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University Challenged: 3 Nottingham Students on the Impact of COVID on Their Studies

Often overlooked during the past twelve months, and being excluded entirely from some of Boris Johnson’s key COVID briefings, university students all over the country have been left feeling anxious, frustrated and forgotten during the pandemic. We talk to three Nottingham students to find out how they’ve coped during the past year…

£50 of Supermarket Vouchers Available For Struggling Nottingham Residents

Thousands of vouchers for £50 of supermarket shopping are being made available by Nottingham City Council to residents who are struggling during the pandemic.

Nottingham Pubs, Bars and Restaurants Re-opening on 12 April 2021

As Nottingham pubs, bars and restaurants start to re-open here's a list of places you can go to for al fresco food and drink from Monday 12 April onwards and whether you need to book in advance or not... 

Young Creative Awards 2021: Writer Andrew Tucker on Creativity and Why You Should Enter This Years' Competition

Writer and 2019 winner Andrew Tucker talks to previous winners of Nottingham’s Young Creative Awards about their creative process and how your life can change by entering this year’s competition… 

Nottingham Young Creative Awards Winner Kate Sharp Designs Car for Carshop

The UK’s leading used car retailer, CarShop – which recently opened a new flagship store on Enterprise Way, has pledged its support of Nottingham's young, creative talent by announcing its headline sponsorship of this year's Young Creative Awards.

6 Nottingham Bars and Restaurants with Outside Dining

Just in time for April 12, we put together a list of city-centre spots where you can (hopefully) bask in the sunshine with a pint in hand...

One in Four: Nottingham's Experiences with Baby Loss

Despite occurring in a quarter of pregnancies, the subject of baby loss remains one of society’s great taboos. Friends and family can feel awkward and uncomfortable around grieving parents, who in turn are forced to bottle up their grief in order to avoid being ostracised, and antenatal classes and books all too often avoid the subject altogether. We speak to Nottingham residents Charlotte Kingsbury, who experienced eleven losses in eight pregnancies, and Carly Williams and Martin Sommerville, whose son Zephyr was stillborn in 2013, to ask why Britain is so poorly prepared to deal with baby loss...

Nadia on... Hate Crime

In her monthly LeftLion column, Nadia Whittome, MP for Nottingham East, discusses issues affecting both Nottingham and Westminster. This month, she talks about incidents of hate crime...

Level Up: Framework Are Running a 30 Day Fundraiser to Bridge the Digital Exclusion Gap

Digital exclusion is becoming an increasingly important issue as the world becomes more and more digitised, with studies indicating that more than 90% of jobs now require a level of digital skill. While many homeless people have access to phones, they are increasingly being left behind by advancing technology. Throughout April, Framework are encouraging locals to utilise their own gaming skills for a fundraising campaign, Level Up… 

Nottingham's Kill the Bill Protest in Photos

Hundreds of people gathered at the demonstration, organised by Next Gen Movement, on Saturday 27 March...

Nottingham Is Getting its Own Tiny Forest Thanks to Green Hustle

The city's first tiny forest will be planted on Woodthorpe Grange Park... 

Sugar Stealers are Hosting a Month of Free Online Women’s Creative and Wellbeing Workshops

The collective – made up DJ Tricia Gardiner, Nottinghamshire actor Esther Coles and film producer Anna Griffin – are offering workshops to aid the wellbeing of women everywhere after a particularly difficult month… 

Metronome Have Expanded Their Virtual Line Up with Three Events from Nottingham Poetry Festival featuring Henry Normal

Following the success of the virtual festival and a string of gigs at the latter end of 2020, the venue announced further big names for their Metronome Sessions… 

Food Review: Uramaki

Posh sushi straight to your door...

International Women's Day 2021: Women Who #ChooseToChallenge

In celebration of International Women's Day 2021, we've complied a list of articles showcasing times in which Nottingham Women have actively chosen to challenge the norm...

Dead Quiet is a New Short Film That’s a Different Viewing Experience Because of Lockdown

Screen section co-editor Jamie Morris talks to filmmaker Alex Withers about how the pandemic has changed the way people will experience Dead Quiet, his new short film...

Interview and Video: Watch Re Teu's Isle Of Dogs (Orchestral Version)

Re Teu catches up with our Ellie as he revisits his track 'Isle of Dogs', offering a new orchestral version, complete with a stunning video. Read on for chats on personal goals, film scores, revisiting the song and his thoughts on the Nottingham music scene... 

Creative Incubators: Nottingham's Music Studio Scene

A rite of passage for musicians with a hunger to progress their ideas. A collaborative creative melting pot. A place to make memories with your mates and, for some, a lifeline. From Rockfield to the Brownswood Basement and the recent rise of Digital Holdings, the UK hosts a number of iconic music studios that have moved on from simply being a place to lay down some tracks. Adding to this is a steadily growing number of studios in Nottingham. Eileen Pegg takes a look at the role these spaces play for the creative community, speaking with established hubs in the city and those launched over the past ten turbulent months...

Nottingham Creatives Launch New Platform To Tackle Everyday Racism

Be The Change, launched by Yasmin Bryan and Jade Vowles of The Media Group UK, is already being used in schools in help educate in the fight against racism... 

Deep Fakes From Nottingham History

Ever wondered what it would be like to see video of historical figures who existed before video cameras? We've deep faked some figures from Nottingham history so you need wonder no more...

Notts Filmmaker Jay Martin to Direct BBC Documentaries

Two Free Doughnotts For Every LeftLion King Supporter on Patreon

Yes, you read it right. We're giving away a couple of Nottingham's tastiest donuts to our beloved King supporters. Read on to find out how to get your mitts on them...

5 New Notts Albums You Need to Listen to

The latest Nottinghamshire releases...

Food Review: Big Guys Thiccc Sauce

These sauces lit a fire under our bellehs...

Nottingham-Born Actor Tom Blyth on His Journey from the TV Workshop to HBO’s The Gilded Age

We talk to Nottingham-born, New York-based actor Tom Blyth about his journey from the TV Workshop to The Juilliard School, working with Terence Davies on Benediction, and his upcoming HBO series The Gilded Age...