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Six Spooky Books to Get Your Spine Tingling This October

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Film Review: Triangle of Sadness

Another film, another Palme d'Or for Rubel Östlund, this time for a release that plays like a mashup of Gosford Park, Parasite and Lord of the Flies...

Match Report: Nottingham Panthers vs Manchester Storm 15.10.22

The Nottingham Panthers took on Manchester Storm in their fourth Challenge Cup match on Saturday night. Here's how they got on…

Theatre Review: Potatohead at Nonsuch Studios

Stage Co-Editor Ian C Douglas took a trip to see this slightly strange stage production...

Interview: Sea Girls

Benedict Watson caught up with Andrew Dawson, bassist of fast-rising indie-rock band Sea Girls, ahead of their upcoming Rock City gig next month...

Stealth’s Manager Alex Kirkland Tells All About the Club's Redesign

Over the summer, one of Notts’ favourite nightclubs had a makeover. We chat to Stealth’s manager Alex Kirkland about the changes that have been made to the venue and what we can expect now that it has reopened its doors…

Spotlight On: Studio Chocolate

Hand-crafted, artisan chocolates, beautiful baked treats and fresh, tasty coffees - what's not to love? 

We Check Out Nottingham Contemporary's New Exhibition, Hollow Earth: Art, Caves and The Subterranean Imaginary,

Have you ever thought long and hard about caves (steady…)? If so, you’ll love Hollow Earth: Art, Caves and The Subterranean Imaginary, Nottingham Contemporary’s latest exhibition exploring what goes on beneath the ground - and if not, you might be surprised at just how fascinating they are…

New Panthers Captain Matthew Myers Talks Leading the New Season

Born in Cardiff, Matthew Myers first joined the Nottingham Panthers while studying Real Estate Management at Nottingham Trent University. Now captain of the team for the 2022-23 season, the forward is aiming to push his side back to greatness. After a difficult start to the current campaign, we talk to the 37-year-old about his new responsibilities, playing in an arena and wanting to let go of the past…

Interview: SunFried Tribe

We chat to Tobi Read, founder of the Nottingham art collective SunFried Tribe, to learn about the project, how it began and what to expect from future ventures…

Six Small Businesses Talk the Cost Of Living Crisis

It’s been deemed “insignificant” compared to other national news. It’s been ignored by a Government whose sole focus seems to be on those at the top. Yet the rising cost of living is affecting real people in the real world, right now - not least the hard-working, talented minds behind our city’s vital and varied independent businesses. With a challenging winter on the horizon, how are these firms feeling, and are those in charge of the country doing enough to help? We find out… 

Known for Their No Compromise Patties, Yello Yard are Changing the Nottingham Caribbean Food Scene

Specialising in ‘no compromise’ patties, Yello Yard are filling a gap in Nottingham’s food scene that has been around for far too long. Co-owner Jowayne Marks tells us how he and his partner, Mahalia Chambers, made it happen…

Preview: Say It Ain't So - A Weezer Night at The Bodega

Are you a fan of Weezer? Have we got news for you... 

Exhibition Review: Blk this & Blk that … a state of urgency at Djanogly Gallery

Michael Forbes’ work is a bubbling cauldron of ideas, sculptural forms, festival images, and photographs. Both playful as well as critically engaged with serious themes, his art now forms Blk this & Blk that … a state of urgency at Djanogly Gallery, Lakeside Arts…

£250K Budget Indie Film ‘The Fence’ to be Screened in Lenton

Motorbikes, fast cars and Eighties music abound as this retro indie film comes to Notts…

Hockley Hustle are Hosting a Free Silent Disco in Victoria Centre This Saturday

A silent disco in the middle of Victoria Centre? What could this all possibly be in aid of? The return of Hockley Hustle, of course...

How the Raleigh Chopper and Burner Became Pop Culture Sensations

If you grew up in the seventies, you probably had a Chopper, and if you grew up in the eighties, you probably had a Burner. Yet whichever ride was yours, one thing’s for certain - you looked cool as ice riding around the local estate with your mates…

The Best Events in Nottingham This Week: Stuart Pearce, Michael Palin and More

Stars from big to rising are in the city over the next seven days...

Film Review: Both Sides of the Blade

Claire Denis's latest is a sensual and thoroughly thrilling tale about deceit, failures and lost loves…

How Maggie’s Support Centre Is Aiming to Raise Money With a Culture-Filled Tour of Nottingham

Providing care to patients and their families, Maggie’s are the free cancer support centre stationed outside City Hospital. Now they’re raising money to keep the centre running through their annual Culture Crawl - the five-mile night walk kept lively by a selection of Nottingham personalities and performers. We catch up with Maggie’s about the work they do, the celebratory nature of the walk and how to get involved…