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Gig review: Lace Thief album launch at Rough Trade

Marking the official launch of her debut album Inheritance, Lace Thief took to Rough Trade Nottingham to perform the record in full following its release the day before…

The Letters Page: The Art of Letters and the Intimate Stories of Identity and Connection Found Within Them

It’s no secret that letter writing has now become a thing of the past, long since replaced by our ability to instantly communicate with each other via text message or phone call. But there is still a certain charm to letter writing, that literary lovers amongst us will never quite get past, and for good reason. Grace Sanders sat down with Zoe, Soha, Arwyn and Elodie, interns working at The Letters Page, to find out more about the latest issue, the work they do and how the purpose of letter writing has evolved from an essential form of communication to an intimate art form.

Local artist Laura Dickinson talks her forthcoming debut album as Lace Thief

Laura Dickinson's Lace Thief project epitomises the creative spirit of Nottingham: unafraid of challenge, independent, and deeply committed to her art. In advance of her debut record’s release, Laura talks to us about family, curiosity, and the city that has helped her express herself. 

The case of Nile Rodgers and the Notts wallet thief

We hope that 2026 is providing you with some 'good times' - to add to them, why not read about this unexpected link between Nile Rodgers and Nottingham...

Prostate Not Prostrate: When Silence Becomes the Real Thief

LeftLion's Latest Listens #20: Notts music we're currently spinning

In this Easter weekend edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens, our music team reviews recent releases from Katie Keddie, Joey Collins, Blu Syrup, Lace Thief and Karen Macleod...

Lace Thief + Guests @phlexx Records

Lace Thief - Blood Is Thicker Than Honey Single Release & Film Showing

LeftLion's Latest Listens #10: Notts music we're currently spinning

This week in LeftLion's Latest Listens, our music team picks new releases from Lace Thief, Warren Ireland, Idolvein, Bram Bancroft and Revenge of Calculon

Gig review: Lace Thief at Rough Trade

Launching a brand new single at Rough Trade is a great way to celebrate. We watched indie-folk project Lace Thief perform a languid and vibey show, with strong support from Peter Hall and Cracked Hands...

Lace Thief + Special Guests

We catch up with Lace Thief ahead of her Rough Trade show

Laura Dickinson is the name behind indie-folk project Lace Thief. We spoke with her as she prepared to celebrate the launch of her new single with a show at Rough Trade Nottingham where there will be support from Peter Hall and Cracked Hands, and appearances from artist Gemma Vincent and DJ Jay Sandhu... 

LeftLion's Latest Listens #2: Notts music we're currently spinning

LeftLion's Latest Listens is our music team's picks of the latest and greatest sounds from all around Nottingham and the Midlands. This week, LeftLion listens to new releases from Purple Suns, Modern Coven, Sunflower Thieves, Bram Bancroft and Lace Thief...

Ben Marwood + Oxygen Thief

Writing Queer Autofiction: Writing On Identity and Trauma

Trans*performativity: an Anatomy Of Identity

Inside Art of Football’s Mission to Make the Beautiful Game a Source of Community, Identity and Celebration

Just a couple of avenues up from the LeftLion offices sits Art of Football, a Sneinton-based arts and fashion brand that centres around - you guessed it - football. They’ve seen their bucket hats on Ian Wright’s head, they’ve collaborated with Umbro, and they’re still only just getting started. We chat to Director Luke Cuthbert about immortalising people’s memories, the importance of community, and their plans for the future…

Live Music Review: Big Thief at Rock City

Beloved Brooklyn quartet Big Thief invited us into their inner circle this weekend, bringing all the makings of an intimate jam session to Rock City…

Desire, Love, Identity: An LGBTQ exhibition at the National Justice Museum

It’s fair to say that most Nottingham folk still call it the Galleries of Justice and associate it with ghost tours and a family day out in a scary old prison, but there have been new developments at the rebranded National Justice Museum lately. This includes making more innovative use of the temporary exhibition space, accessible for free. Our Rebecca headed on over to check out their newest exhibition...

Explore Identity with Collabor-8 and Shady Cow at Nottingham Contemporary

There's something very special happening down the Lace Market art gallery this Friday

Talking Sexuality and Gender Identity in the Pub

PubhD. The evening that combines research with... pints. With the Lavender Language and Linguistics conference taking place in Nottingham, PubhD put on a special event, inviting some of the conference attendees to speak. The theme of the conference was Language, Gender and Identity, and each of the talks fitted into this theme...

The Heritage Sector and the Problem of the Constructed Identity

An essay on the way heritage and culture should be collated and presented inclusively in a modern age without leaning towards nostalgia…

Stichelton Cheese Has an Identity Crisis

The Notts dairy are proper vexed as their cheese crusade continues

The Changing Identity of Native Americans in Cinema

This month’s release of The Lone Ranger has re-opened a debate that has lain dormant for quite some time