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Another triumphant year for Gate To Southwell Festival

Sat 11 Jul 2026

Dodging the heatwaves, we spent a couple of days on site at Gate To Southwell Festival. Pushing the envelope of folk, and with a collaboration with some of the most exciting Canadian musicians, it was easy to see why this local event is going stronger than ever...

Forget the high street: Why niche perfume is having a moment

Sat 13 Jun 2026

Spend an afternoon wandering round perfume counters and you'll notice something. The same handful of bottles keep turning up everywhere from the big department stores to the smaller chemists tucked along the side streets. It's not that these scents are bad, as such, but there's a decent chance that at least three other people in any given pub have dabbed on the exact same one before heading out.

Bittersweet streets: a look at artist Julian Pinnick's new exhibition at Broadway Gallery

Sat 30 May 2026

Anyone who has lived in Nottingham for years will have snapshots in their mind of characters, shops and moments lost to time, but one local artist has gone a step further, memorialising fleeting scenes of Nottingham’s past in paint. Ahead of an upcoming exhibition at Broadway Gallery, Liz Johnson talks to Julian Pinnick about his creative journey and why slow art can capture a changing urban landscape

Gig review: Witches Mortuary at the Mist Rolling Inn

Tue 19 May 2026

Witches Mortuary is a band that may be unknown to a majority of the music listening public, but their story is absolutely awe-inspiring. Forming in July 2025, this group of young, hungry musicians have made a name for themselves in the local scene with an album, EP, and this concert, their first, at the Mist Rolling Inn. Their flavour of stoner doom metal has really caught the attention of the Nottingham metal scene, and their talent has translated to relative popularity as they have caught traction all over the internet...

Take Flight: Ria Ashcroft tells us about her circus theatre show for 0-2 year olds which comes to Lakeside Arts this weekend...

Fri 08 May 2026

Blending theatre and aerial silks, Take Flight is a multi-sensory, interactive show from local theatre company Rebel Sparks. Coming to Lakeside Arts this weekend, we sat down for a chat with co-artistic director Ria Ashcroft from Circus Hub to hear more about this unique form of children's entertainment...

Nottingham's Streets Paved With Stories In Literary Map

Thu 07 May 2026

Literary lovers don’t need to wait any longer to get their hands on a copy of
Nottingham’s Literary Map...

Bus driver Louise Lawrence is Awarded trentbarton Bus Driver of the Year 2026

Wed 08 Apr 2026

The results of the 2025-2026 trentbarton really good service awards are in...

These Streets Are Ours: Beeston

Fri 13 Mar 2026

In our latest edition of love letters to Nottingham neighbourhoods, local wordsmith Matt Turpin, editor of The Beestonian magazine, discusses the creative melting pot of Beeston.

Left Magpie February: Happy New Year

Mon 09 Feb 2026

Back with another Left Magpie, Julian McDougall - our Notts County specialist - on what is beginning to look like a promotion-teasing campaign for the Pies!

Review: Beat The Streets 2026

Sat 31 Jan 2026

“This is our 8th edition since 2018; we’ve raised over half a million pounds so far!” proudly announces Managing Director of DHP Family George Akins during the Beat The Streets press tour backstage at Rock City. It’s a mind-blowing sum of money and a reminder that this festival hasn’t just become a staple of the Notts calendar for giving the city an amazing day of live music – it’s an event that makes a huge difference. Heading out for another day of venue roaming and charity fundraising, this is what our LeftLion team got up to at Beat The Streets 2026…

Fine Fat Funk: Fat Digester talk thirty years of making music ahead of Beat the Streets

Mon 12 Jan 2026

Not many Nottingham-based bands and acts can boast a thirty-year longevity, but Fat Digester certainly can. The eclectic, cool and funky collective have been making audiences move and groove in awe since the 90s, and have no intention of stopping or slowing anytime soon. We had a chat with frontman Paul 'Ned' Needham all about the band’s approaches, stage shows and very exciting future plans!

Left Magpie January 2025: So Near and Yet so Far

Wed 31 Dec 2025

Our Notts County columnist Julian McDougall, is back with a report of the festive period at Notts County FC...

These streets are ours: The Park Estate

Tue 16 Dec 2025

In the latest in our series of love letters to Nottingham neighbourhoods, Andrew Spencer explores The Park Estate, Nottingham’s wealthiest and perhaps most secret set of streets…

Night Creatures Podcast #4: Nate Coltrane from Mimm on 14 years of parties, Nottingham Street Food Club and Our Yard

Fri 12 Dec 2025

Night Creatures is a 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.

Cocktails and Crime at the National Justice Museum this New Year’s Eve?

Mon 08 Dec 2025

Looking for something different to do on New Year’s Eve 2025? Fancy an evening solving a crime and drinking cocktails at the National Justice Museum?

Trentbarton has announced its bus services for Christmas 2025 and over the New Year...

Mon 08 Dec 2025

Trentbarton has announced its bus services for Christmas 2025 and over the New Year. Here's everything you need to know about how to get around on their network over the festive period...

A Cup of Jim: 35 years of Lee & Fletcher coffee

Sat 15 Nov 2025

After 35 years of roasting and supplying coffee to some of Nottingham’s best-loved independent businesses, there’s not much Jim Lee, owner of Lee & Fletcher, doesn’t know about a cup of joe. Lucy Campion finds out more about Jim’s journey in the world of java.

Night Creatures Podcast #3: Killer Jim from Out To Lunch on 25 years of Northern soul, jazz funk and jazz dance events in Nottingham

Fri 14 Nov 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.

Gig review: TRANKS at Mist Rolling Inn

Thu 13 Nov 2025

Nottingham techno-trio TRANKS played a long-awaited first headline gig at Mist Rolling Inn on Derby Road, supported by DJ Big Vern and Tval...

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