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5 Notts Albums to Listen to This June

Some cracking offerings from some top dollar Notts musicians...

Snap Notts: Bulwell Bogs

Usha Sood Brought Bollywood Back To Notts

Barrister, academic, mother and dedicated Bollywood fan, Usha Sood has many an accolade under her belt. The award-winning human rights lawyer has spent the past twenty years fighting for the legal rights of vulnerable people, taking on cases in everything from forced marriage and dowry abuse, to child abduction and immigration. A previous senior lecturer in law at Nottingham Trent University, she now practises at Trent Chambers. We nipped over to pick her very big brains...

Notts Musicians Join Forces to Raise Money for Emmanuel House and Framework

Dig in yer pockets, it’s all for a bleedeh marvelous cause.

An Archivist in Notts

"We have a letter in the Archive written by Oswald George Powe to Norman Manley, imploring him to refuse consignments of bicycles from Raleigh because they did not, at the time, employ black people..."

Places to Watch the World Cup in Notts

For when the sofa just isn't good enough...

5 Places to Grab an Iced Drink on a Roastin' Ott Day in Notts

On a roastin’ ott day when you’re abaht town, you need summat to cool you down. Otherwise you’ll get into a sweateh, tizzeh mess, and none of us want that. Whether you like it sweet or bitter, we’ve got all your tastes covered. Wotyavin?

Poetry Profile: Talking Psst. with Christopher Lanyon

In the immortal words of Björk, it's been oh so quiet in Nottingham this month with the launch of Psst., the latest in a long line of poetry events based in the city centre. The brainchild of Christopher Lanyon, Psst. is (in addition to being a grammatical nightmare), a prime example of the newest breed of Nottingham poetry: inclusive, soft, powerful and punchy. I popped down to Jam Cafe for their debut, and while I was there I managed to collar Chris for a chat over a pint of posh ale. 

Overheard in Notts

The creme de la crop of the daft stuff your lot say...

5 Notts Albums to Listen to This May

Some of the city's musical fruits, brought to you by our task force of reviewers...

Notts for Nature: Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust on the Importance of Conservation in the City

Spring is in the air, but when was the last time you saw a butterfly or bumblebee in Market Square? We tracked down Trish Evans, Audience Development Manager at Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, to find out how their Nottingham for Nature campaign is addressing conservation issues in the city...

Nottingham Dialect and Mining Culture Documentary to be Broadcast on BBC Radio 4

James Walker blathers on about dialect and mining culture for a BBC Radio 4 series called Talk and Tongue.

A Community Gardener in Notts

The next installment in our series takes a green-fingered turn...

Overheard in Notts

The funny, and slightly worrying, things our Big Baby has heard your lot say this month...

GorgeUs present The Best Coffee in Notts

Our Sam treats us to another dose of proper Notts nosh...

Snap Notts: Alfreton Road

Every month, we'll be giving you the latest installment of Snap Notts - the series that sees a bunch of photographers and poets divvied up into pairs and given a location to create work around. First up, Alfreton Road... 

GorgeUs present The Best Lunches in Notts Part 2

The second video in the series that looks at all the best places to get yer munch on in the city...

Comedian Ivo Graham Talks Australia Travels Ahead of Nottingham Glee Club Performance

Comedian Ivo Graham has been treading the boards of the nation's comedy clubs since 2009, when he decided stand-up was more exciting than studying for a degree in languages. While he's yet to really use his 2:1 in a professional capacity, the Eton and Oxford-educated graduate nonetheless has developed a style of comedy that uses his clear love of words to clear comedic effect. His latest solo show is Educated Guess is showing on Thursday 3 May 2018, at The Glee Club, Nottingham...

Alfa Mist Talks Antiphon and Touring Following The Bodega Gig in Notts

On Wednesday 18 April, Alfa Mist touched down in Nottingham at The Bodega so we grabbed a couple of words from him...

Happeh Birthday, Nottsman

NottsMan is a Facebook page that’s been causing a right stir, with local videos, music and photos, as well as looks back into the city’s past. They’re celebrating one year into the page, so we hit up the man behind the media...

Racism in Notts: Remembering Stephen Lawrence

Sunday 22 April marks the 25^th anniversary of the death of Stephen Lawrence, an apt time to think about the current state of racism…

Kahn Talks Dubstep, Bristol, and Tricky Ahead of Nottingham's Irish Centre Gig

The legendary dubstep producer and DJ Kahn gives us a few insights ahead of his set at The Irish Centre...

GorgeUs present The Best Lunches in Notts

The first in a new series in which Sam Nahirny explores all the awesome food our city has to offer...

George Akins Talks DHP Success

Rock City. Rescue Rooms. The Bodega. Stealth. Four of the city’s best-loved venues, all part of the DHP Family. It’s been a big year for this bunch, what with Rescue Rooms turning fifteen and the launch of the mammoth Beat The Streets festival. We had a word with George Akins, DHP’s main man, to find out more...

Storytelling in Notts: Beeston Tales at the White Lion

Our Lily got down to The White Lion in Beeston for a night of gripping storytelling, belly laughs and great company. Here she tells us all about this little-known monthly event and why she encourages the rest of us to check it out...