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In its third year, the Festival of Science and Curiosity is bigger and better than ever. Like all festivals, you had to pick and choose a bit in terms of what to see and what to do but here's what Gav Squires checked out over the weekend...
Christmas can be a right bleddy lonely time for many people in Nottingham. Luckily, Mo Fayose has taken it upon herself to dish out free Christmas dinners for anyone who wants some company and a full belly on the day. That’s right, if you get yourself down to Hyson Green Market Square you can grab yourself a full English breakfast, or a full-on Christmas dinner at St Mark’s Church in Woodthorpe, and at Bestwood Park Community Centre. We put a few questions to the woman behind it all…
This December, Wollaton Hall is to be taken over by two men who’ve got sacks of tales, stashed. After making a name for themselves as a couple of the best storytellers about, The Woolly Tellers are bringing those magical Christmas bangers that leave gobs on floors and tears in peepers…
In her latest book, Sheila Rowbotham outlines the interweaving lives of six figures who made Rebel Crossings across the Atlantic in search of new beginnings. This talk was part of Nottingham’s Festival of Literature...
Nottingham's biggest potty mouth and historical badman tells us what's been gerrin' his goat...
Did you know that the founder of AC Milan hails from Nottingham? No, neither did we until recently
The event that sees all the clever clogs put their heads together to talk science... in the pub...
Everyone's favourite Victorian music hall, the Malt Cross, is hosting a competition for print-based artwork. With prizes from yours truly, you best get entering
"The decision to take on such a mammoth story and develop a mainstage production using young actors in just two weeks was a bold one"
I saw a dragon gate by Gaudi, in Barcelona, and I thought, "I'll have a go at making a dragon in my spare time."
Festival, you say? Nay. Boomtown is no festival. It is the home to many a warped reality, to disparate wealth, and the revolution of original ravers
"We want to build and maintain a music community, because that's what's important. It motivates and inspires people"
"We're not massively skilled businesspeople. You just gotta give stuff a go while you're young. If it don't work, it don't work. At the end of the day, we gave it a go"
We love the Malt Cross, not just for its lovely snap and high ceilings, but for all the charitable ways it helps the Nottingham community
A local artist reveals all her secrets of fusing her photographs onto ceramics...
After scooping a £1.38m grant from Heritage Lottery Funding this year, the Malt Cross closed its doors for four months to undergo a massive restoration. Now re-opened, it’s the largest Victorian music hall outside of London and one of only a fistful left in the country. As one of Nottingham’s most beautiful buildings, it’d be remiss not to have a dig in to its colourful history…
An evening of talented rattle from the travelling spoken word festival with a close look at Sophie Snell's tale-telling workshop
"An utterly thrilling and poignant evening, preserving West Side Story as a timeless classic"
A pair of crime related short plays
"The mind of a child is beautifully explored, instilling in the viewer a sense of reminiscence"
Gallery 4 of 4 from the LeftLion #44 cover shoot, this time Jemma Cox was on photo duties
The second in our 'behind the scenes' galleries of the cover shoot involving nearly 500 of the city's musicians - this time by Ralph Barklam
When we took on the mammoth task of getting nearly 500 Notts musicians into one photograph, Carla Mundy was at Rock City to document it
Niki Valentine - formerly Monaghan - releases her fourth novel, The Haunted, this October, just in time for Halloween. The tale of a couple holidaying in the Scottish Highlands that takes a turn for the worst, this bonus extract not available in the novel is just a taster...
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