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The Thompsons on the National Justice Museum, bucket lists and AI

This month Nottingham's most opinionated grocers gave us their opinions about The National Justice Museum (plus the ghost stories associated with it), bucket lists, and the impact of A.I.

Project bucket list: how one Notts man is changing his life one goal at a time

We all have life goals, whether they be modest or lofty – but how often do we put a plan in place to achieve them? Notts-based marketer Dan Davison is one man who is well on his way to fulfilling his ambitions. From trying out foraging, beekeeping, and rock climbing, to seeing the sunrise at Stonehenge, his Project Bucket List adventures are sure to provide a little inspiration…

Gig review: Luke Haines & Peter Buck at Metronome

Intrigued by the prospect of witnessing former R.E.M member Peter Buck and  Auteurs frontman Luke Haines performing on the same stage, we hurried down to Metronome for what turned out to be a unique, sometimes surreal, and always captivating evening...

Luke Haines & Peter Buck

LeftLion's Latest Listens #8: Notts music we're currently spinning

In this week's bumper edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens, our picks of the latest and greatest sounds from all around Nottingham and the Midlands, our team reviews new releases from Gender Envy, Set in Motion, The Chase, Marvin's Revenge, Cracked Hands, John Hardy and Stan Buckroyd...

Kings Of Leon, PETEBOX, Acoustickle, Women in S.T.E.M and a picnic. Here's what's on in Nottingham this week - 8th-14th July 2024...

This week Nottingham is bringing you music galore, kicking it off with BRIT Award winners Kings of Leon on Monday night. Then, later on in the week, the first LeftLion Live Podcast with The Petebox, and local acts from Acoustickle and Cultural Vibrations will come together for 15th anniversary showcases. Plus we have an exciting day of talks, that will celebrate women in S.T.E.M, a comedy night and much more.

Our April Cover Artist Rebecca Evans Talks About Her Inspirations and Process

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We Chat to Author Rebecca Buxton All About Her New Book ‘Prickelus Gets Caught’

Full of hedgehog related activities, recipes, advice and storytelling, Prickelus Gets Caught is a delightful book for children and adults, written and illustrated by Nottingham author Rebecca Buxton. We caught up with Rebecca to find out about her inspirations and what the process of writing is like as a deaf, dyslexic and autistic person…

Rebecca Constable On Writing For a Dyslexic Audience

In 2016 Rebecca Constable won a Young Creative Award for her story about dyslexia. She then went on to publish a full length book on Dyslexia friendly paper. We chat to the young creative about writing with dyslexia, her latest creative projects, and The Young Creative Awards...

Rebecca Grant Chats BBC’s Showtrial, Working With Line of Duty Producers and Growing Up in Nottingham

Actress, singer, dancer and artist – Rebecca Grant has done a lot since growing up in Nottingham and beginning her career in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical Bombay Dreams, aged just nineteen. We chat to the talented all-rounder about her time in Notts, passion projects and her most recent appearance in BBC’s Showtrial…

The S.G's Charity Concert

Film Review: Rebecca

It's been 80 years since the release of Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca, but does that mean it's time for another take on the story? Screen Co-Editor George White thinks not... 

Rebecca Adlington Prepares for Notts Triathlon

Following on from last year's success, the Accenture World Triathlon returns to Nottingham Saturday June 15th. On a choppy winters day a few months back, we caught up with participant and double Olympic swimming champion, Rebecca Adlington and Commonwealth Champion Triathlete, Jodie Stimpson, to get the low-down on this iconic event.  

Art Works: Shane Buckingham

The local artist reveals how drawing is a welcome "side effect" of his brain injury...

SciBar at The Vat & Fiddle: Rebecca Dewey on Watching Your Brain

Having previously appeared at PubhD and the University of Nottingham's Public Lecture Series, Dr Rebecca Dewey continues her quest to appear at all of Nottingham's scientific public outreach events by coming to SciBar to talk about Watching Your Brain.

The Nottingham Bucket List

Once you've worked through this list, you can call yourself a real Nottinghamian. Click the image below to enlarge and print, so you stick it in your wall and can tick off the boxes as you go along. You're. Welcome.

Top 10 Places to Eat According to Nottingham Bucket List

With everything from pizza, to tapas, to fish and chips, you're sure to find summat to tickle your pickle

Art Works: Rebecca Autumn

This local artist has got her fingers in all kinds of pies, and this particular pie is a theoretical set design

Interview: Susan Beecroft

The Thompson Brothers may think that they’re Nottingham’s most devout Royalists, but they’ve got competition from local children’s author Susan Beecroft...

Interview: Bongo Bongo

Sophie Johnson-Hill and Rebecca McGlone spend their time dancing with kids and living in a big cloth house under the guise of Bongo Bongo, children’s entertainers extraordinaire. They’re also about to release Incy Wincy Boom Box - possibly the best LP you’ll hear out of Notts this year...

Interview: The Money

"Having a festival main stage slot under our belts isn’t going to hurt at all"

Interview: Rebecca Dakin

"Obviously I was getting paid, but I spent quite a lot of time getting to know the person via email and phone conversations to check we were compatible"