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Notts Poet and Austerity Opposer Lytisha Tunbridge Tells Her Story

Lytisha Tunbridge won the Expanding Horizons Award 2018 at Nottingham Writers’ Studio, for her work supporting World Jam, DIY Poets, Poetry Aloud, Poets Against Racism, Social Model Writers, Sisterhood and Solidarity, Support the NHS, Young Voices, Reading with Dementia, and We Shall Overcome. Somehow she managed to find the time to share some words with us, and tell us her story...

The Secret Basement Party (with Zines) Lives on in Notts with Wild Brunch

Our Eileen got down to rave with the city's secret party-goers at Wild Brunch...

Nusic Podcast #190 with Emily Makis, Super Furniture, Tilly Greentree, Jah Digga and more...

Under Cover Artist: Farah Kandanker

We grabbed a few words from the creator of graphic novel Cat Ghost, Farah Kandanker, who treated LeftLion Magazine to a cover and poster this month...

LeftLion Film Podcast #9 Part 1 - Mayhem Festival with Penny Reeve

Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto celebrate the one year anniversary of the LeftLion Film Podcast with a special two part episode recorded during the Mayhem Film Festival.  For part one, they're joined by Penny Reeve to discuss the first two days, including their thoughts on Nicolas Cage's Mandy. 

SOLD OUT: LeftLion 100 Covers Book

Celebrating the artwork and history of LeftLion magazine via the medium of our covers. Sorry but this item is now sold out.

Hoodwinked Trail: Farewell to the Flock and The Grand Auction

As you might have noticed, the city was recently taken over by a load of robin statues that made up the interactive trail, Hoodwinked. The project was born to raise money for Nottinghamshire Hospice, and there’s going to be an auction for the 33 robins at St. Mary’s Church on Thursday 18 October, at 6.45pm. We got down to the Farewell to the Flock event at the Hospice and took a few snaps...

Notts to Host European Roller Derby Tournament

Nottingham Hellfire Harlots are gearing up to host what promises to be a spectacular weekend of WFTDA European roller derby action! The 2018 Track Attack tournament will see teams from Sweden, Belgium and the Netherlands face off against our very own Nottingham Hellfire Harlots A team.

Nusic Podcast #189 with Primal, Nina Smith, Hashtagobi, Camille Christel and more...

This week’s New Music Podcast features info on how you can hand your demo to a bunch of A&R’s, new music with a strong Bastille influence, plus the artist living the dream – playing Paris, Barcelone and… Bradford.

This podcast may contain some fruity language. Sensitive ears – you have been warned.

10 Things You Didn't Know About the 2018 Nottingham Beer and Cider Festival

The biggest beer festival in the East Midlands is returning for another year, bringing your lot the best local ales and ciders abaht. As Nottingham Castle is closed for a couple of years, due to bagging a whopping £29.8 million Heritage Lottery grant, the festival organisers needed a new venue. But don’t fret, as the good folks over at CAMRA have compensated by making it bigger and better than ever, making good use of the bigger space at this year’s venue: Motorpoint Area. Here’s a list of ten things you may not have known about this year’s event...

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

Plenty to keep you on yer toes...

LeftLion Ran The IKANO Bank Robin Hood Half Marathon 2018 to Raise Money for Lee from The Elementz

Three lions got down to Victoria Embankment to complete the Ikano Bank Robin Hood Half Marathon 2018. It was a bit of a feat, because us lot are a lot more well trained in running our mouths over several IPAs more than anything else, but we bleddy did it, and lived to tell the tale...

A Keymaster in Notts

"Escape rooms have been labeled as the biggest entertainment trend since cinema. Is it going to slow down? Who knows?"

History of the Weird Midlands Episode One: Ghosts of the A616

Podcasters beware, you're in for a scare! In the debut episode of History of the Weird Midlands, our hosts explore all that is ghoulish and ghastly in our haunted little corner of the world. Warning: Contains strong language and some serious spookiness. 

Snap Notts: Lenton

Nusic Podcast 188 with Silver Wilson, Jetlines, Bone Cult, Roe Green and more...

From Notts to UEFA: Polly Bancroft

Despite being based 700 miles away in Nyon, Switzerland, Polly Bancroft’s thoughts will be very firmly fixed on her hometown this Saturday, as England Women take on their Brazilian counterparts at Meadow Lane. For it was an England Women’s fixture nearly 30 years ago that led to her prestigious role at Europe’s footballing heart, UEFA.

LeftLion Magazine #106

With Paranormal Activity, Nottingham Tarot Cards, A Keymaster in Notts, Nottingham's Caves, Lytisha Tunbridge, Just The Tonic, Newstead Abbey and more...

Overheard In Notts

We're never gonna tire of the tripe your lot spout...

Notes from the Middle Kingdom: A Hostile Time, A Hostile Place

It's no secret: Things are a bit tense at the minute. Here's our man in Beijing James Kramer weighing in on the currently bonkers socio-political climate, the mind-numbing bureaucracy of immigration control, and the malleability of time and place in an increasingly messy and frustrating world. 

5 Notts Albums to Listen to This September

Wash out yer tabz and crank up these lot, as well as checkin' out the Nusic tip box...

1st Blood Release Creativity Crisis After a Five-Year Album Hiatus

Pete Chilvers is the man behind Nottingham hip hop camp 1st Blood. His day-ones include Ty Healy, Louis Cypher, Liam Bailey and Cappo, to name just a few, and in his younger years he was under the wing of Bristolian monolith Tricky as a label signee. After a five-year release hiatus, 1st Blood have stuck a new album into the airwaves, so we thought we’d catch up with the man on the buttons...

Non-Stop Sports and Forty Two: An Ode to the Skateboard Shops of Notts

We take a fond look at Non-Stop Sports and Forty Two Skate Shop... 

Overheard in Notts

Your lot have been makin' us chuckle...

Snap Notts: Sneinton Market

Every month we lob at yer the latest installment of Snap Notts - the series that sees a bunch of photographers and poets divvied up into pairs and given a location to create summat cool around...