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A Hawk Handler in Notts
Tue 06 Aug 2019"We don’t encourage the birds to hunt because we work with so many children, and the two things don’t combine well..."
Theatre Review: Wait Until Dark
Wed 31 Jul 2019A blind housewife is in dire straits when murderous conmen target her home
Eels to Make a Triumphant Return to Notts
Fri 26 Jul 2019Prolific musician Mark Oliver Everett will make a triumphant return to Notts with his band Eels this August…
Young, Gifted and Focused: Meet Notts Mod Band SubCulture
Wed 24 Jul 2019At this month's sold out This Feeling gig night at The Chameleon, Simon Wooldridge caught up with SubCulture frontman Oli Orton, the Notts answer to The Jam...
Theatre Review: Much Ado About Nothing
Wed 24 Jul 2019Much Ado Theatre brought Shakespeare's comedy to the Canal House's beer garden...
Theatre Review: Stones in His Pockets
Tue 23 Jul 2019Dazzling, but Stones in His Pockets gave Adrian that sinking feeling…
Made in China: Notts Meets Ningbo
Mon 22 Jul 2019Nottingham is twinned with nine cities across the world including Karlsruhe (Germany), Ghent (Belgium) and Timişoara (Romania). We went to take a look at Ningbo, our twin city in China, a place you may only be aware of because of a bridge near the QMC, but one that definitely seems to know a lot about us…
Bad Gals From Notts: 8 Influential Women Who Helped Shape History
Mon 22 Jul 2019From writers and lawyers to suffragists and nurses, these eight women fought ruthlessly for social change and shaped history as we know it. Oh, and they all hail from our hometown, too...
Unwavering Post-Punks Spear of Destiny Head to Notts This Autumn
Fri 19 Jul 2019Now approaching his mid sixties, Kirk Brandon shows little sign of slowing down. An integral member of several bands – Theatre of Hate and Dead Men Walking amongst others – he brings the outfit he’s probably best known for, Spear of Destiny, to Rescue Rooms this September...
Notts to Host Festival of Skate Culture
Fri 19 Jul 2019
Skateboarding will become an Olympic sport for the first time in Tokyo next summer. Nottingham is one of the sport’s original homes in the UK, with a vibrant community and culture going back more than fifty years, including internationally known professionals such as Carl Shipman in the 1990s and now Alex Hallford, who is one of just five skaters nationwide to be supported to compete in global Olympic qualification events in the run-up to Tokyo.
School of Hard Notts: Gabriel Kidd – Butting Heads
Fri 19 Jul 2019Kidd is Nottingham’s very own GOAT (greatest of all time) a tough young grappler destined for the top. We caught “The Young Bull” fresh off the plane from a gruelling training camp at the legendary NJPW* dojo. Wearing his new battle scars proudly, Kidd pulled no punches in a forthright interview.
Theatre Review: Avenue Q
Thu 18 Jul 2019There is something surreal about watching puppets have sex on stage
Notts Bloke Promotes Footie for Wellbeing
Mon 15 Jul 2019Mental health has been a topic which has gained considerable attention in the mainstream media over the past few years. Musicians to movie stars have raised awareness over the growing mental health problems that more and more people appear to be suffering from. Local Man Nathan Kenny is using his experience and the beautiful game to tackle the issue; Isaac Seelochan went along to a session to find out more.
Theatre Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Fri 12 Jul 2019Nottingham Shakespeare Company are bringing Oberon, Puck, Bottom and the gang to various locations around the city...
NottsShop: July 2019
Mon 08 Jul 2019Ah sweet, sweet July. There's something about this month that still makes you think that you're breaking up for the summer even though summer holidays were quite a few years ago for most of us... But, however you're planning on spending the next thirty days or so, here are a few little rays of metaphorical sunshine that will hopefully match the actual sunshine that we'll get...right?
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A Probation Officer in Notts
Thu 04 Jul 2019"I don’t want to lock everyone up when we can try and work with them, but equally we don’t want to create any more victims"
Theatre Review: Calendar Girls the Musical
Thu 27 Jun 2019The award-winning musical comedy is full of heart
NottsShop: June 2019
Fri 14 Jun 2019June ain't exactly known for its fashion kudos and, given that the skies have recently been plotting our watery downfall, this month, we've gone rogue. There's a foodie-drinkie special comin' atcha...
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Community Group Friends of the Forest Have Been Protecting Notts' Green Spaces for Over Twenty Years
Tue 11 Jun 2019For the last twenty years, Friends of the Forest – a community group founded and led by June Perry – has been opposing the Forest Recreation Ground from being built on, defending our right to use the area to enjoy a picnic on a Saturday afternoon, or a kickaround on a Wednesday evening. In other words, for public recreation...
Left Lionesses: The Notts Players Repping England
Sun 09 Jun 2019England’s World Cup opener against Scotland kicks off at 5pm today and promises to be quite the showdown; but did you know that, not one, but two of the Lionesses hail from Notts? We find out more about Mary Earps and Jade Moore.
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