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"I'm the one with the torch": local boxer Ezra Taylor's journey to fighting at Motorpoint Arena

While the headline story from Queensberry Promotions’ recent Nottingham show may have been Leigh Wood’s unfortunate defeat to Anthony Cacace, in the same arena Ezra Taylor stepped into the spotlight - not just to win, but to announce himself. While it didn’t have the exclamation mark moment, it was a solid performance that marked a quieter moment of transition - a fighter beginning to find his rhythm on the big stage - and in doing so, offering Nottingham a glimpse of his next chapter. LeftLion was fortunate to be in the Taylor camp in the weeks leading up to, and on, fight night...

Soul Survivor: veteran DJ Jonathan on cutting his teeth at The Palais in the 1970s

Jonathan (aka Jonathan Woodliffe) has a long history of DJing in Nottingham. To many his name is synonymous to many with the early days of Rock City, but before that he cut his teeth as a DJ at The Palais. We asked Jonathan about his experiences of the Palais back in those halcyon days of the 1970s…

LeftLion Interviews Podcast #9 DJ Jonathan on The Palais, the changing art of DJing, Northern Soul, Jazz Funk and Tiswas

Our first podcast of 2025 and we're back with a chinwag with a veteran DJ, talking through the 1970s Nottingham scene at The Palais De Danse, as well as the changing face of music, festivals and more...

László Rózsa, John Butt & Jonathan Manson

The James Taylor Quartet [funky Acid Jazz] * Wednesday *

The James Taylor Quartet [ Funky Acid Jazz] * Tuesday *

Jonathan Taylor and James Scudamore On Bullying

Charity Quiz (general Knowledge, Taylor Swift Specialist Round)

Taylor Swift Listening Party: the Tortured Poets Department

Book Launch, the Therapist’s Daughter, With Megan Taylor

Willy Tea Taylor

The Society of Authors Presents: Jonathan Nicholas

Taylor Swift Musical Bingo

The Body In the Library, With Graham Caveney In Conversation With Jonathan Coe

Papermaking Workshop With Clare Taylor

Jonathan Pie: Heroes & Villains

The James Taylor Quartet [ Funky Acid Jazz] * Wednesday *

The James Taylor Quartet [funky Acid Jazz] * Tuesday *

Mendi Singh and Jonathan Mayer at University Hall

Drew Taylor: Mo’ Funny, Mo’ Problems

Film Review: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

We stopped by The Arc in Beeston to get the ultimate Taylor Swift experience...

Salt Modern Fiction, With Jonathan Taylor and Kerry Hadley-pryce

We Chat to Scott Taylor, the Brains Behind the We Share These Streets Podcast

Do you ever consider the streets you’re walking on? What happened on them hundreds of years ago? These are the exact questions Scott Taylor asked himself when he created We Share These Streets - the twenty-episode podcast exploring the days of Nottingham past…