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Independence for the East Midlands?

Forget Scotland. The real question is whether the East Midlands should go for independence

Pick of the Week: 15 - 21 September

There really is something for everyone to p-p-pick up this week

Graham Joyce (22 October 1954 - 9 September 2014)

Winner of the British Fantasy Award an incredible seven times and a genuinely lovely chap. Goodbye, you crazy diamond.

Pick of the Week: 8 - 14 September

We've only got a week or two of this summer lark left. Make the most of it with some of the best activities going down in Nottingham

Danny Rhodes Author and Forest Fan on Hillsborough

Football in the eighties: Dilapidated stadia. Cages. Hooliganism. Belonging. Kenilworth Road. Heysel. Bradford. And then Hillsborough. Danny Rhodes’ third novel takes us back to 15 April 1989 and a match that would change the lives of fans forever...

Pick of the Week: 1 - 7 September

As summer is coming to an end, there are still plenty of things to get yourself involved with

Interview: Shaun Derry

Born and bred in Nottingham, Shaun Derry cut his teeth at Notts County before setting off on a career that took in Sheffield United, QPR, Crystal Palace – a few times – and Leeds United. An aggressive, defensive midfielder in his day, he’s come home to sort out the Magpies as player-manager. We spent some time with him to see what his game plan is…

Readers' Wives #1

It's got nowt to do with dotteh women before you get all excited...

Pick of the Week: 18 - 24 August

Superheroes, the Doctor, films in fields, musicians in luchador masks, dancing like muppets - yep, Nottingham has it covered

RIP Pete Davis (22 March 1950 - 4 August 2014)

Storyteller, fireman and author of Under Bestwood passes away

Pick of the Week: 11 - 17 August

LeftLion's handy guide to the dandy things going on in Nottingham over the next seven days

Pick of the Week: 4 - 10 August

Look at all these pickings. There's so much to do that our brains are convulsing with joy

A History of Coal Mining in 10 Objects

"As a miner's son who grew up in the area during the sixties and seventies, I wanted to reflect on the culture that shaped me"

Twenty Feet From Stardom

The Oscar winning documentary is now out on DVD

Christopher Richardson talks Nottingham in the 19th Century

City Of Light is a book that celebrates Nottingham’s gobbiness during the nineteenth century, when we got up to all sorts in the name of education. We chatted to the author, Christopher Richardson, about the role of libraries, literacy and Luddites in the city’s history...

Pick of the Week: 14 - 20 July

Get stuck in to a whole bunch of fun stuff to keep the boredom at bay

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

The adaption of the 2009 Jonas Jonasson novel is in cinemas now. And what a title.

Reading Flashmob 12 July

Market Square gets taken over this Saturday by a bunch of readers for a very quiet rebellion...

Pick of the Week: 7 - 13 July

A bit of this and a bit of that make for a week that's ram packed full of stuff to get stuck into

Notts TV: The First Six Weeks

We have a look at our local telly channel's first month and a half on air

Pick of the Week: 16 - 22 June

A rather fancy selection of fine things for you and yours to do over the seven days in Nottingham

Pick of the Week: 9 - 15 June

As per, we're keeping it local, with gigs chock-a-block with resident artists, workshops galore, and stuff to get your brain ticking

Winner of the 2014 East Midlands Book Award

"It’s important that we highlight the value of storytelling in an increasingly fragmented, technology-driven society." Alison McQueen

Pick of the Week: 26 May - 1 June

There's plenty cracking off this week to help you enjoy this summer sun

A History of Nottingham on Television 1953-2014