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A potted history of the Malt Cross

A local venue with a rich history: from the Elephant Man, to Monty Python's silly walks, to a roof held together entirely with glue

Interview: Mark Crossley

Mark Crossley - known as ‘Norm’ during his thirteen years as Forest’s goalkeeper, due to a resemblance to Norman Whiteside - started his career being hated by his own supporters. Then he nearly became the hero of the 1991 FA Cup final and a club legend. Nowadays he’s a player-coach at Chesterfield, an after-dinner speaker, and - as of this month - his own publisher...

Gay Up Me Duck

With Pride taking place over the weekend, Troubled Diva (aka Mike Atkinson) takes us through Gay Nottingham past and present...

Down at the Red Bricks @ The Malt Cross

A Brief History of Nottingham Rugby

A Brief History of or local rugby team, plus interviews withe three current players Tom Barlow, Ben Thompson and Daniel Montegu...

A History of Notts on TV 1950-2005

Nottingham's had more appearances on the telly box that you might think...

A History of Robin Hood in Film and Television 1938-2005

We take a look at the long history of the original gangster on both the big and small screen...

A History of Music in Nottingham (1100 - 2005)

The official LeftLion History of Nottingham music from 1100AD - 2005AD...