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The Man Who Knows The Ropes

Stewart Coates took over his family's rope and twine making business 55 years ago - the fourth generation to work at the firm. He shares his thoughts on its' impending closure after over 150 years.

Quiz: How many of Nottingham's famous faces can you recognise?

Nottingham is full to the brim with recognisable faces. Put yourself to the test and see how many you know...

Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man - David Baird's Photography Exhibition on Paralympian Richard Whitehead

The Endless Rage of DH Lawrence: Mannequin Shenanigans

The mardiest poet ever to exist is laying into social media trends, this month...

Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man

Photographer David Baird has launched an exhibition at Sneinton Market following the progress of Paralympian legend Richard Whitehead. We got them both together for a chat about it...

Manière des Bohémiens at Hockley Hustle 2016

Nottingham gypsy jazz favourites Manière des Bohémiens play their song Latcho Drom on the LeftLion stage at Broadway Cinema, as part of the Hockley Hustle 2016 festival...

Comedy Review: Jerry Sadowitz - Warm-Up Man For The Apocalypse

Adrian Reynolds got down to the Nottingham Arts Theatre to catch controversial comedian, Jerry Sadowitz, do his thing...

The Diary of a Nottingham Man in Hong Kong

Nottingham’s best travelled writer, Ben Zabulis, discovers a culture so obsessed with reading they queue up overnight for the Hong Kong Book Festival…

Theatre Review: The Effects of Gamma Rays on the Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

The Lace Market Theatre plays home to Paul Zindel's all-female play...

Street Tales: A Mansfield Road Murder

Joe Earp tells the spooky take of the murder of Elizabeth (Bessie) Shepherd

The Underground Man

Going underground at Welbeck Abbey

Nick Wood on The Underground Man at Nottingham Playhouse

"He's mainly known for being an eccentric who built loads of tunnels and a huge underground ballroom underneath Welbeck Abbey – but there was so much more to him"

Curious Manor

The Man Behind The Sneinton Dragon: Robert Stubley

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."

Music Video: Mannequin - Shark Eyes

Giving us a taster of the band's forthcoming Nobody's Listening EP

Mannequin Answer Our Questions in Photos

A three-piece rock 'n' roll band who like to smack you right in the face with their off-the-wall blend of punk, garage and art rock

The Intake Club in Mansfield is Closing Down

The venue is set to close its doors for the last time on 4 June. We look back and say goodbye

Van the Man Banged Up in Nottingham

Local cartoonist and general badass, Brick, has done us a comic about one of the biggest and best typos in Nottingham

New Mansfield Club Night for People with Learning Disabilities

"We want to involve people to make TENFIFTY a club night that is run by and for people with a learning disability"

Mantic Games: Bridging The Gap Between Tabletop Miniatures and Board Games

"I thought some of the areas Games Workshop no longer focused on could be interesting businesses, so Mantic was born"

No Man's Audience

"Anyone who hides books away because they might offend is only a step away from burning them"

Mansfield Singer-Songwriter Georgie Signs Deal With Columbia Records

"They wanted me to play another set and I was like, 'I've got a history exam, but you know what? I'm going to play it.'"

Man With a Brush - Mike Meyer Documentary

"What attracted us to him was him. He could have been doing anything but it was him as a person and the way he lived his life"

Orion: The Man Who Would Be King

The latest documentary from Notts-based filmmaker Jeanie Finlay is released at the cinema this week

Jeanie Finlay on Orion: The Man Who Would Be King

A man who sounded exactly like Elvis made a record that ended up at Riverside Festival. Luckily, it went into the hands of one of our favourite local filmmakers