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The Last Fish Man Standing

Wed 04 Apr 2018

Dave “The Fish Man” Bartram is a legend around these parts. Turning 72 this November, he walks from pub to pub selling various seafoods and tasty snacks from his basket, raising money for the charity Rainbows. He’s faced some adversity over the past year; he got mugged, broke his ribs, and as a result, discovered he had cancer. Looking back to our 2008 interview with Dave in issue #22, we sat down with him in The Bell for a catch up...

Steve Underwood: Bus Driver Turned Sleaford Mods Manager

Wed 28 Mar 2018

Steve Underwood is the now former Nottingham City Transport bus driver who runs Harbinger Sound, a record label at the forefront of UK’s underground and DIY scene, putting out a diverse and sometimes challenging selection of artists that have span punk, noise, experimental and avant-garde. It was a chance meeting with Jason Williamson that would see the label have a top twenty album with Sleaford Mods and Steve becoming the band’s manager...

Anton Lockwood: The Man Who Made Rescue Rooms A Success

Thu 22 Mar 2018

As Rescue Rooms basks in the glory of its fifteenth birthday, we sat down with the man who transformed the place from a run down sports bar to a renowned music venue...

Paul Draper: The Former Mansun Frontman Discusses His Debut Solo Album

Wed 28 Feb 2018

Currently touring in support of his first full-length solo record Spooky Action, the shows will also feature Draper and his band covering Mansun's debut album Attack Of The Grey Lantern in its entirety. We put some questions to him ahead of his show at the Rescue Rooms...

Live Music Review: Scarlet at Rough Trade

Sat 24 Feb 2018

Local duo You Want Fox organised a free gig at Rough Trade featuring Queen Mantis and Scarlet. We headed down to check it out...

Theatre Review: Son of a Preacher Man

Wed 31 Jan 2018

The Dusty Springfield musical that's nowt to do with Dusty Springfield

Simon Stokes: The Man Who Designs Escapologic Escape Rooms

Wed 13 Dec 2017

Thrills, suspense, mystery and horror lie in wait for thousands of adventurers enjoying the fastest growing entertainment phenomenon to hit the planet – The Escape Room. At 900 and counting, each chamber is uniquely designed by a band of subversive lone creators who have found their own special calling. Meet the man who designed one of the highest voted rooms in the UK...

Left Magpie: Notts County News & Updates

Wed 22 Nov 2017

Notts County's amazing run continues this month and our Colin takes us through all of the strange coincidences floating around Meadow Lane

Boilermaker's Manager Makes Final of Gabriel Boudier Liqueur Competition

Wed 08 Nov 2017

Turns out Nottingham has a secret cocktail wizard who has created the next best thing in flavoured booze...

Man Alive! Readings from Man Booker Prize Shortlist at Lakeside Arts

Wed 11 Oct 2017

This October, the best and brightest of the literary world will be celebrated in this year's Man Booker Prize 2017. We decided to head on down to Lakeside's Djanogly Theatre for a reading from some of this year's shortlisted authors.

Left Magpie: Notts County News & Updates

Fri 06 Oct 2017

The 'pies flew to the top of League Two as Jorge Grant continued his excellent form. Here's what our Colin made of it all

Rory Coleman is the OG Marathon Man

Wed 04 Oct 2017

We can all be guilty of overindulging and being less active than we should be. After all, a post-work pub trip on a sunny Friday afternoon sounds infinitely better than hammering away on a treadmill with the lycra-clad gang, or traipsing down a canal towpath while a robotic voice on an app barks sarcastic-sounding encouragement at you, doesn’t it? Well, not for our Rory Coleman...

The Nottingham Creatives Bringing the NHS to the Stage

Mon 21 Aug 2017

Fifty years ago, John Berger and Jean Mohr brought the world of a rural medical professional into the spotlight with the book A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor. Now, theatre-maker Michael Pinchbeck and photographer Julian Hughes have been developing a creative project based on the book. Working with New Perspectives theatre company, alongside a team of writers and visual artists, the pair have been taking another look at doctors, exploring just how much the NHS has changed over the years through their new theatre production A Fortunate Man...

The Man Who Makes Canal Boats

Fri 04 Aug 2017

When I picture myself retiring, I imagine an armchair, a cuppa, and Countdown on the telly box. Maybe I’ll have a hobby: card making or gardening; nothing too strenuous. What I definitely don’t expect to do is start a business making narrow boats. But that’s exactly what James Blackburn has decided to do in his twilight years. Yep, he’s decided to make two of ‘em a year. Just because...

The Man Who Makes Boats

Tue 25 Jul 2017

When you picture yourself retiring, you probably imagine an armchair, a cuppa, and Countdown on the telly box. Maybe you'll have a hobby: card making or gardening; nothing too strenuous. James Blackburn however, started a business making canal boats. Yep, he’s decided to make two of ‘em a year. Just because...

Film Review: Spider-Man Homecoming

Thu 20 Jul 2017

Hannah Parker reviews the newest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe...

Die-hard Forest Fans on Evangelos Marinakis

Mon 05 Jun 2017

What do some of Nottingham Forest's most dedicated fans think of the new management?

Street Tales: The Stone Man... A Nottingham Knight

Sat 06 May 2017

The history lessons you'd never have got at school...

Live Music Review: Rag'n'Bone Man at Rock City

Sat 29 Apr 2017

Human singer wows the Nottingham massive...

The Man Who Makes Artificial Eyes

Fri 28 Apr 2017

Ever wondered how artificial eyes are made? Nope? We didn't either until we met John Pacey-Lowrie and he showed us all this cool stuff...

Meet the Man Selling Coffee from a Phonebox in Nottingham

Thu 13 Apr 2017

Luke Thorpe has taken on an unusual venture – selling coffee out of a phonebox. The city’s gone coffee mad recently, so we went down to ask him a few questions about what he’s doing...

Manchester Band The Slow Readers Club Play The Bodega and Dot To Dot Festival

Thu 30 Mar 2017

The Manchester band have just been announced for this year's Dot To Dot Festival and play The Bodega this Thursday...

Nusic Advice Guide: Getting a Manager

Thu 16 Mar 2017

The second video in a series of helpful advice guides from our pals over at Nusic, who want to see you do well in the music industry. In this vid, you can find out about whether or not it's appropriate to get a manager, and the steps you need to take to make it happen...

A Fortunate Man: Creative Callout from New Perspectives

Mon 06 Mar 2017

Calling all creatives. Be you a wizard with the visual – anything from photography, painting or film – or a pretty slick writer, deviser or performer, New Perspectives theatre company are calling you to join them.

Film Review: Manchester by the Sea

Wed 01 Feb 2017

Kenneth Lonergan directs his third feature film Manchester by the Sea, in which Casey Affleck stars as Lee Chandler, a melancholy handy man who makes a living by fixing taps, boilers, and doors

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