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Sherwood’s Paper Fort Games Discusses Their New Release, Cosmoctopus

Thu 03 Nov 2022

A conspiracy theorist’s dream, Cosmoctopus, the new board game from Sherwood-based publisher Paper Fort Games, explores what would happen if octopuses were actually alien. Following the launch of its Kickstarter campaign, Lead Developer Chris Kingsnorth tells us what to expect…

Notts Goes Green: The Confectioners Treating Sustainability Seriously

Wed 02 Nov 2022

With Nottingham’s businesses increasingly hungry for inspiration on how they can make a difference to the environment, we catch up with Treat Kitchen’s Jess Barnett who’s been leading efforts at the major local exporter. She explains why going carbon neutral didn’t cut it for them, and how they’re shifting their focus to reducing their own emissions and keeping projects local.

We Hear All About Base51’s New Music Events, SUNDAY SES51ONS

Wed 02 Nov 2022

Life can be tough for any youngster - but that’s especially true in Nottingham, the Youth Opportunity Index has found. Thankfully, Base 51 are stepping up to support 11-25 year-olds across the city through counselling, group work and, very shortly, with their new music events, SUNDAY SES51ONS. Khadijah Islam hears all about the charity’s vital work…

Interview: Lime Garden on Their Upcoming Headline Show at The Bodega

Tue 01 Nov 2022

Harry Mangham chatted to Lime Garden ahead of their upcoming headline tour, which kicks off at The Bodega next Monday...

In Photos: Knife Bride and Scene Queen at Rescue Rooms

Mon 31 Oct 2022

Supporting Wargasm, these lot were worthy of their own photoshoot...

5 Great Events in Nottingham This Week: Poltergeist, Sancho Panza and More

Mon 31 Oct 2022

Spooky stories, classic stories and writing stories - it's all in store this week...

How New Nottingham Short Film Hamster Is Putting a Twist on the Typical War Movie

Sat 29 Oct 2022

From being nominated for awards to screening at Broadway Cinema, Scott Driver’s short film, Hamster, has made its mark on audiences and critics alike. And, with its powerful message on PTSD and the impact of war, it’s easy to see why…

Interview: Snug Recording Co on Relocating to JT Soar

Fri 28 Oct 2022

Rich Higton caught up with Robin Newman and Rich Collins from Snug Recording Co after the studio's recent move to Nottingham’s JT Soar...

Theatre Review: Hot in Here at Nonsuch Studios

Thu 27 Oct 2022

The coming apocalypse and how to avoid it

Out of Time: All About 'Torpedo' Tom Blower, the Nottingham Man Who Became the First Person to Swim the North Channel of the Irish Sea

Thu 27 Oct 2022

Until 1947, no one had ever successfully swam the North Channel of the Irish Sea - a 21-mile stretch of icy cold, choppy water between Scotland and Northern Ireland. Then came Tom Blower, the Notts-born gentle giant who could snap six inch nails and lift two people at a time…

How Nottinghamshire Bat Group Are Standing up for Our Misunderstood Critters

Wed 26 Oct 2022

With Halloween just around the corner, we wanted to take a furry close look at one of our most feared and mythologised critters - bats. Angelena Efstathiou of Nottinghamshire Bat Group tells us about the work they do to better understand our local bats, and how you can help protect them…

How Notts Filmmaker Georgianna Scurfield Is Celebrating the City’s Iconic Cattle Market

Tue 25 Oct 2022

For 136 years, Nottingham Cattle Market has been a bedrock of the community. As a livestock market and, much later, a home for market stalls and Arthur Johnson & Sons auctioneers, it’s an eclectic ecosystem of stories, experience and big personalities tucked behind Meadow Lane near Trent Bridge. With a view to cataloguing the past and present of the market’s history for future generations, filmmaker Georgianna Scurfield launched The Cattle Market Project, a Heritage Lottery-funded documentary, photography, animation, oral history and historical archive project aimed at celebrating a Nottingham institution…

A Booklover's Dream, Five Leaves Shed Light On Their Regular Bookclub

Sat 22 Oct 2022

With its radical reputation, Five Leaves is a bookshop beloved by you Notts lot. But did you know that, alongside stocking all the best and rarest titles, the store hosts a regular book club? With recent titles including The Book of Form and Emptiness and Elena Knows, this month you can look forward to diving into Selby Wynn Schwartz’s After Sappho - the novel which reimagines the stories of feminists, artists, writers and sapphics from the 19th and 20th century. Before the event on Thursday 27 October, we catch up with Five Leaves’ Ross Bradshaw and Jane Anger to learn more…

Six Spooky Books to Get Your Spine Tingling This October

Thu 20 Oct 2022

Want a book that sends shivers down your spine? One that fills you will a creeping dread? Our literature team have a few suggestions...

Gig Review: Rina Sawayama at Rock City

Wed 19 Oct 2022

We sent Nick Parkhouse down to Rina Sawayama's first ever Nottingham gig...

Showcasing the Best of the Worst, We Learn More About Notts Bad Movie Club

Wed 19 Oct 2022

Have you ever seen a film that’s so bad it’s good? Do you often return to ‘hate watches’, sticking on something that’s enjoyable for its awfulness? If so, you’ll love Notts Bad Movie Club, the city’s regular film night showcasing the very best of the worst…

Exhibition Review: Social Resource Project for Tennis Clubs at Bonington Gallery

Tue 18 Oct 2022

Renowned conceptual artist, Stephen Willats, returns to Nottingham to finish what he started in the 1970s and ignites a rallying cry for wider engagement in the arts...

Review: Escape From R. M. S. Titanic at Houdini's Nottingham

Tue 18 Oct 2022

As the Titanic pulled into Nottingham (and, more specifically, the back corner of Tenpin near Showcase), we decided to hop on board and see if we could jump ship before it sank to the bottom of the ocean. Or, in other words, we tried out Houdini’s ‘Escape From R.M.S. Titanic’ escape room. Here’s how we got on…

Colin Baker Chats Doctor Who, Nadine Dorries and Bringing Sherlock Holmes to Mansfield

Tue 18 Oct 2022

Ahead of the Palace Theatre's showing of The Hound of the Baskervilles, LeftLion sit down with Sherlock Holmes himself, actor Colin Baker. We discuss the iconic detective, Doctor Who, Nadine Dorries in the jungle, how Davros got him wearing Crocs, and the status of Colin’s lucky underpants...