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Maria Toledo-Rodriguez Talks Fake News Ahead of Pint of Science Festival 2017

Fri 12 May 2017

Last year, the international festival Pint of Science came to Nottingham for the first time. This year, it's coming back even bigger and better, with an additional emphasis on combining art and science. We sat down with one of the speakers, Maria Toledo-Rodriguez, to get the lowdown.

Inflatable Structure Don Alan Parkinson Talks The New Luminarium Albesila at Highfields Park

Wed 10 May 2017

Founded in Notts, Architects of Air are famous for globally touring their giant, colourful, inflatable structures you can wander around in, and they’re bringing their latest offering home at the end of this month – that’s right, the luminarium is back. This time, it’s the brand new Albesila that’s landed, just in time for Architects of Air’s 25th birthday. Our Mary Dansie got down to experience the trippy tunnels first hand, and had a chat with the creator Alan Parkinson...

What Notts: The Latest News and Stories

Thu 04 May 2017

Find out what's been going off around and about Nottingham city for the past month...

Art Review: Women of a Nervous Disposition

Thu 04 May 2017

Around the corner from LeftLion HQ is the Lace Market Gallery, based in the NCN arts building. We had a wander down to check out Denise Weston’s Women of a Nervous Disposition...

The Man Who Makes Artificial Eyes

Fri 28 Apr 2017

Ever wondered how artificial eyes are made? Nope? We didn't either until we met John Pacey-Lowrie and he showed us all this cool stuff...

Ocularist John Pacey-Lowrie Talks Making Artificial Eyes in Nottingham

Tue 25 Apr 2017

John Pacey-Lowrie is the only ocularist in the whole of the Midlands. He’s spent forty years perfecting his craft, and people travel from all over the world to be fitted with one of his handmade, acrylic prosthetic eyes. He is constantly striving to make his prosthetics as realistic as possible and is currently at the forefront of the development of an artificial dilating pupil which reacts to light...

Art Review: Draw the Line

Fri 21 Apr 2017

Get yourself down to The Surface Gallery in Hockley this week, before the Draw the Line exhibition ends.

Rapper Scorzayzee on Gangsta Wraps, New EP Illa Scorz, and Nottingham Hip Hop

Mon 17 Apr 2017

Rap’s Robin Hood is back with new EP Illa Scorz, and a ton of new merch designed by his eleven-year-old son to boot. We caught up with Scorzayzee for the lowdown on his latest release, plus the burning question of who’d win in a fight between the most famous fast food mascots…

Art Works: Anthony Freeman's Grungy Lion Illustration

Sun 16 Apr 2017

A local artist lets us in on his artistic process..

LeftLion Magazine Appoints Bridie Squires As New Editor

Fri 14 Apr 2017

Big things a gwarn up at LeftLion HQ. We’ve only gone and got oursens a new Editor.

The Curious Tavern Launch New Menu: Comfort Food, Pizzas, and Oysters Galore

Mon 10 Apr 2017

Since opening, The Curious Tavern has been a happenin’ Hockley hot spot for a bev or two. But they’re not just a pretty face, oh no. They have an array of delicious grub, so we headed down to check it out…

Future Sound of Nottingham 2017 Finalists Revealed in the New Nusic Podcast

Mon 10 Apr 2017

Every year, the new Notts music champions host a showcase of the best upcoming talent the city has to offer. In the latest Nusic podcast, you can find out who's been selected for the final...

Art Works: Artgoon

Fri 07 Apr 2017

A local artist reveals the story behind his album art for Giggs' Landlord...

9 Things to do as a Notts Newbie

Thu 06 Apr 2017

Have you found yourself in a city surrounded by big gobs shouting 'Ayup duck!' and suchlike phrases? Are you confused and bewildered by all these new sounds and smells? Fear not, us owd mucker. Our favourite Notts newbie Alex Kuster has compiled a foolproof list of things to check out if you're new to the city, just as she did, with a hop, skip, and a stomp...

What Notts: The Latest News and Stories

Wed 05 Apr 2017

Find out what's been going on around and about the city for the past month...

3 New Nottingham Products You Have To Try This Summer

Sat 01 Apr 2017

Are you sick of global corporations and their cheap, quality goods? Do you think local, and act local? Then step this way, as we discover the finest products this side of the Midlands has to offer...

Art Works: Camille Lea Pearson's Digital Illustrations

Mon 27 Mar 2017

A local artist lets us in on her creative process...

Left Magpie: Notts County News and Updates

Mon 27 Mar 2017

Our columnist finds himself in the unusual position of watching Notts County effectively achieve league safety before the Easter break...

Notts Artist Video Mat on Writing a Book About His Indian Adventure

Thu 16 Mar 2017

We spoke to the man behind White Dolemite about his upcoming novel A Honky's Journey Through Chaos...

Art Works: Alys Power's Contemporary Jewellery

Thu 16 Mar 2017

A local artist lets us in on her creative secrets...

Electro-Pop Queen Ronika Talks New LP Lose My Cool

Thu 16 Mar 2017

Ronika has been pumping out banging electro-pop for years. As she releases new album, Lose Your Cool, the Notts-raised songstress spoke to us from her London home, which we can only assume is a huge mirrorball-ed space palace in the capital’s trendiest ends…

NTU Fine Art Student Gill Howell-Jones Exhibits Shoes for Homeless Fundraiser

Thu 16 Mar 2017

Gill Howell-Jones, an NTU fine art student, has put together an exhibition of student-designed canvas shoes that she is auctioning off. The money raised will be used to buy new trainers for homeless and vulnerable people in Nottingham in an exchange at Emmanuel House. We caught up with her to find out about the project and how people can get involved in the auction…

Art Therapy for Mental Health at Creative Counsel down One Thoresby Street

Tue 14 Mar 2017

Our Emily painted a picture and let go of her inhibitions...

The Monthly Gift Notts: Donate Sanitary Products for Homeless Women

Wed 08 Mar 2017

Periods. They absolutely, categorically suck. So imagine not being able to afford the very things that spare you some dignity. In the age of austerity, this has become a problem for many women, so local lass Paige Bromley decided to start an organisation that makes it dead easy to donate products for those in need...

A Fortunate Man: Creative Callout from New Perspectives

Mon 06 Mar 2017

Calling all creatives. Be you a wizard with the visual – anything from photography, painting or film – or a pretty slick writer, deviser or performer, New Perspectives theatre company are calling you to join them.

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