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Review: Opening of Southwell Folk Festival 2014

An opera set in England during WWI on the eve of the 70th anniversary of D-Day landings sets the tone for an incredible weekend

Interview: Mark Elder of The Hallé Orchestra

The Hallé Orchestra are Royal Concert Hall residents, bringing their fresh take on classical music over the Pennines from Manchester, to us, for over a decade. We spoke to music director and conductor, Sir Mark Elder, about why we should all treat our ears to a different kind of performance than they might be used to…

Melton Original Portrait Sessions

Get your mug immortalised in black and white in the Malt Cross gallery

Melton Original Portraits

Become a part of Malt Cross' latest exhibition by getting your portrait taken with an ex-RAF bellows camera

Philarmonia Orchestra Gala Concert

A packed house were celebrating fifty years of the Phil at the forefront of classical music

Onlion Book Reviews

With Ross Bradshaw's collection of essays surrounding crime, The Artist and The Engineer, Seven Daze and more

Major Oak Chorus

"There is an amazing raw power in hearing a song come together by sixty or so enthusiastic blokes all singing their hearts out"

Nottingham Cinema History

From his first experience of Saturday morning kids’ shows at the pictures, Rick Wilde became hooked on not only films but on how cinemas worked. Beginning his career in 1953 as a four teen-year-old, he worked as a projectionist until 2006. When he joined the business there was 52 picture houses around the city: from the crude conversions of the early 1900s, the gilded Victorian palaces of the 1910s, the art deco continentals of the 1930s, the sophisticated twin and triples of the 1960s and 1970s, to the multiplexes of today - he’s seen it all. A walking encyclopedia of Notts cinema shares his knowledge with us...

History of Nottingham's Savoy Cinema

On 7 November 1935, the Savoy Cinema opened its doors to screen its first film, Flirtation Walk, a musical romance starring Dick Powell. It was likely that only the Lenton locals took any notice of this event because, at that time, there were 52 other cinemas in and around Nottingham. So if it wasn’t that extraordinary then, what is its place in Nottingham today? And how in Cockleman’s name has it survived so long when the others have not?

Since 1843: NTU 170 Years Exhibition

NTU's School of Art and Design celebrates its 170th birthday and to mark the occasion they have invited back some of their most famous alumni to showcase their work in the Since 1843 exhibition…

Art Works: Angelo Murphy

"The thoughts and inspiration behind the work for my show draws heavily on folklore and mythological themes; a rich quarry for any artist"

Ray Gosling's Final Interview (1939-2013)

Over 1,000 radio documentaries and 100 for the telly. A pioneer of gay rights. Community activist. Anarchist. University drop-out published by Faber in his early twenties. Ray Gosling has spent his entire life fighting the system and standing up for ordinary people. Then it all went horribly wrong after that confession on live television. Suddenly people forgot half a century of broadcasting. It’s time to remember.

Interview: Mother Nottingham Su Pollard

For the last decade she’s been our unofficial mascot. Su Pollard, or ‘Mother Nottingham’ as we like to call her. She made her name in TV series like Hi-de-Hi! and You Rang M’Lord? She even got to number two in the UK singles charts in 1986 - a time when that actually meant something. She’s coming home this December as Theatre Royal have confirmed her for this year’s panto. We finally hooked her up with Nottingham’s Mr Sex...

Interview: The Gorgeous Chans

Nusic’s Future Sound of Nottingham contest has helped break artists ranging from Dog Is Dead to Indiana. This year’s winners were the The Gorgeous Chans, an ensemble who have grown from six members to almost a dozen over the past year. We had words with Liam Gardiner (saxophone), Daniel Potts (drums) and Brandon Hill (guitar and vocals)...

Interview: Cardboard Cut-out Artist Phillipa Rice

We found out why this web comic artist is happiest when left alone to cut out icebergs

Interview: Barry O'Dowd

Barry O’Dowd teaches kids to box. The former army champion founded Bulwell Hall Amateur Boxing Club in 2004 and has spent almost a decade suppor ting young people in his community. Last year he picked up the title of Coach of the Year at the Nottingham Sports Awards and rubbed shoulders with Torvill and Dean at the Olympics. We popped along to the club to see what he’s all a-bout...

Interview: The Invisible Orchestra

Like a giant ball of muso-attracting velcro, The Invisible Orchestra has snagged members of some of Nottingham’s top bands and singers - as well as from further afield - and shows absolutely no sign of slowing down. The man responsible: Royal Gala’s James Waring...

Dating in Nottingham

Wondering how to meet someone in Nottingham? We sent our community editor out to investigate speed dating, online dating and going to a meat market

May Contain Notts: Oct-Nov 2012

The news diary that leaves its Christmas lights up all year round and doesn’t give a toss what the neighbours think

Branched Out Festival Photos

Photos from the festival that saw 50 of Notts finest bands put on one hell of a show

Mike Breckon on the 1972 Murders of the Israeli Olympic Team

On 5 September 1972, two weeks into the Munich Olympics, members of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September kidnapped and later murdered eleven members of the Israeli Olympic team - witnessed by Mike Breckon, Yorkshire-born manager of the Canadian cycling team, who was based in the opposite apartment. He now lives in Nottingham, and speaks for the first time of what he saw.

Acoustic Rooms vs Our True Intent – Gallery

Interview: Olympians Grace Carter and Tesni Ward

"When I was six, I told my teacher that I was going to be in the Olympics, and I would buy her a ticket"

A Canadian at the London 2012 Olympics

"I want to lose myself in the joyous atmosphere of the world’s middle class getting together to cheer on its fastest and best at throwing heavy objects"

Team NG: When To See Notts Olympians on TV

Notts athletes in the Olympics: when and where they'll be getting all sporteh...