tells us about her inspirations and recent projects…

Truth or Legend: The Strange Case of Gallow's Hill

It's nearly Halloween, and in that tradition LeftLion's chief urban myths chief Matthew Blaney tackles the legend of Gallows Hill, and associated stories...

Overheard in Notts: October 2025

For this month's Overheard in Notts, books are borrowed in Waterstones, cake gets stale, and family trips to Iraq are reminisced upon.

Music review: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Nottingham Royal Concert Hall

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra came to the Nottingham Royal Concert Hall last week led by its musical director Vasily Petrenko...

What you can and can't recycle in Nottingham City Council brown grey-lidded bins

Are you a Nottingham City Council resident? Do you have a brown bin with a grey lid? Not exactly sure what should go in it? Let us help guide you. It might be simpler than you think...

The Thompsons on the National Justice Museum, bucket lists and AI

This month Nottingham's most opinionated grocers gave us their opinions about The National Justice Museum (plus the ghost stories associated with it), bucket lists, and the impact of A.I.

Gig review: Grandma's House at The Bodega

It’s up for debate when exactly Grandma’s House last played in Nottingham. With a little help from the crowd, it’s narrowed down to sometime in 2021 that they last occupied The Bodega stage. The intervening four years have seen the group iterate and further define their sound, moving the needle from post-punk to what feels tonight more like garage-rock, leading to a barnstorming gig that's a throwback to the early-00s, as fun as it is fierce...

Sweet spot: taking a look at Effy’s new pastry collection

Since arriving on the Nottingham coffee scene in 2019, Effy has become a favourite haunt for local coffee connoisseurs in the know. Now this indie coffee shop is developing a reputation for its equally impressive pastries. Food co-editor Lucy Campion chats to owner Mitch Farr about the shop’s growing bakery operation.

Review: Hockley Hustle 2025

There are community festivals and then there is Hockley Hustle. Continuing to be in a league of its own, this time last week venues across Hockley and Sneinton were filled with the sounds of an incredibly diverse and talented array of artists, all raising money for local charities. As ever, our music team went along to soak up the heartwarming atmosphere – here are our highlights in words and pictures...

Instagram's The Nottingham Pint Guide on championing our city's independent boozers

Nottingham’s pub scene is up there with the best in the country, and nobody knows it better than Tom Head – or, as you probably know him, Nottingham Pint Guide. Chances are you’ve stumbled across his Instagram while scrolling your feed, so we met up with the Pintman himself to talk all things beer. Tom is Nottingham’s lager-loving, ale-guzzling champion of the city’s independent boozers. He also happens to be married to our Food Co-Editor…

Carnival themed bingo, West End rock n roll and the Comedy Festival: here's what's on this week 27 October-2 November 2025

If you fancy starting Halloween off with clowns and digits or perhaps you're in the mood for some punk rock tickets, we've got you covered! Themed bingo or concert what will you choose, either way there's most definitely something for you.

Gig review: Sigrid at Metronome

On the first properly chilly night this autumn, Sigrid breezed into town with Nordic flair. Only a few hours before the release of her third studio album, There’s Always More That I Could Say, the Norwegian pop singer-songwriter appeared at the incredibly intimate setting of Metronome... 

Nadia on… the Hillsborough Law

Nottingham Labour MP Nadia Whittome talks about the new Hillsborough Law.

LeftLion's Latest Listens #34: Notts music we're currently spinning

In this week's edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens, our music team reviews new releases from flöat, The Missing Diamonds, Emily Sanders, Di$mal and Lucy Crisp...