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Nottingham Puppet Festival, music at the waterfront, film quiz, and history made fun: Here's what's on in Nottingham this week, 29 June - 5 July

Sun 28 Jun 2026

This week our list of things to look out for this week includes the Nottingham Puppet Festival, Waterfront music festival, a walk down memory lane with events for music, film, and the sewing history in prisons.

Book Review: The History Boys Part II by David Marples

Thu 30 Apr 2026

Gareth Watts takes a leaf through a new book by Dave Marples' new book about more great goals seen at the World Famous City Ground...

From the Kitchen with Rose Colyer, Head Chef at the Malt Cross

Mon 13 Apr 2026

We popped into the Malt Cross to chat to Head Chef Rose Colyer about favourite chefs and their catch of the day...

Notts folk rockers Connexion Man talk songwriting and shared history

Thu 12 Mar 2026

Connexion Man are a relatively fresh name on the Nottingham circuit, but their roots in the city still run deep. Built on long standing friendships, shared history and a renewed love for their home’s music community, the group are reconnecting with the scene that first shaped them. Ahead of a debut record and gig at The Grove, the band talk about returning to Notts and their evolving sound.

Nottsword March 2026 answers

Thu 26 Feb 2026

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The Unravelling of Mary Reddish: author David Whitfield talks about his novel which draws from the history of asylums in Notts

Wed 11 Feb 2026

Long before madness had a diagnosis, it had consequences. The Unravelling of Mary Reddish takes readers back to Georgian Nottingham, a world where sanity was judged through gender, reputation, and a strict social order. Katie Barr speaks to the author of the novel – David Whitfield – who drew on real asylum records from Nottingham to show how quickly a life can be unmade once those in power decide your mind is the problem.

Nottsword February 2026 answers

Sun 01 Feb 2026

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Nottsword January 2026 Crossword Answers

Sat 31 Jan 2026

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Out of Time: The bank robbers who escaped history

Sat 13 Dec 2025

Back in 1970, two daring heists in the Nottingham area lasted minutes, left clues behind, but never led to arrests – could the two be connected?

Going with the flow: what we can learn from the history of the River Leen

Mon 17 Nov 2025

There’s an intriguing new exhibition to see at Lakeside Arts. Drawing on artefacts from the Trent River Authority Archives, it examines the history of the River Leen, making close links between industrialisation, climate change, and changes in north Notts communities. Dr Rachel Dishington, exhibition co-curator, tells us more about what we can learn from this history.

The Malt Cross unveil their Christmas events, menu and offers

Thu 16 Oct 2025

The much-loved Christmas celebrations return to Nottingham's historic Malt Cross this December, bringing festive cheer, delicious food, and live music to the heart of Nottingham once again...

Whose streets are they anyway? How street art crossed the pond from New York to the East Midlands

Thu 04 Sept 2025

Graffiti, tags, murals, stenciling, paste-ups… street art is a diverse artform with many subcategories and styles. While some might deride the practice under the blanket term of vandalism, for proponents of the artform, taking art out of the gallery and into the streets is about civil disobedience, ownership of space, and creative expression outside of the mainstream. We dip into the origins of graffiti in NYC and speak to artist Richie ‘Pops’ Baker about how the medium came to Nottingham in the 1980s…

Out of time: a idiosyncratic history of adult cinemas and shops in Notts

Thu 28 Aug 2025

Sex sells….or so we’ve heard. We take a look back at Nottingham’s history of ‘adult’ entertainment cinemas and shops.

From painting to dating: what's happening at the Malt Cross until September 2025?

Wed 09 Jul 2025

The next three months are set to be a busy few for the Malt Cross: Nottingham's buzzing, preserved Victorian music hall, on St James' Street. If you're looking for a weird or wonderful event that will get you socialising with all kinds of different people, they've probably got you covered. Here are some highlights, which we've picked out...

Out of Time: the lost history of Nottingham revealed in a new book by Joseph Earp

Tue 24 Jun 2025

Having recently published a new book that tracks the peculiar history of lost Nottingham buildings, Nottingham Hidden History team leader Joseph Earp told history editor CJ De Barra about how he took a detailed trip through time, discovering many of the stories hidden in our city streets.

Author Elizabeth Lovatt on the history of switchboards in Nottingham's queer community

Wed 11 Jun 2025

This month, the Five Leaves Bookshop and Notts Queer History Archive will host author Elizabeth Lovatt at Nottingham Central Library, where she will speak about her new book on the historical importance of switchboards to Nottingham’s gay and lesbian community. Here Elizabeth tells us about this frequently overlooked corner of queer history.

Out of Time: A gander down the history of Goose Gate

Tue 20 May 2025

History writer David Hunter takes a wander through the historic district of Hockley to find out the story behind the curious street name ‘Goose Gate’, and the industries and architecture which defined the area.

Big bands, Bingo and Bali Hai: A 100-year history of The Palais de Danse Nottingham

Thu 24 Apr 2025

From a prison to PRYZM, we take a look through a century of dancing, drinking, entertainment and glamour at Nottingham’s The Palais de Danse…

Our picks from the 2025 event calendar of the Malt Cross: Nottingham's preserved Victorian music hall

Wed 16 Apr 2025

There are few locales near Old Market Square quite like the Malt Cross. As a nearly perfectly preserved Victorian music hall, the building toes the line between its status as a treasure trove of architectural history, and an epicentre of some of the city's most enjoyably 'out-there' occasions. Below, we've provided a rundown of what they have coming up this year...

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