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The Thompsons talk parking restrictions, meditation and their hope for 2026

For our new year's convo with Nottingham's most opinionated grocers, we talked about wellness tips, new Sherwood parking restrictions, and their hopes for 2026... 

School children plant tiny forest they hope community will "cherish to the heart"

School children and members of the local community have planted 3,000 trees at Bluecoat Beechdale Academy, laying the foundations for a ‘microforest’ that will enrich the area for generations.

Driving hope: Renew therapy at Nottingham Women's Centre

Since 1971, Nottingham Women’s Centre has provided a comfortable and supportive space for self-identifying women based in and around Nottingham. Within this time, the centre has been met with many changes and new developments. Among these is Renew: individualised counselling which has been self-funded for the past three years. Today more popular than ever, the team at NWC are keen to give Renew a boost. Kayla Sibanda spoke to Emilly Gill-Howe, Senior Fundraising Officer at NWC, to find out why the service is so important and their upcoming fundraising activities…

Rhiannon Hope / Drury Hill / flöat

Hope for Our Rivers + Q&a

Light Night: Shine a Light On Hope - a Uv Doodle Room Workshop

Make It Yours: Mini Hope Zine

Make It Yours: Drawn to Hope

Picture This: Hope Exhibition

Comedy Review: Juliette Burton in the LOL-GBTQ+ at the Lord Roberts Comedy Festival

Juliette Burton offers more than just laughs in her stand-up performances... 

Picture This: Hope (photography Competition)

Green Hustle - Messages Of Hope

Voices Of Hope – a Nottingham Refugee Forum Christmas Fundraiser

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Binks Yard Sessions Provide Real Hope to Musicians in Nottingham With a Unique Deal

Ben Hicklin is the Head of Events at Nottingham canal side bar, restaurant and entertainment venue Binks Yard, and he kindly took time out to answer questions about the Binks Yard Sessions…

Nadia on... Hope

This month LeftLion columnist and MP for Nottingham East Nadia Whittome muses on hope and why resistance is so vital...

"When you have community, you have hope." How Notts Campaigners Saved Mature Trees in Newark-On-Trent

When the council planned to cut down four mature trees in Newark-on-Trent, the local community stepped up to save them. Emma Oldham, one of the movement’s campaigners, tells us all about it…

Hopewood Hospital: Nottingham's Hub for Maternal Mental Healthcare

Nottingham is a hub for maternal mental healthcare. Writer and former patient Rachel Imms visits Hopewood Hospital in Woodthorpe to talk to specialists caring for new mothers as they overcome severe (and often scary) symptoms of complex psychiatric conditions.

Luna Cinema - Star Wars: A New Hope

Film Review: The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Andra Day literally sparkles in this moving and cinematic biopic about an American tragedy, writes Roshan Chandy...

The United States of Nottingham: How Much Do You Know About the American Towns Named After Notts?

Two intrepid reporters. Five stateside locations. One giant waste of time. This is the whirlwind story of our investigation into how the name of our great city made its way across the New World. This is the United States of Notts…

Cinema Gold: Hopeful and Hallucinatory New Sounds

Cinema Gold have been intriguing audiences with their psychedelic lo-fi sounds since forming earlier this year. Our Lily sat down with them for a chat about making music, their ambitions for the band, and what might happen in Room 101...

Emmanuel House: Spread The Love This Winter

As we dig out our big coats and SAD lamps in preparation for these cold winter days, Emmanuel House is preparing for its busiest, and most integral time of year. The charity provides some of our most vulnerable people in Nottingham with the basic necessities, which at this time of year is as basic as a warm room and a cup of tea. They have just launched their 'Think Christmas - Give Hope' campaign, in which they are trying to raise enough money to keep the centre going for another year. So, have a gander at these snaps from the launch event at Peggy's Skylight, get in touch if you feel inclined to help...

‘Invisible Britain: Portraits of Hope and Resilience’ Interview with Paul Sng

‘Invisible Britain: Portraits of Hope and Resilience’ gives a narrative to those forgotten by the media and government in modern Britain.

The book features the work of several accomplished documentary photographers, to show the untold stories of those affected by issues such as Brexit, austerity, de-industrialisation and social upheaval.

The Broadway are hosting a screening of the Invisible Britain: Sleaford Mods film with a panel Q&A to discuss the book with director/editor Paul Sng, Carl Phillips and photographers David Severn and Laura Dicken.

We sat down with Paul Sng, to talk about the book...

Photography Exhibition States of America at Nottingham Contemporary

The Nottingham Contemporary is currently playing host to a new photography exhibition – States of America – and it’s a real thinker. Covering thirty years of American history, the collection introduces the audience to the realities of post-war North American society and leaves us reflecting on the world we live in today...