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10 MORE Albums You Should Listen To This Month

Also featuring a single / EP or two. Because our city’s creative folk have been cooking up some heat...

Confetti Is Creating Industry Opportunities So Students Can Do It For Real

Confetti is all about hands-on learning provided by industry experts...

Looking Ahead: 2021 Nottingham Art Exhibitions At a Glance

2020 may have been a bit of a letdown, but once restrictions allow it, we can’t wait to visit a range of art exhibitions. Here are a few new shows you can look forward to. All dates are subject to change, so be sure to check before visiting...

BOHNS Are Flipping Nottingham's Burger Scene On Its Head

Picture this: a juicy burger, brimming with cheese, sauce and spice. Wrapping your smackers around it. Sinking your teeth into all that bun and meat. Licking your lips in relish. Mmmm. That’s the BOHNS Burgers experience for you. They know how to pack in the flavour and the textures in their mouth-watering burgers. Our Food Editor Eve Smallman chats to owner Tom Bohn about how they make them so damn good, and why you should get your chops around one ASAP…

25 Years Later: Cast Away

Cast Away helped Tom Hanks to his fifth Oscar nomination back in 2021, and our Screen Co-Editor can definitely see why...

Nusic New Music Podcast 241: The People's Podcast

The People’s New Music Podcast – our annual selection of Notts artists you think are gonna step up over the next twelve months, based on objective (as possible) reasoning.

The Podcast may contain some fruity language. Sensitive ears – you have been warned.

Beat the Streets Has Reimagined Its 2021 Festival As a Winter Fundraiser

2020 began on a high for charity music festival Beat the Streets when Jake Bugg took to the Rock City stage to headline the one-day, multi-venue festival, which raised £75,000 for Framework. But with the physical festival on hold, and the number of rough sleepers increasing, DHP Family have reimagined 2021’s festival for a post-COVID world… 

Framework at 20: Women and Homelessness in Nottingham

Sofas are cosy home comforts for most people. But for many homeless women, who have fled from their homes to the comparable safety of the streets, a sofa is simply a makeshift bed for the night. But what they get in that mild comfort can come with a dark price, and can mean they struggle to escape a never-ending cycle of abuse. We speak to Framework’s Operations Manager for women’s and families’ services Claire Windebank about the physical and mental difficulties homeless women face, and how Framework helps them get control of their lives…

Faces of Nottingham: Local Photographer Urban Scot on Street Photography and His New Book

Peter McConnochie – a.k.a UrbanScott – has been photographing the people of Nottingham for more than a decade, and has dedicated the last two years to his latest project, Faces of Nottingham. We caught up with the Scottish-born photographer to find out more about his latest project, as well as his ongoing obsession with shooting the people who work, live and travel in the city. 

TV Review: The Mandalorian - Season 2

Mando and the Child strike back with new planets, new faces and returning fan favourites from across the saga in a hit or miss second season…

Framework Housing Association Celebrate Helping Nottingham's Homeless Community for 20 Years

For twenty years, Framework Housing Association has helped tens of thousands of vulnerable people in Nottingham overcome issues of homelessness, addiction and mental ill-health to once again achieve social inclusion, financial stability and independence – changing the direction of their lives for the better. We look back on the history of the organisation, and learn the value they bring to our city, and the lives of the people who need them most… 

30 Years Later: The Godfather Part III

Thomas Griffiths reviews the divisive third instalment of the Godfather trilogy in light of its thirtieth anniversary and brand new re-edit...

The Best Films of 2020

From countless postponements to forced cinema closures, 2020 hasn’t been kind to the film industry. Even so - be it via socially-distanced seating or a bit of streaming magic - we’ve still managed to watch lots of excellent movies this year. Here are our picks for 2020’s very finest...

5 Nottingham Albums to Listen to This Month

The latest Nottinghamshire releases... 

The Nottingham Culture Review of 2020

Let’s face it: 2020 has been the crappest year since we dropped the ‘S’ from the beginning of Nottingham. Here’s our rundown of what’s happened in our local culture scene over the last twelve months...

Gate to Southwell Festival Is Set to Bounce Back in 2021

Book it into yer calendars...

Doug Scott: Mountaineering Legend 1941-2020

Earlier this month Nottingham-born mountaineering legend Doug Scott died from Cancer. Mark Patterson, a journalist who once interviewed Doug, remembers the life of a man who conquered Everest and captured the imaginations of the British and Himalayans alike...

Final Round of Voting for Prospect Music Awards Live: Crown the Winner for 2021

Strictly might be over for another year but turn yer attention local and there’s still another talent competition to keep us entertained. Craig, Motsi and Shirley are replaced by a number of known names for the Notts-based Prospect Music Award. Get to know more and place your votes ahead of the finals on NYD...

Under Cover Artist: Rob White

Multidisciplinary artist Rob White takes us inside his sixth LeftLion cover, an ode to putting 2020 behind us for good...

Film Review: The Christmas Chronicles - Part Two

Kurt Russell makes a merry return as the father of Christmas in this bonkers follow up to 2018’s The Christmas Chronicles.

Collaborative Future's Internship Programme Is Creating a More Inclusive Work Future

Here's how you can get involved...

Nottingham Playhouse's Adam Penford on This Year's Live and Online Pantomime, Cinderella

Cinderella will go to the ball! The Nottingham Playhouse panto will be going ahead this Christmas, despite the impact of COVID-19 and lockdown. It will look a little different – and, for the first time in years, there is a new writer/director at the helm: Artistic Director, Adam Penford. Our Stage Editor Rebecca Buck caught up with him for a chat...

Review: Christmas at Wollaton 2020

At the end of a year that’s been filled with darkness, Christmas at Wollaton’s multi-sensory experience really does feel like light at the end of the tunnel…

A Big Issue Vendor in Notts

"You’ve got to be a positive person in this job; at least, I think you do. You want people to buy mags from you because they want to, not because they feel guilty."

Overheard in Notts

What you been chatting this month?