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Journalist and author Frances Ryan on her new book and life as a woman with disabilities
Fri 24 Oct 2025Nottingham journalist and author Frances Ryan is Britain’s leading writer and activist for disabled people. She has spent years calling out reckless government policies and social ignorance towards disability, and been a beacon for people living with disabilities. This year she released a new book describing the daily differences of living with a disability. We caught up with her for a chat…
Actor, Writer and Director Ryan Symons on The Void: Thunder Road’s chilling new sci-fi horror
Mon 08 Sept 2025We caught up with writer, director and actor, Ryan Simons, about Thunder Road’s chilling new sci-fi horror, The Void. Catch it at Mansfield Palace Theatre on Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 September...
Gig review: Bryan Adams at Motorpoint Arena
Mon 19 May 2025With new songs under his belt, and a vast back catalogue of hits, Bryan Adams has come a long way since his 90s Wembley Stadium heyday. We headed to Motorpoint Arena to find out if the Canadian rocker is still on form...
The Lost Legacy of the Lace Market: Taking a look at the Adams’ Building on Stoney Street
Thu 13 Feb 2025A look into one of the most advanced buildings of its period. Designed to dazzle and built by a progressive employer, the Adam’s Building on Stony Street houses an incredibly rich history.
Outlaw Sunday Session with Ryan Chris & The Rough Cuts (USA) and Noisemaker's Guild (UK)
Sun 30 Jun 2024We spoke to Yard Act's Ryan Needham ahead of their gig at Rock City
Thu 07 Mar 2024They’re ace, top, mint, boss - they’re Yard Act! Ahead of their forthcoming return to Rock City, we spoke to bassist Ryan Needham and discussed blowing up, working with Elton John and the new album Where’s My Utopia?
We Catch Up With Matt Davies-Adams, Notts-Based Host of the Straight Outta Cobham Podcast
Tue 13 Jun 2023The path from Nottingham to Chelsea is hardly a well-trodden one - yet that’s exactly the route that Matt Davies-Adams, commentator for Chelsea TV and host of the Straight Outta Cobham podcast, has taken. We hear from the Forest fan about what it’s like covering the modern form of the beautiful game, especially with a focus on a team that’s not your own…
LeftLion Screen Podcast #5 - The Road Dance Director Richie Adams,
Fri 27 May 2022This month we're joined by Richie Adams, the man behind The Road Dance - one of the highlights of the Nottingham International Film Festival. We also discuss the Best Summer Blockbusters of 2022 and More
Young Artist Ryan Boultbee Talks Architecture and Ecology
Wed 13 Apr 2022From Worsdworth to Shelley, the Romantic poets dreamed of studying among nature. Now Ryan Boultbee has designed a building to do just that - a utopian school built on the waterside. We catch up with the artist and architect about his entry for the Young Creative Awards, his inspirations, and his project No Jobs in the Arts...
Author Kristina Adams: "If you're not willing to market your book, you're not going to get anywhere."
Thu 31 Oct 2019Local author Kristina Adams on her latest novel Behind the Spotlight, self-publishing, and what it’s like to deal with fibromyalgia as a writer…
Under Cover Artist: Ryan Lee Boultbee
Sun 07 Jul 2019University of Nottingham graduate and Midlands-based artist Ryan Lee Boultbee tells us how he put together the nuts and bolts of this issue’s cover…
Live Event Review: Dr Frances Ryan on Crippled: Austerity and the Demonization of Disabled People
Tue 18 Jun 2019Noted Guardian journalist and Nottinghamian, Dr Frances Ryan, headed to Waterstones for the launch of her first full-length literary work...
Art Works: Ryan Ware
Wed 21 Sept 2016"Realism has been a style of artwork that has been of interest to me throughout my years as a practising artist, and a passion for cars and motorsport goes hand in hand"
Ryan Farmer at Rough Trade in Photos
Sat 28 Nov 2015We took some snaps at the bluesy Americana singer's EP launch
Interview: Andre Adams
Mon 08 Jul 2013"I have received some vigorous dressings-down, yes. You get them when you deserve them. And if you think you don't deserve it, then you're wrong."
Interview: Toadfish from Neighbours
Fri 02 Feb 2007LeftLion Editor Jared Wilson meets Toadfish Jarrod Rebecki, aka Neighbours actor Ryan Maloney. An interview that might be a catharsis for the last decade of his life...