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Newark Book Festival 2023 - Families, Friendships & Summer with Cathy Bramley & Lucy Diamond
Fri 07 Jul 2023Newark Book Festival 2023 - Families, Friendships & Summer with Cathy Bramley & Lucy Diamond
Fri 07 Jul 2023The Thompsons on Whitesnake, Jubilee Parties and Obi Wan-Kenobi
Fri 17 Jun 2022Featuring eighties hair metal, Jubilee celebrations and a true hatred of Star Wars...
The Thompsons on Greek Mythology, the Queen's Jubilee and the Invictus Games
Sun 22 May 2022Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...
A Canadian in New Basford Returns
Mon 02 Apr 2018For thirty-odd issues up until 2012, we gave over our page space to a ranty and hilarious man who had moved to Notts from Alberta, Canada. Then he buggered off to Manchester. Being our centenary issue, we thought we’d invite A Canadian in New Basford, aka Rob Cutforth, back for one more go. And bleddy Nora has he stored up a lot of angst…
Canadian Comedian Chris Betts is Coming to Nottingham Comedy Festival
Tue 01 Nov 2016He's made the UK his home and is currently putting the finishing touches to his new show, Bewilderbeest. We caught up with Chris Betts ahead of his show at Sobar for Nottingham Comedy Festival…
Ashes and Diamonds
Sun 07 Jun 2015As part of a Martin Scorcese Presents UK tour, Andrzej Wajda’s masterpiece is showing at Broadway Cinema
Ashes and Diamonds
Sun 07 Jun 2015As part of a Martin Scorcese Presents UK tour, Andrzej Wajda’s masterpiece is showing at Broadway Cinema
A Canadian In New Basford Says Goodbye
Mon 01 Oct 2012Rob Cutforth says goodbye in his final column for LeftLion. Now, for God’s sake, someone stop him before he lets the cat out of the bag...
A Canadian at the London 2012 Olympics
Thu 09 Aug 2012"I want to lose myself in the joyous atmosphere of the world’s middle class getting together to cheer on its fastest and best at throwing heavy objects"
A Canadian On The Diamond Jubilee
Mon 04 Jun 2012"Canadians pay more to support the Queen per person than the Brits do. Let me say that again: Canadians pay more. Not less. Not an equal share. More."
A Canadian on the British Government
Sun 29 Apr 2012"Privatising the police force. How do you even do that? Adorn police stab vests with 888.com patches, like him off the snooker?"
A Canadian On Cycling
Sat 24 Mar 2012Think once, think twice, think Rob Cutforth in tight fluorescent lycra…
A Canadian on British Winters
Thu 02 Feb 2012"In Alberta, the earth would have to open up and swallow a city school before it would close. Even then you would only get the afternoon off"
A Canadian at Goose Fair
Wed 05 Oct 2011We dispatched our resident CanAlien Rob Cutforth off to Goose Fair, and told him not to come back without a slab of coconut ice, some brandy snap and an Elvis mirror...
A Canadian On British Tabloids
Tue 13 Sept 2011"I don’t like to judge, but if you were a regular News of the World reader, you are a moron"
A Canadian At Your Barbeque
Thu 23 Jun 2011"Leonard Cohen wouldn’t tolerate frigging squeaky cheese on his grill, I can tell you that"
A Canadian on the Royal Wedding
Tue 26 Apr 2011Rob Cutforth can’t wait for the royal event of the decade...
A Canadian on the Coalition
Thu 03 Feb 2011Our resident CanAlien is not happy about the Cameron and Clegg coalition government...