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In Photos: Fresh at The Bodega

In Photos: Daudi Matsiko at Metronome

In Photos: Juga-Naut at Peggy's Skylight

We spoke to NTU Professor and Linguistics researcher Natalie Braber to find out more about Nottinghamshire and East Midlands Dialect

The Nottingham accent is an intrinsic part of our local identity, but what exactly makes it unique? Is it set to disappear with new generations? And what are the effects of sitting right in the middle of the North-South divide? We put these questions to Natalie Braber, a professor of Linguistics at Nottingham Trent University to get to the bottom of it…

Gig Review: Caity Baser at Rock City

Rock City is ‘Still Learning’ with it’s iconic stage clad in giant red balloons framing an even larger L plate, you can already tell this night is going to meet a new level of fun.

Gig Review: The Hives at Rock City

The Hives stop off at Nottingham’s Rock City for their chaotic and wild ‘Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons’ Tour for night that that crowd won’t soon forget… 

In Photos: Eyre Llew at Saltbox Bar

In Photos: Tom Meighan at The Trent Navigation

We Talk to the Founder of The Sherwood Exchange Which Reopens This Weekend

The Sherwood Exchange is soon to reopen, taking lessons from Lockdown on sharing time, skills, and resources amongst the local community. Now, in 2024, as we battle the cost of living and concerns about the environmental impact of household waste, we hear from founder Rachel Jackson about the revival of the exchange…

Pint of Science Festival Returns To Nottingham This May

Enjoy expanding your knowledge over a pint in the pub? The Pint of Science Festival returns to Nottingham this May, bringing talks and quizzes on topics from chemistry and physics to psychology and wellbeing to a pub near you.

Skate Nottingham Team Up With Samsung to Land Flip Park in Nottingham

Something special is coming to the city next week that anyone involved in our local skating community needs to know about...

Nadia on... the cuts to Nottingham budget

Nottingham Labour East MP talks about the cuts to the Nottingham budget

Our April Cover Artist Rebecca Evans Talks About Her Inspirations and Process

Gig Review: Elvana at Rock City

Rainbow Puppeteer Ronnie le Drew Talks About Bringing Zippy to Life Ahead of His Nottingham Show

The Nottingham Puppet Festival takes over the city centre this month once again, and when we saw Rainbow puppeteer Ronnie le Drew was on the line up, we pulled some strings to get a chat with the man who brought Zippy to life…

Bands, Vegan Markets, Comedy and Photography: Here's What's on in Nottingham 1-7 April 2024

Got time on your hands this week? We've got you covered. From acclaimed acts such as James Blunt and Everything Everything to a gorgeous vegan market in Sneinton and a night that will have you laughing yourself out of that pesky bad mood, there's something for everyone this week.

The Thompsons on Warhammer, Inspirational Women and Upcoming Gigs

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

Gig Review: Goat Girl at The Bodega

A Sunday night is never a good night for a gig, everyone is knackered and getting ready for the week ahead. Goat Girl, however, managed to blast this bleakest of nights into the stratosphere...

In Photos: Rattle, Grawl!x and Demi Sharman at The Chameleon

Nigel King captured the Farewell Chameleon Fundraiser which took place earlier this week. As the venue's time comes to a very sad end, we wish John and Lauren all the best and thank them for creating so many amazing memories in the Nottingham music scene. 

Gig Review: Simple Minds at Motorpoint Arena

Gig Review: The Stranglers at Royal Concert Hall

Ahead of Thieves in the Night Release We Caught up with Local Actress Liv Paige

Thieves in the Night is the first feature-length film to come from The Red Carnage Company, an independent production organisation founded by Matthew Button, Maximilian Feurstein and Ted Dontchev - and we speak to the latter about his role as writer and director, as well as one of the film’s stars, and Nottingham native, Liv Paige…

Theatre Review: The Children at Nottingham Playhouse

Life beyond the nuclear fallout zone? This play paints a picture of what that might be like...

LeftLion issue #170 April 2024

April's edition of LeftLion features interviews with Notts musicians Holly Humberstone, Juga-Naut and Express Office  Portico, Luminarium creators Architects of Air, trentbarton buses and Zippy Puppeteer Ronnie Le Drew. We also take a look back at the Hillsborough disaster 35 years on and hear from a Palestinian in Nottingham about the right to freedom of movement. Plus, find your usual helpings of Nottingham art, literature, film, food and culture.

We sat down with Charlotte Thomson-Morley to ask about her ideas, inspiration and other work.

Our wonderful cover art this month is by Charlotte Thomson-Morley, a South Notts illustrator and printmaker who makes work based around folklore and Paganism. We sat down with Charlotte to ask about her ideas, inspiration and other work.