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We Get to Know Local Actress Eve Austin, Star of BBC's This Town

Like many Nottingham born actors, Eve Austin came up through the esteemed Television Workshop: Nottingham’s very own drama school aimed at helping people of all ages develop their acting skills. She’s currently starring in six-part BBC series This Town and we caught up to hear about how she got into acting and the importance of opportunities for young working class people.

Competition: Win 4 Tickets to Evolution Drone Light Show

On Friday 19 April something special is coming to Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Witness an epic-scale family-friendly theatrical event told through a swarm of mesmerising drones flying in unison. 

We Went to the School of Artisan Food to Try One Of Their Delectable Cooking Courses

Nestled in the expansive Welbeck Estate in north Nottinghamshire lies the School of Artisan Food, a hands-on cooking school dedicated to traditional processes and proper craftsmanship. Catering to everyone from the hobbyist hoping to perfect their puff pastry to budding professionals seeking the tricks of the trade, it's a haven of all things homemade and an antidote to a food culture dominated by the mass-produced and ultra-processed.

Blue Soup Club Night Preview

Blue Soup is a brand-new club night coming to The Carousel in Hockley. Ahead of the opening night, we caught up with organiser David Triggs as he was playing a special warm-up DJ set at our Sneinton Market neighbours, Running Circle Records.

Left Stag: March 2024

Will 2024 be the year of Mansfield Town FC? Our trusty supporter Josh Pickering takes a look at how March has gone for the Stags...

Preview: Liberation Squares at the Playhouse

Tips on How to Find The Light in Being a Teen Under Surveillance.

Community Festivals, Sonic Sculptures, Puppets and Skating: Here's What's on in Nottingham This Week 8 - 14 April 2024

Marvel at giant puppets, celebrate community activism, learn about sound sculptures or get your skates on - there's loads to get involved in in Nottingham this week...

Gig Review: Juga-Naut at Peggy's Skylight

Classy jazz café and music venue Peggy’s Skylight was the ideal setting for the launch of Juga-Naut’s latest album, Bem II.

Survivor's Guilt and Hidden Trauma: the Hillsborough Disaster 35 Years On

On April 15 1989, during an FA Cup tie between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool FC 766 people were injured at Hillsborough and a further 97 died as a result of overcrowding in one of the stands. We  delve into the depths of the fallout of this tragedy, exploring the hidden trauma and survivor's guilt present within many of the two clubs fanbases. 

Trigger warning: Mentions of suicide and violence

Jude Forsey Tells Us All About His New Single ‘It’s all a waste'

We sit down for a chat with 16-year-old Wollaton-based musician Jude Forsey, who tells us all about his song-writing process, studying at Confetti, his musical influences, his acting work, and the support he has received from Dean Jackson and BBC Introducing...

We Spoke to Express Office Portico Ahead of Their Old Cold Store Gig Next Week

Ahead of their EP launch gig at the Old Cold Store on 11 April, we chat to the funky, synth-pop, seventies-infused band Express Office Portico all about Incommunicado, support from BBC Introducing, playing in cities outside of Nottingham, and their plans for the rest of 2024...

Nottsvana: The Story of Nirvana and Kurt Cobain in Nottingham

Many would say Nirvana were the biggest band of the nineties, despite them only being active for the first half of it. However, not many people know about the links between the city of Nottingham and one of the biggest bands in rock history…

We Review GOBS' Show 'EARTH' At The Playhouse

Now in their fourth year, poetry collective GOBS are well on their way to building a new generation of Notts verse-makers. This time, they're taking things to a global scale...

In Photos: Juga-Naut at Peggy's Skylight

We spoke to NTU Professor and Linguistics researcher Natalie Braber to find out more about Nottinghamshire and East Midlands Dialect

The Nottingham accent is an intrinsic part of our local identity, but what exactly makes it unique? Is it set to disappear with new generations? And what are the effects of sitting right in the middle of the North-South divide? We put these questions to Natalie Braber, a professor of Linguistics at Nottingham Trent University to get to the bottom of it…

In Photos: Eyre Llew at Saltbox Bar

We Talk to the Founder of The Sherwood Exchange Which Reopens This Weekend

The Sherwood Exchange is soon to reopen, taking lessons from Lockdown on sharing time, skills, and resources amongst the local community. Now, in 2024, as we battle the cost of living and concerns about the environmental impact of household waste, we hear from founder Rachel Jackson about the revival of the exchange…

Pint of Science Festival Returns To Nottingham This May

Enjoy expanding your knowledge over a pint in the pub? The Pint of Science Festival returns to Nottingham this May, bringing talks and quizzes on topics from chemistry and physics to psychology and wellbeing to a pub near you.

Skate Nottingham Team Up With Samsung to Land Flip Park in Nottingham

Something special is coming to the city next week that anyone involved in our local skating community needs to know about...

Rainbow Puppeteer Ronnie le Drew Talks About Bringing Zippy to Life Ahead of His Nottingham Show

The Nottingham Puppet Festival takes over the city centre this month once again, and when we saw Rainbow puppeteer Ronnie le Drew was on the line up, we pulled some strings to get a chat with the man who brought Zippy to life…

In Photos: Rattle, Grawl!x and Demi Sharman at The Chameleon

Nigel King captured the Farewell Chameleon Fundraiser which took place earlier this week. As the venue's time comes to a very sad end, we wish John and Lauren all the best and thank them for creating so many amazing memories in the Nottingham music scene. 

Gig Review: Simple Minds at Motorpoint Arena

Gig Review: The Stranglers at Royal Concert Hall

We sat down with Charlotte Thomson-Morley to ask about her ideas, inspiration and other work.

Our wonderful cover art this month is by Charlotte Thomson-Morley, a South Notts illustrator and printmaker who makes work based around folklore and Paganism. We sat down with Charlotte to ask about her ideas, inspiration and other work.

We Speak to Caity Baser Ahead of Her Debut at Rock City

Humouring honesty and hysterics within every lyric she writes, the 'I’m A Problem’ singer-songwriter is anything but a worry for the future of Pop music.