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A List of Food Banks in Nottingham

We’ve made a list of all the registered food banks in Nottinghamshire, to make it easy for you and yours to donate this season...

Whip the Cat Rapper and Clog Feature at Dancing England at Nottingham Playhouse

After being reinstated last year, Dancing England will be coming to the Nottingham Playhouse stage on Saturday 26 January 2019 to showcase the finest in traditional dancing. With it, comes Nottingham’s own Whip the Cat Rapper and Clog…

Otis Williams of The Temptations Talks New Music, Touring the UK and Listening to Beyoncé

Formed in 1961 and named by Billboard as the most successful r'n'b act of all time, The Temptations have produced a hit in nearly every decade since their inception with ubiquitous singles like My Girl and Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone. We grabbed Otis Williams for a word on the blower...

Celebrate Tree Charter Day This November

Tree Charter Day is Saturday 24 November. Sign the Tree Charter to show your support for a world that we can breathe happily in...

Framework, Forest, Rain and Feet: A Poem for Nottingham's Homeless Community

With the new charity partnership between Nottingham Forest FC and Framework Housing Association, Nottingham's High Sheriff Nick Ebbs commissioned LeftLion Editor Bridie Squires to write a poem about the relationship, and how it might help our city's homeless community going forward...

Celebrating 100 Years of Women Gaining the Vote with Midlands Suffragettes

6 February 2018 marked 100 years of 8.5 million women gaining their right to vote. Although it will be another decade before we celebrate 100 years of all women gaining the vote, it was a huge milestone in the step towards women’s rights being achieved...

Interview: A

Having played Rock City countless times, rock band ‘A’ have a certain attachment to our citeh. We managed to have a chat with A’s busy front man, Jason Perry, abaht the band’s history, playing Rock City and what they hope to see from their crowds...

Pitchshifter Are Reuniting for a Gig at Rock City

Pitchshifter’s last shows together were over ten years ago. The band went through some stylistic changes in the nineties; moving from a heavy, industrial sound to summat more d’n’b influenced by the end of the decade. After many rumoured reunions and new albums, the band are finally touring again, to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of their classic www.pitchshifter.com album, wrapping up with a show at Rock City this month. We put a few questions to lead vocalist JS Clayden ahead of the gig...

Live Music Review: The Decemberists at Rock City

Bearded men, giant inflatable whales and accordion solos are just some of the highlights from US Indie-rockers The Decemberists gig at Rock City. As it's been over a decade since they last performed in Notts, we thought we'd pop over to see how they fared...

Nottingham Forest FC and Framework Housing Association Have Formed a Charity Partnership

The leaves have started to fall from the trees, and while it might be a beautiful sight, it’s a sign of the inevitable impending added pressures that come with being vulnerable and homeless in winter. In a move that could help to power services, Nottingham Forest FC and Framework Housing Association have been making moves to form the first official charity partnership of the football club...

10 Times Nottingham Folk Made National News for Stupid Reasons

Look, we love the people of Notts. But even your lot can't deny your stupidity sometimes...

Meditating with the Trees: A Guide to Eco-Mindfulness in Nottingham

Kathryn Morris-Roberts is a psychotherapist who’s found some truth in the idea that trees are actually good for your wellbeing. She now helps the University of Nottingham with their mental health department, teaching students about the benefits of eco-mindfulness through her Being Outdoors workshops. Here, Kathryn tells us why you should be making time for your gold, green mates...

We Went for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy at The Nottingham Oxygen Centre

For those who suffer from various illnesses, good oxygen intake is crucial for recovery. It helps to rejuvenate cells in the body and, with the continued disappearance of trees, that is becoming increasingly difficult. Luckily, places like The Nottingham Oxygen Centre provide oxygen therapy to help alleviate symptoms of illness. We had a chat with the folk at the centre...

New York Comedian Iliza Shlesinger Played Glee Club Nottingham

Nottingham is great for world-famous artists performing on your doorstep, sometimes in intimate venues. One of the most prominent comedians at the moment, Iliza Schlesinger brought her show Fluent in English to a few hundred people in Nottingham’s Glee Club on a Monday night...

Express Yourself in Notts: We Made a Zine with Hannah Whitlow and Dizzy Ink

We visited Nottingham Zine Library down at Nottingham Contemporary, to get inspired by the city in a zine workshop put together by Express Yourself...

Live Music Review: I Am Lono at Rough Trade Nottingham

We got down to Rough Trade Nottingham to check out the audible wares of local favourite I Am Lono...

Nottingham's John Lewis Advert: Christmas Covers 2018 at The Bodega

What would the season be without a bit of Grey Hairs and Rod Stewart? This year we celebrate seventeen Christmasses filled with the covery wailings of our musical community, all in the cosy comfort of The Bodega. Last year, £1,800 was raised for Notts Hospice and Zephyr's, and so to stir some charitable happenings in Nottingham's belly once more, David Lilley has put together this wonderful advertisement to demonstrate what a Festive Miracle the evening is set to be...

Nottingham Greeting Card Business The Art File on Sustainability and the Creative Industry

Exchanging messages of goodwill has been common practice ever since the early Egyptians, who used papyrus scrolls to send greetings and sparked an international trend spanning centuries. While some may bash out a quick “happy birthday” text to their gran, the greeting card industry is still thriving. We sat down with James Mace, of local business The Art File, who explains why…

Tommy K on the Side: Sauce of Royal Income

Our condiment connoisseur is bringing you the sauce...

5 Albums to Listen to This November

All the good stuff for your tabs from some cracking Notts musicians...

Netflix Comedian Iliza Shlesinger Talks Upcoming Nottingham Glee Club Gig

Iliza Shlesinger delivered her unique mix of feminist wit and smart advice to packed shows in the UK earlier this year. This month, the outspoken Texan and self-made Netflix star is back and she’ll be swinging by Nottingham’s Glee Club for one night only. She tells Alison Kirkman what to expect…

Nottingham Grime Artist Omari Grant Has Taken On the Regional Boxing Scene

Omari Grant – a force from Nottingham grime’s early days, also known as Kriptik – has recently been smashing it on the regional boxing scene under the alias of “The Praying Mantis”. Currently at seven undefeated wins, we sat down to find out what powers his success...

Giuseppe Garibaldi: The Italian Freedom Fighter Who Inspired Nottingham Forest FC

For many, the word “Garibaldi” conjures up thoughts of a curranty biscuit, but it was once a household name for other reasons. In Victorian times, Giuseppe Garibaldi was the celebrated freedom fighter who, with his intrepid band of volunteers, united Italy. Garibaldimania spread across Britain and even influenced Nottingham life; especially in the football department...

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