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Find Out More About The Hollow Man, a Nottingham-Based Music and Film Project

Sat 22 Apr 2023

We chat to LeftLion contributor Bassey to learn more about his collaborative film and music project, 'The Hollow Man' and how you can get involved…

Ideal for Nottingham Trent University Students, WRAP is a Creative Writing Workshop Held at Blend Contemporary

Sat 22 Apr 2023

Inspiring students to express themselves through writing, Rebecca Cullen of Nottingham Trent University set up WRAP, shorthand for Writing, Reading and Pleasure. Josephine Ruffles catches up with Rebecca about the group and how writing can improve your wellbeing…

From Raging Bull to Esports Championships, Here’s What You Need to Check Out in Nottingham This Week

Mon 17 Apr 2023

Films, games and everything between - we have all it in Notts over the next seven days...

Meet Stephen L. Holland, Owner of Nottingham's Page 45 Comic Book Shop

Sun 16 Apr 2023

Meet Stephen L. Holland, the owner of Page 45 who’s changing perceptions about what comics can be…

Everything You Need to Know About Splendour Festival 2023

Wed 12 Apr 2023

Despite the current challenges facing pretty much everyone in the country bar the top 1%, DHP Family, and its stable in Nottingham, London and Bristol, continue to go from strength to strength - surviving the triple threat of the pandemic, a cost-of-living crisis, and pressures from major corporate organisations with extensive industry know-how. We catch up with head honcho George Akins to find out more and discuss the finer details of their annual blue ribboned event, Splendour Festival, fifteen years on from when it all began…

We Look Back at the Mushroom, Nottingham’s Groundbreaking Anti-War Bookstore

Wed 12 Apr 2023

Cast your mind back to the early 1970s and you might remember the opening of a certain radical bookshop just outside of Nottingham city centre. Named Mushroom, in reference to the Jefferson Airplane song White Rabbit, it was a staple to the city’s anarchists up until its closure in 2000. But what made it so significant? And why do so many people still have fond memories to this day? We catch up with co-founder Chris Cook Cann, alongside former worker Ross Bradshaw, to learn more about the Mushroom’s history, including the times they were raided by a group of fifty fascists and had stock confiscated by the police…

Theatre Review: The Nottingham Passion

Tue 11 Apr 2023

Looking back on this Easter Production, Jonathon Doering reviews The Nottingham Passion...

From Nottingham International Film Festival to Fan Favourites Amber Run, Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week

Mon 10 Apr 2023

Film fans, music fans and fashion fans are all in for a treat...

Solarpunk Writer Alex Porter Imagines a Greener Future for Nottingham

Mon 10 Apr 2023

Solarpunk is a literary and artistic movement which envisions a more sustainable, connected future. In this short story, Green Hood, Alex Porter takes us on a walk through Nottingham in the year 2123 where reforestation, urban farming, a circular economy and community energy production have helped humanity avoid climate collapse...

Selectors: James Fox

Fri 07 Apr 2023

In the next installment of this video interview series, Nick Strang (Spore Print Productions and Plates) speaks to Nottingham-based DJs. Up this time it's James Fox (aka Night Loving Music)...

Everything You Need to Know About The Hundred Ahead of Its Return to Nottingham This Summer

Thu 06 Apr 2023

The exciting event is stopping by Trent Bridge this August. We run through all the details...

Wild Clothing Celebrate 40 Years In Hockley

Mon 03 Apr 2023

Nottingham vintage fashion shop Wild Clothing is celebrating its Ruby Anniversary this month. We speak to owner Shaun Hoolan about second hand clothing, their vinyl basement and that time Tarantino peered through the window...

The Thompsons on Nottingham Castle, Coffee and Emily Campbell

Fri 31 Mar 2023

The twins are back with some thoughts...

Bella Ramsey, Nottingham-Born Star of The Last of Us, Visits LeftLion to Chat Projects, Platforms and Perfecting Performances

Fri 31 Mar 2023

Cool. Calm. Composed. The LeftLion team were none of these things when Bella Ramsey, the Nottingham-born star of global HBO sensation The Last of Us, swung by the office recently. Yet all three of these words perfectly describe the nineteen-year-old, who chats openly about fame versus celebrity, taking on beloved characters, and choosing the right projects. Here’s what the super-talented Television Workshopper had to say during an hour-long interview in Sneinton Market…

Out of Time: Rediscovering Prolific Nottingham Author James Prior

Wed 29 Mar 2023

You probably know D. H. Lawrence, you’ve most likely heard of Alan Sillitoe, but does the name James Prior ring any bells? Author of six novels including 1901’s Forest Folk, Prior was dedicated to depicting rural life in Nottinghamshire. We learn more about the author who time has forgotten…

Nottingham’s Creative Quarter Company Announces Its Closure

Mon 27 Mar 2023

Nottingham’s Creative Quarter Company has announced it will officially close at the end of March after ten years in the city...

Meet Karim Keita, the Nottingham Skateboarder Aiming for the Olympics

Fri 24 Mar 2023

Nottingham’s skate community is renowned for its strong sense of togetherness and frankly terrifying lack of fear, but in Karim Keita, it may soon have an Olympian among its alumni. We sit down with Karim to hear all about his love of the sport and what drives him to succeed…

5 Must-Visit Historical Pubs in and Around Nottingham

Wed 22 Mar 2023

Whether you enjoy river walks, nature trails, railways, learning about local about history or just simply relaxing and having a refreshing pint and a delicious Sunday dinner, Nottingham has a pub for you...

Queer Utopia are Bringing More LGBT+ Events to Nottingham

Tue 21 Mar 2023

Cast your mind back to issue 150 of LeftLion and you might remember when we interviewed Jade Bramley, the creator of local zine Queer Notts. Now, we catch up with the zine maker again to chat her new project Queer Utopia Events - the group planning to connect Queer creatives and bring more LGBT+ events to Nottingham…

How the Windrush Generation Preserved Nottingham's Vital Allotments

Sat 18 Mar 2023

On a misty morning in 1948, as Britain limped on from the social and economic wreckage of the Second World War, a boat arrived at Tilbury Docks in Essex with 500 people aboard. That boat - the Empire Windrush - would lend its name to a generation of Caribbeans who came to build a life in the UK. Some of them settled in St Ann’s, just outside of Nottingham city centre - where, novelist and local resident Rosey Thomas Palmer explains, the community played a key role in preserving the area’s historic allotments…

Nottingham Castle Set To Re-Open In June?

Mon 13 Mar 2023

Nottingham City Council has set out plans which will see Nottingham Castle re-open in June, if given the go-ahead next week.

Preview: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead at Nottingham Playhouse

Mon 13 Mar 2023

Make sure you don't miss this one-of-a-kind production...

Individually Made, Nottingham Knifeworks Create Beautiful and Practical Pieces

Sat 11 Mar 2023

Using responsibly-sourced materials to create properly unique kitchen knives, Bernard Caille of Nottingham Knifeworks is helping to raise people’s cooking game while raising awareness for sustainable living…

We Stop By Nottingham's Waterstones to Hear From A Day of Fallen Night Author Samantha Shannon

Fri 10 Mar 2023

London-born writer Samantha Shannon popped into Nottingham’s Waterstones to celebrate her new release, A Day of Fallen Night. Our Michael O’Donohoe went along to hear what she had to say...

We Chat With Emily Campbell, the Nottingham Weightlifter Making Sports History

Fri 10 Mar 2023

Emily Campbell made sporting history in Tokyo when she won the first ever British Olympic medal for female weightlifting. The Bulwell native chats to us about her journey to silverware, the messages she uses her platform to promote, and her expectations for Paris 2024…

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