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Carl Froch on His New Bar Alto (The Owd Saltwater)

Having hung up his gloves in 2015, four-time world champion boxer and Nottingham bloke Carl Froch has turned his sights to his new bar, Alto. The recently refurbished venue can be found in the Cornerhouse; in Saltwater’s previous spot. We belled up owd Punchy to ask a few questions about the new gaff...

Outdoor Theatre Review: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night in Notts' Beer Gardens

Get yersen' some culture with your beer this summer

Overheard In Notts

Your lot have come out with some right corkers this month...

Proud to be Creative: An Interview With Write Pride Organiser Hayley Green

Representation is a bit of a buzz-word at the moment, so it's refreshing to see it done right. Nottingham-based poet and event organiser Hayley Green is the spearhead for the Write Pride Festival, a five-day event that celebrates some of Nottingham's best and brightest LGBTQIA creatives. We had a chat with her ahead of the festival to chat about the coming week.  

Nottingham Voice Collective Will Get You Bursting to Belt Out a Tune

There’s summat about singing that scares people. It seems that if you’ve not exercised yer pipes, the most cringey thing you could possibly do is belt out them nails-on-a-chalkboard notes. One woman trying to end the stigma, and bring a fun, comfortable feel to the process is Abi Moore, who runs Nottingham Voice Collective…

A History of India in Cricket ODIs at Trent Bridge

During the series against Australia, England cemented their place as the number 1 One Day International team in the world. With India arriving at Trent Bridge, we take a look back at the visitors' past record in Nottingham

Liam Bailey Talks Depression, His New Single and Touring with Paloma Faith

Liam Bailey is a singer-songwriter from Nottingham, loved for his jazz and blues-style sound. Best known for his collaborations with DJ Fresh and Chase & Status, his reggae undertones have seen him dubbed as the young Bob Marley. But with over a decade of musical endeavours under his belt, this guy’s sound is as varied as they come.

Things are heating up once again for Liam. With a host of new music, collaborations and tours with Paloma Faith coming up, his diary is jam-packed. After we managed to wake him up from his McDonalds-induced nap, we caught up with Liam ahead of the release of his newest single.

Noshingham: Karobar Indian Street Food & Craft Beers

We sampled Notts' newest Indian street food establishment...

Tom Aplin Joins Marathon Tour for Operation Orphan

Notts bogger Tom Aplin is off on a marathon tour, to raise some dosh for local charity Operation Orphan...

Overheard in Notts

Your lot don't half talk some tripe...

Film Review: Ocean's 8

Gary Ross creates an easy-going and fun-loving heist movie, but it falls short in comparison to it’s sleek and stylish predecessors…

Jack McNamara Talks Other Ways of Seeing festival

Kieran Spiers spoke to Jack McNamara about the up coming pop up theatre festival Other Ways of Seeing, happening at Neale’s Auction House.

A History Of England vs Australia at Trent Bridge

Australia arrive in town 2-0 down to England in the series but they have a great record in one day internationals at Trent Bridge - we take a look back at their previous meetings

Ollie Green Quintet on Their Dream Performance Locations and Collaborators

Meet a professional Jazz Quintet from Nottingham, a group of young talented musicians that’ll have you dazzled with their impressive tunes and funky beats…

Nusic Future Session: David Ochrombel

The latest Nusic Future Session, for your lugholes and your eye pipes...

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?

SciBar at The Vat & Fiddle: Julain Onions on Galaxies - One Gigayear at a Time

Julian Onions is back at SciBar to tell us all about galaxies, one gigayear at a time.

Overheard in Notts

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

Comedian Doug Stanhope Reckons The Fish Man Is Well Odd

He’s one of those stand-ups that you’ve either never heard of or are obsessive about. British viewers may know him from a glut of appearances on Charlie Brooker’s Newswipe and Screenwipe back in the early- and mid-noughties, but there’s a lot more to Doug Stanhope than that...

10 Non-Vegan Restaurants in Nottingham with Wicked Vegan Options

It’s fair to say that traipsing through town trying to find somewhere decent to eat with a vegan can be frustrating. Although Notts has more than its fair share of places that cater exclusively for non-meat eaters, here’s a rundown of the restaurants you might not expect to have decent vegan options...

Bru-C on This Year's Outlook Festival

This local donny of an emcee has been smashing it recently; touring with his bassline night Krudd, and smashing it in the iTunes charts with his EP Affiliation. We grabbed Bru-C on the phone to ask him a few questions, including what to expect from his appearance at Outlook Festival in Pula, Croatia this year...

Notes from the Middle Kingdom: Just Add Oil

Here at LeftLion, we believe that the ultimate summer body should refer to anything that is capable of efficiently devouring ice cream down Skeggy Beach. However, if you're looking to whip your bod into shape, look no further than our man in Beijing James Kramer, who has a load of advice to get yourself fit and healthy in time for your jolly holidays. 

Preview: One Man's Madness at Nottingham Showcase

Nottingham Showcase are playing host to 'rocku-docu-mockumentary' story of Madness saxophonist Lee 'Kix' Thompson this Wednesday... 

Nusic Future Session: One Giant Causeway

New Music, from Nottingham, for Nusic...

Nusic Podcast #178 with Nina Smith, Ashfields, Sophie Castillo, One Giant Causeway and more...

This week’s New Music Podcast features the five Industry Professionals listening to your FSN Round One entries, entry details RE how you could be playing the Splendour and Rock City main stages, plus the band so passionate they bleed when they play. This podcast may contain some fruity language. Sensitive ears – you have been warned.