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Serving tea, cake and scones, White Rabbit Teahouse is a quintessential British tearoom, providing a peaceful setting among the noise and crowds of the city centre. Behind the scenes, owner Frances Russell has weathered many storms to keep the business alive. Food co-editor Lucy Campion sat down with Frances to talk about the evolution of her teahouse, how the hospitality landscape has changed and what the future holds.

Life Behind Bars: with Isad ‘Happy’ Habibovic, General Manager at 400 Rabbits

Fri 22 May 2026

We visit 400 Rabbits to chat to Isad the General Manager about cocktails and Ed Sheeran.

Out of time: a tale of two hotels on Derby Road

Thu 21 May 2026

Two hotels once stood on Derby Road, and played roles in some unusual Nottingham history – one facilitated a dramatic confrontation featuring local suffragettes, the other housed a ‘mini Scotland’. Here’s the hidden history in those now-innocuous locations.

In this week's edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens for 2026, our music team reviews new releases from Leah Wilcox, Eyre Llew and Origin One & Snowy...

Life Behind Bars with Tong Man, Proprietor at The Pillar Box Sherwood

Tue 24 Mar 2026

We dropped into Sherwood hotspot The Pillar Box to speak to proprietor Tong Man

Gig review: Connexion Man at The Grove, with flöat and Andrew Tucker Leavis

Mon 23 Mar 2026

The Grove has hosted a steady run of single, EP and album launches over the past year and a half, and this time it was Connexion Man stepping up to mark the release of their debut record A Forest and a Town...

Connexion Man Album Launch

Sat 21 Mar 2026

A one way ticket to nostalgia: visiting Alfreton's 80s Video Shop

Fri 20 Mar 2026

Right on the border between Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire sits the 80s Video Shop – a one-way ticket to the age of neon, fuelled by original Big Box Rental VHS Tapes. Owners Chris Annable and Rob Lane talk to us about the story behind this tucked away portal to another time…

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.

Julie Pritchard 1966-2026

Mon 02 Mar 2026

It is with deep sadness that we mark the passing of Julie Pritchard, columnist for LeftLion and the founder of the original Nottingham Forest fanzine Brian, who passed away after a short illness on 17 February 2026.

Man the Lifeboats

Fri 27 Feb 2026

Life Behind Bars: with John Slee, Manager at The Lincolnshire Poacher

Thu 19 Feb 2026

We popped in to see John Slee, Manager at The Lincolnshire Poacher, to talk about whiskey, stables and famous guests...

Comedy Review: Mike Rice's Cruel Little Man at the Nottingham Arts Theatre

Sat 31 Jan 2026

One of Ireland's finest new comedians has Nottingham rolling in the aisles...

Two Day Coma

Thu 29 Jan 2026

Mending our ways: how two Notts locals founded a national repairs directory

Thu 08 Jan 2026

Ally Booker and Gemma Broad are two repairs professionals in Nottingham, who in June 2025 founded We Are Repairs: an online directory of UK businesses which give products of all kinds a longer lifespan. Their aim was to shift the public mindset away from a careless ‘throwaway culture’ – they tell us about how the project’s gone since.