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Stay Safe at University: Here Are Some Handy Resources for New Students in Nottingham

Right now, you’re likely to have just moved away from home for the first time in your life, and for some of you, this will be your first time living in a city. Believe us when we say it’s normal to feel a bit nervous, you definitely aren’t the only one. But just know that there are plenty of resources available for you, which you should not hesitate to use at any point during your time here if you feel that you need to. Here’s some information that will help you to keep both yourself and your new friends safe as you navigate your new home…

We Chat to Blue Monkey Brewery as They Celebrate Their 15th Birthday

With a striking name that will not leave your mind even after downing a couple of their well-crafted beers, the Blue Monkey Brewery is celebrating their fifteenth birthday this year. We spoke to Laura Beavon-Lee, sales manager at the brewery, about the brand’s legacy, future aspirations and some of their most memorable moments over the years…

Film Review: Red Black Green

Notts-based film director Naphat “Naps” Boonyaprapa has released a documentary on his favourite topic - table tennis. Here's what we thought of it...

Gig Review: Catmilk at The Bodega

It's always a special experience when you get the chance to see someone perform for the first time, and these three Nottingham artists did not disappoint...

Framework's Big Sleep Out - A Sleeping Bag War On Homelessness

Nottingham-based charity Framework is inviting the public to spend the night in a sleeping bag to help tackle the homelessness crisis...

A Tent In With Intent - St Ann’s Resident Camps Out for Migrants

St Ann’s is one of Nottingham’s most multicultural places, and home to many migrant communities. To highlight the varied reasons for which people leave their homes, travel, and settle in new communities, local resident Rosey Thomas Palmer is camping out in a tent all this week to raise money for Tearfund. Here she explains why…

We Catch Up With Artistic Director Saad Eddine Said as New Art Exchange Turns 15 Years Old

With a sleek, black facade that sets it apart from the predominantly red brick cityscape of the locality, New Art Exchange, (NAE) which stands as a local (and national) landmark at the heart of Hyson Green, is celebrating their 15th birthday. Saad Eddine Said, artistic director and CEO at the NAE speaks about how the institution has emerged as a centre that celebrates the diversity of artistic expression and creativity rooted in South-Asian, African and Caribbean traditions. 

Gig Review: The Everly Pregnant Brothers at Metronome

Long may The Everly Pregnant Brothers' maternity leave last…

In Photos: Belters Choir Perform 'Songs In The Tunnel'

Slamovision Poetry Slam Comes to Nottingham

Eurovision is old news. If you are a budding poet, get involved in Slamovision this December

Gandeys Circus, Broadway’s Short Stack and the Bush Doctor Reunion: Here’s What's On In Nottingham This Week: 11 - 17 September

This week, head to the circus, check out some live music, or sit back and watch a film...

We Catch Up With Demob Happy Before Their Headline Show At The Bodega

Ben Blissett chats with Matthew Marcantonio, singer-bassist of Demob Happy, ahead of their show at The Bodega on Wednesday 13 September...

Film Review: Bolan's Shoes

Timothy Spall + Marc Bolan should = guaranteed success, right? Well, sadly not...

We Highlight 40 Stars of Television Workshop to Celebrate Its 40th Birthday

In crazy news, Nottingham institution The Television Workshop turned forty this year. A leading light in the screen industry, the award-winning drama group has produced everyone from The Last of Us’ Ellie Williams to Line of Duty’s Kate Fleming over the past four decades. But that’s just scratching the surface. So, to go very on-the-nose, we thought we’d create a handy little sheet of, you guessed it, forty big and small screen releases that have been improved by our very own Workshop talents. Track them down, tick them off, and enjoy them all…

We Discover the Roots of Nottingham Green Festival as They Celebrate Their 30th Birthday

Nottingham Green Festival are celebrating their thirtieth outing this year (they started in 1991, but it’s a big birthday of sorts). Patrick Smith AKA VeggiesPat and Moby Farrands have been involved respectively since before, and near to its 1991 beginnings. We find out the roots of this pioneering fiesta, and why it’s so perennially popular.

New Film Group Brings the Best of Eastern European Cinema to Notts

Kino Koło Notts is taking over St John’s Centre in Mansfield on Friday 22 September, with a screening of cult classic The Cruise kicking off the action...

20 Bands You Won't Believe Have Played Rescue Rooms

It may be tucked away out of sight in the shadow of Rock City, but few would disagree that Rescue Rooms is one of the best spots for catching live music in Nottingham. To celebrate its twentieth birthday, we look back at some of the most unbelievable bands and artists who have graced the stage over the past two decades…

Horror without Borders Film Course from Monstrous Flesh Coming to Nottingham

Local film expert and Monstrous Flesh podcast host Clelia McElroy is launching a brand new course. She tells us all about it...

We Met up With Antonio Vendone to Talk All Things Suede’s 10th Birthday

With the pizzeria’s tenth birthday celebrations approaching, we met up with Antonio Vendone at Suede Bar to take a trip down memory lane and chat about all things pizza and Nottingham, with a touch of nostalgia…

The Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Celebrates Its 60th Birthday

On a soggy summer morning, we trundled down to the Attenborough Nature Reserve and caught up with Erin McDaid of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Sat in their cafe, in the middle of a flooded gravel pit, we chatted about what came first (the reserve or David Attenborough), beavers, and their sixtieth birthday…

Gig Review: Be Your Own Pet at The Bodega

After fifteen years out of the game, Nashville’s indie-punk sensations Be Your Own Pet are back and boy, are they back. The band stopped by Nottingham’s Bodega to gift their fans with an album that I’m sure many of us thought was never going to come. After all, it’s rare to see a band bounce back after such a long hiatus. But were these long-awaited offerings able to enchant audiences in the same way that their signature ferociously quirky style had done in the late noughties? The city’s punk fans were eager to find out.

In Photos: Say She She and Sunflower Thieves at Rescue Rooms

Say She She bring their dreamy harmonies, catchy hooks and up-tempo grooves to Rescue Rooms, with support from Sunflower Thieves...

LeftLion issue #163 September 2023

It's our 20th Birthday issue! We took the opportunity to celebrate some fellow Nottingham milestones, including the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, the Nottingham Ghost Walk, The Tokenhouse, Iguazu, Ignite!, Rescue Rooms, Nottingham Green Festival, and more...

Cultural Festivals, Music Gigs and Going Back to Nature, Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week: 4 - 10 September

This week you could be at a psychedelic party, having spicy South-Asian food or planting a sapling. Here is a list of our hot picks for the week…

The Thompsons on Roman Abramovich, Brookside, DVDs and Cilla Black

For our 20th birthday issue we asked Nottingham’s most opinionated greengrocers about events from back in 2003…