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Left Stag: August 2023

Thu 10 Aug 2023

We've recently bought back our monthly Forest and County columns after a few years in the wilderness. But it's about time we covered the other football team in Notts too, right? We are delighted to launch our new monthly Mansfield Town FC column penned by lifelong stags fan Josh Osoro Pickering...

Tiger Community Hub - the Social Enterprise Livening Up Lister Gate with Love

Wed 09 Aug 2023

Tiger Community Hub is a big box retail unit with a difference. For one, they don't mind if you just come in and hog their heating whilst never spending a penny. Adam Pickering checks it out and chats to Founder and resident idea factory, Toni Jarvis.

Gig Review: The Wonder Stuff at Rock City

Mon 07 Aug 2023

No matter who has played alongside Miles Hunt, The Wonder Stuff has always been a band that plays with passion and attitude that makes them a genuinely enjoyable act, writes Kevin Stanley...

Get To Know SNAYX Ahead Of Their Show At The Bodega

Mon 07 Aug 2023

SNAYX are coming to The Bodega in October. Find out more about them here...

We Chat To Georgia At Her Rough Trade Nottingham Live + Signing Event

Mon 07 Aug 2023

While Georgia was in Nottingham for her Rough Trade appearance, Rich Higton managed to grab her for a chat...

Archaeology at Wollaton Park, Gloworm Festival & Sherwood Vegan Market, Here's What's On in Nottingham This Week; 7th - 13th August

Sun 06 Aug 2023

Stuck for ideas? Here's what we think you should be doing and how much it'll cost you, over the next seven days in Nottingham...

Festival Review: Splendour 2023

Thu 03 Aug 2023

The weekend may have been full of rain, but we didn’t let that dampen our spirits…

Theatre Review: Love From a Stranger

Thu 03 Aug 2023

Ian C Douglas went to see Agatha Christie’s Love From A Stranger at the Theatre Royal…

Greening The Grey: The Inspiration Behind Sarah Manton's August 2023 Cover

Tue 01 Aug 2023

A dip into the world of this month’s cover artist Sarah Manton...

Theatre Review: Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story

Mon 31 Jul 2023

More than just a nostalgia fest: we review The Buddy Holly Story at Theatre Royal Concert Hall

Gig Review: The Wonder Stuff at Rock City

Sun 30 Jul 2023

Kevin Stanley was transported back to 1993 as he saw The Wonder Stuff take to the Rock City stage...

From Love From A Stranger to The Curious Cabaret, Here's What’s on in Nottingham This Week 31 July - 6 August

Sun 30 Jul 2023

Our recommendations of what to see, do, buy and drink over the next seven days in Nottingham...

Sourcing Nottingham’s Wild and Edible Treasures With The Nottingham Forager

Wed 26 Jul 2023

Lucy AKA The Nottingham Forager is the ultimate guide to Nottingham’s wild edible treasures, running workshops and events (often on a donation basis) to share her expansive knowledge of our natural pantry. We caught up with Lucy to find out what foraging is all about, her top tips this summer and why talking about blue legs is pretty normal around these parts.

Food Review: Boulangerie de Saigon

Mon 24 Jul 2023

In true Gen-Z style, I have an issue with buying too many coffees. Good day, bad day, boring day: It’s always the perfect time for a coffee. And, while this habit isn’t great for my finances, it is good for my happiness. Which, of course, is why I was so excited to see Boulangerie de Saigon open ten seconds away from the LeftLion office. Plus, why I dragged our Editor along to try it, mere days after the business had opened...

Gig Review: Echoes in Smoke at Rough Trade

Thu 20 Jul 2023

Rich Higton saw alt-indie three-piece Echoes in Smoke take to the Nottingham stage on their first UK tour...

We Chat to Trent Rockets Squad Member Luke Wood Ahead of the Hundred at Trent Bridge

Tue 18 Jul 2023

The Hundred, cricket’s exciting new competition featuring the world’s best mens and womens cricketers alongside live music from The Hundred’s BBC Music Introducing partnership, takes place this August including four games at our very own Trent Bridge – the home ground of the Nottingham based team, Trent Rockets. The Hundred is as much about entertainment as it is fast-paced, explosive cricket...

We Chat to LensFayre Owners Alecia and Dan About Their New Snap Camera

Mon 17 Jul 2023

Snapping pictures on your phone may be quick and simple, but sometimes you want to go a bit deeper with photography. Luckily, LensFayre in Sneinton Market is here to help. Selling a variety of cameras, offering repairs and advice and providing budding photographers with things to get involved in. We sat down with owners Alecia and Dan to find out what they have going on...

A Day In The Life Of The Splendour Festival Team

Mon 17 Jul 2023

We chat to Matt Newton, Marketing Manager at DHP Family, about what a typical day in his life is like as he prepares for Splendour Festival this weekend...

Video: New British Skydiving Record Set in Nottinghamshire

Mon 17 Jul 2023

Skydivers in Nottinghamshire set a new British record this month for the biggest ever sequential formation dive to take place in the UK. Then they broke it again on the same day...

From Splendour Festival to Woodland Wellbeing, Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week 17 July - 23 July

Sun 16 Jul 2023

Live music, theatre, video games... and some woodland wellbeing to end the week. What more could you want?

We Catch Up With the Last Dinner Party Ahead of Their Headline Show at the Bodega

Sat 15 Jul 2023

Ahead of The Last Dinner Party's headline show at The Bodega later this month, we catch up with vocalist Abigail Morris, bassist Georgia Davies, and backing vocalist Lizzie Mayland to find out how the band have managed to take the internet by storm with only one single to their name…

Nottingham Legend Vicky McClure MBE on Our Dementia Choir's Return to Splendour Festival

Fri 14 Jul 2023

Splendour Festival returns to Wollaton Park this month, as does Vicky McClure MBE and Our Dementia Choir. We chat to the Wollaton native ahead of the festival which essentially takes place in her back garden…

Take Part in a Pioneering Study Exploring Boosting Homegrown Food in Notts

Fri 14 Jul 2023

Nottinghamshire is looking at developing a county-wide Farmstart programme, to nurture a new generation of nature-based and community-driven food producers in Nottinghamshire and provide healthy, local food for all. Whether you want to grow it, sell it, or just eat it, you can get involved.