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Left Magpie: Notts County News and Updates

The last month has had the feel of an epic end-of-season finale; Alan Hardy producing his own Jon Snow moment in overcoming the dark hoards of amassed creditors at the gates, seizing the keys to the castle and becoming our King in the North (Trentside)

10 Notts Music Albums to Tickle Your Tabs This February

If you're from Notts and want your tunes reviewed, go to leftlion.co.uk/sendusmusic

10 Things to do in Nottingham This Week

There's so much going off in the next seven days...

Hong Kong Diaries 12: Going with a Bang

Well, it’s that time of year again, when every few minutes’ shock has us momentarily parting with our skin. Yes, Chinese New Year and the detonation of firecrackers throughout the village to keep those dastardly evil spirits at bay; of which there’s clearly quite a few judging by the frequency of reports and the swathes of red debris carpeting the area.

12 Nottingham Grime-Influenced Artists to Watch in 2017

Grime is coming up large in the global community, as one of the most authentically British sound to emerge from the UK in decades. Since its creation in the early noughties, it's been one of the staple sounds of Nottingham, and its growing popularity has opened doors to twisted paths for UK hip hop and r 'n' b artists, producers and DJs. With events like Detonate and venues like Stealth supporting and encouraging the growth of alternative musical talent from the Midlands, it is easy to see why some of the most groundbreaking artists are Nottingham born and bred...

Nusic Podcast #147

9 Things To Do In Nottingham This Week

We're packed to the rafters with fun stuff to do this week...

11 Things To Do in Nottingham This Week

Find out about all the things you could be cracking on with over the next seven days...

Notts County Deadline Day Signings

Notts County added six players to their squad in the last 24 hours of the transfer deadline. We give you a run-down of those new faces...

Overheard in Notts

Your lot don't half spout some bleddy claptrap...

Nusic Podcast #146

Nottingham, here's your fortnightly dose of local musical talent to cure most of what ails you...

What Notts: The Latest News and Stories

Find out what's been going off around and about the city for the past month or so...

10 Things To Do in Nottingham This Week

There's plenty of stuff to be cracking on with this week...

Talking Algorave With Notts-Based Electronic Music Maker Anny

With the term first coined in Nottingham, we find out more about the live music and coding movement ahead of an event at Rough Trade Nottingham...

Nusic Podcast #145

Get some new Notts music in your tabs...

11 Things To Do in Nottingham This Week

Find out what's going off in Nottingham over the next seven days...

14 Music Albums to Stuff in Your Tabs

If you're from Nottingham and you'd like your tunes reviewed, drop us a line at music@leftlion.co.uk

11 Things To Do in Nottingham This Week

We've rounded up all the best activity-based goods of this fair city, of this fair week, of this fair life...

10 Proper Bob Films from 2016

Our Screen Editor Harry Wilding, and proper film buff Ash Carter, have put their heads together to reveal the bobbest of the bob, the shonkiest of the shonk, the gashest of the gash...

10 Awesome Films from 2016

Our Screen Editor Harry Wilding and top film buff Ash Carter have rounded up the best flicks from an otherwise dreary 2016

4 Books To Read Over The Festive Period

One year ago, Nottingham became a UNESCO City of Literature. Since then, creative writing courses have been closed down, the DH Lawrence Heritage Centre has been sold off, and the fate of the Central Library lies in the hands of a property developer. Offsetting this is the Festival of Literature, the Line of Light installation on Station Street and, most importantly of all, the authors who keep banging out beautiful books...

20 Top Nottingham Music Releases of 2016

A rundown of some of our favourite Nottingham-related music releases of the year, in alphabetical order...

Advertising Sectioned: Arthur Mee's Children's Encyclopedia (1913)

Marketing material ripped from the pages of Nottingham's history...

Nusic Podcast #144

Get some of these proper Notts, proper new tunes stuffed in your lugholes..

12 Coffee Shops to Visit in Nottingham

If your energy is lacking and you're feeling weak, you've come to the right place. We've been hitting all the places you can down a cup of Joe so that we can deliver this list of caffeine-oriented gaffs. Sit back and jitter your bum off as we lay down what's what when it comes to the grind...