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This month’s cover artist Emily Giddings spoke to us about artivism, being creative with a chronic health condition, and what inspires her illustrations.

Undercover artist: Heather Hodkinson champions Green Hustle festival

Mon 25 May 2026

Our Green Hustle festival-inspired May cover is the work of artist Heather Hodkinson who, as well as helping to shape the visual identity of Green Hustle, has lent her talents to promote lots of other green initiatives around Notts. She talks to us about her love of collage and why it’s important to get out and about.

What to expect from Green Hustle festival 2026

Sat 09 May 2026

After five joyous, community-celebrating and grassroots action-galvanising Green Hustle Festivals, the team behind the event are this month putting on the most expansive and exploratory edition yet. With the theme of ‘Sow Good’, Green Hustle CIC Co-Director and LeftLion Environment Editor Adam Pickering guides us through how the crew hopes to seed a sustainable and thriving Notts through creativity, inclusion and inspiration.

E.ON, Green Hustle & My Square Metre Launch Really Big Wildflower Meadow Project in Aspley

Tue 16 Dec 2025

Green Hustle are at it again transforming Nottingham parks into wildlife (and human) oases - this time they're working with E.ON, My Square Meter, and Nottingham City Council to rejuvenate a massive meadow in Aspley.

A Comedy Tapas - Nottingham Comedy Festival

Sat 08 Nov 2025

Denzil De Cristo: Artificially Intelligent Procrastinating Pundit - Nottingham Comedy Festival

Sat 08 Nov 2025

There are community festivals and then there is Hockley Hustle. Continuing to be in a league of its own, this time last week venues across Hockley and Sneinton were filled with the sounds of an incredibly diverse and talented array of artists, all raising money for local charities. As ever, our music team went along to soak up the heartwarming atmosphere – here are our highlights in words and pictures...

Hockley Hustle 2025

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Young Hustlers 2025

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Cosmos at the Hockley Hustle

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Creative and crafty: here's what to look forward to at Young Hustlers 2025

Fri 17 Oct 2025

Year on year, Young Hustlers proves itself to be a vital part of our city’s annual arts and culture spectacular Hockley Hustle, providing a host of fun activities to facilitate the creative expression of local kids. It also gets bigger each year, and in 2025 will have an extra-packed, arty and crafty programme, which is this year titled ‘Around the World’. Here’s what you can expect…

Hustle Up: Queer Hustle, bands not to miss and what to expect from Hockley Hustle 2025

Mon 06 Oct 2025

It’s hard to find a better way to describe Hockley Hustle than by its own succinct label: Nottingham’s arts and music festival. It’s a day of creativity, showcasing the best of our city and at the same time letting us give back to Nottingham – while having loads of fun. We all know the drill by now, but before you start planning your itinerary, why not check out what’s new this year and some of our recommended highlights…

Night Creatures Podcast #1: Felix Coulton (aka OK Flex) on founding Swing Dash Radio and opening Movers in Hockley

Fri 12 Sept 2025

Night Creatures is a new LeftLion podcast, shining a light on the promoters of Nottingham. Your host and interviewer is Beane, co-founder of Nottingham’s beloved Soul Buggin’ night and he brings with him over twenty years of experience of putting on great parties in the city...

How Hockley venue Movers is redefining nights out

Wed 03 Sept 2025

Bringing chilled afternoons of coffee and music that blend into evenings of DJ sets and dancing, Movers is the latest edition to Hockley’s hive of cultural activity. Since opening at the start of July, the multi-use venue has been making waves in the area as the hottest new bar in town. We spoke to director and founder Felix Coulton, also one of the minds behind Notts’ own Swing Dash Radio, to see how it's going so far and what they have coming up...