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Festival Review: Foolhardy Folk Festival 2023

Thu 07 Sep 2023

Honorary Notts legend Beans on Toast curated this day of folk fun at the Arboretum...

Gig Review: Be Your Own Pet at The Bodega

Mon 04 Sep 2023

After fifteen years out of the game, Nashville’s indie-punk sensations Be Your Own Pet are back and boy, are they back. The band stopped by Nottingham’s Bodega to gift their fans with an album that I’m sure many of us thought was never going to come. After all, it’s rare to see a band bounce back after such a long hiatus. But were these long-awaited offerings able to enchant audiences in the same way that their signature ferociously quirky style had done in the late noughties? The city’s punk fans were eager to find out.

Gig Review: Willie J Healey at Rough Trade

Mon 04 Sep 2023

Just after August Bank Holiday Monday, Willie J Healey graced the Rough Trade Nottingham stage...

LeftLion issue #163 September 2023

Mon 04 Sep 2023

It's our 20th Birthday issue! We took the opportunity to celebrate some fellow Nottingham milestones, including the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, the Nottingham Ghost Walk, The Tokenhouse, Iguazu, Ignite!, Rescue Rooms, Nottingham Green Festival, and more...

Film Review: Scrapper

Fri 01 Sep 2023

Abbie Leeson checks out Charlotte Regan's touching study of a father-daughter relationship...

Theatre Review: Heathers The Musical at Theatre Royal

Wed 30 Aug 2023

Heathers the Musical has gained something of a cult following since its debut Off-Broadway in 2014, moving to the UK’s West End in 2018. It’s easy to see why - colour-coded queen bee bullies, a brooding bad boy and a musical number called My Dead Gay Son that manages to be both vibrant and dark at the same time...

Gig Review: Trivium at Rock City

Mon 28 Aug 2023

On Friday 25 August in the good year 2023, the almighty Trivium Shogunate rolled through Nottingham to teach its citizens all it could - this is what we learned…

Left Magpie: August 2023

Mon 28 Aug 2023

That Familiar Feeling. There’s always a sense of crushing normality at this point in the summer. The night’s are drawing in, back-to-school equipment floods shop shelves and the garden furniture is dragged sodden back to the shed.

Film Review: Afire

Sun 27 Aug 2023

Acclaimed German director Christian Petzold director returns to full force with a slow burn drama…

Theatre Review: The Rocky Horror Show at Theatre Royal

Tue 22 Aug 2023

"The first time I saw The Rocky Horror Show live, it was celebrating 25 years, now here we are at Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall celebrating fifty!"

Food Review: Bronte & Co

Sat 19 Aug 2023

Summer in the city when you’re not jetting off somewhere fancy can occasionally feel a little claustrophobic, but there’s a few spots that give off that holiday vibe right on our doorstep. One of my favourites is Bronte & Co, a small airy Turkish restaurant and cafe situated on the main Mansfield Road strip in Sherwood.

Music Review: Ensemble M Candlelight Concert at National Justice Museum

Tue 15 Aug 2023

We have something very different to bring to you today, as we headed off to the National Justice Museum...

Gig Review: Protomartyr at Rescue Rooms

Mon 14 Aug 2023

We sent Lawrence Poole to check out Detroit post-punk behemoths, Protomartyr...

Food Review: The Atrium Bar & Kitchen

Fri 11 Aug 2023

One of Nottingham's greatest gems is The Atrium Bar & Kitchen, a vibrant, family-run eatery situated inside an old bank vault in Radcliffe, with a beautiful stained glass atrium dome hovering above you as you tuck into some of the tastiest dishes Notts has to offer.

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...

Theatre Review: Father Brown

Thu 10 Aug 2023

Classic thriller fun with the popular priest

Festival Review: Mangata 2023

Tue 08 Aug 2023

Mangata Festival made a triumphant return to Nottingham in July, bringing three stages of thrilling rock and metal to the masses...

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...

Food Review: Pizza Pilgrims

Sat 05 Aug 2023

Even though Oscar & Rosie’s is no more (Rest in Peace), the Lace Market and Hockley area of Nottingham has no shortage of pizza joints. From Pizza Punks to Pizzamisú, we are spoilt for choice - and the latest kid on the block is Pizza Pilgrims, situated on Carlton Street opposite Pho. An established chain down in the South, I had to check it out for myself to see what the hype was all about.