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Life Behind Bars: With Bradley Rice, owner at Jamcafe

Sat 24 Oct 2026

A short chat with Bradley, who owns Heathcoat Street's Mecca for drinks and DJs: Jamcafé.

40 years of Notts County FC's Lifeline scheme

Tue 22 Sept 2026

Notts County FC’s Lifeline scheme is an independent volunteer-run lottery and fundraising scheme, launched forty years ago this month, to support the football club through financial difficulties. Members pay £2 per week and are entered into a range of lottery draws and receive access to events, stadium tours, a training session, hospitality offers and more…

Life Behind Bars: With Jake Jenkinson, assistant manager at Effy

Mon 21 Sept 2026

For this month's instalment of Life Behind Bars we spoke to Jake Jenkinson: assistant manager of Effy, Heathcoat Street's cosy haven for coffee.

Life Behind Bars: With Gaz Peacham, Deputy Manager at The Embankment Pub

Thu 27 Aug 2026

For this month's edition of Life Behind Bars we take a jaunt down to Trent Bridge to speak to Gaz...

LeftLion's Latest Listens #50: Notts music we're currently spinning

Fri 14 Aug 2026

We have reached the 50th edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens! Thanks to all our writers who have contributed since our first edition in 2024, and a very big thank you to all the Notts artists who have made our lives better with their music. In this edition, our music team reviews new releases from Di$mal, Wayne Banks, Rainbow Frog Biscuits, Laura Williams and ronnietoldus...

Life Behind Bars: with Craig Pennington-Hayes, Owner of The Lord Roberts

Sat 18 Jul 2026

Craig Pennington-Hayes, wwner of Hockley's Lord Roberts pub, talks community spaces, famous guests and dogs called Robert.

Pick Six: playwright and actor William Ivory

Tue 07 Jul 2026

For this month’s Pick Six we turned to Notts born screenwriter, playwright and actor William Ivory ahead of his play The Market Deeping Model Railway Club, which runs at the Nottingham Playhouse until Saturday 25 July.

Life Behind Bars: With Sofia Kellas, Taproom Assistant at Neon Raptor

Fri 19 Jun 2026

We visit Neon Raptor, our Sneinton Market neighbours, to chat to taproom assistant Sofia Kellas.

Night Creatures Podcast #8: The Soul Buggin' crew on life as promoters, the vibrant Nottingham scene and things that wind 'em up

Mon 15 Jun 2026

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 two decades of experience of putting on great parties in the city...

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.

Life Behind Bars with Vicky Pamo Simples, Bar Supervisor at The Beeston Social

Fri 24 Apr 2026

Vicky Pamo Simples tells us what it’s like to be a supervisor at multi-purpose food and drink hub, the buzzing Beeston Social…

Night Creatures Podcast #7: Parisa East from Acoustickle on finding a young Jake Bugg, musical collaborations and juggling life as a promoter

Mon 13 Apr 2026

Perfect Pawtraits: Dog Life Drawing at Blend Cafe

Tue 31 Mar 2026

Dog Life Drawing is much like any regular life drawing class except for one key difference; the models all have four legs! Kathy Giddins went along to the latest session at Blend Cafe...

Notts County goalkeeper James Belshaw on his storied life in football

Tue 31 Mar 2026

Born and raised in Clifton in a Notts County-supporting household, James Belshaw took a circular route to finally becoming Notts County’s goalkeeper. After dropping out of the Magpies youth system in 2005, at the age of 35 he finally signed for the club last January. This followed a journey via the USA, the English National Leagues, two play-off final wins for Harrogate (including one against Notts), and player of the season award at the Bristol Rovers…

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

Northern Ballet presents Gentleman Jack; the extraordinary story of Anne Lister

Mon 16 Mar 2026

This year, the world premiere of Northern Ballet’s new full-length ballet Gentleman Jack, is set to captivate audiences as part of a nationwide tour, with performances at Nottingham's Theatre Royal from 13-16 May...

Home away from home: life for Nottingham's Ukrainian diaspora

Sat 28 Feb 2026

For decades, there has been a strong Ukrainian community in Notts, organising events and fundraisers to keep their culture and traditions alive. As such, Russia’s 2022 invasion of the country made our city an obvious destination for many refugee families. As we pass the invasion’s fourth anniversary, members of City Hub Ukraine and the Ukrainian School Band talk about supporting the diaspora and people caught up in the conflict…

Gina Birch on truth, insight and how to live a life devoid of convention

Fri 20 Feb 2026

An emblem of passion, a staple of creativity... Gina Birch has been key to establishing and presenting the female voice within the punk music movement. Nottingham born Gina is well-known as a founding member of The Raincoats but her contribution goes much, much wider. Ria Serena found out more for LeftLion...

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...

Life Behind Bars, with Lucy Simons, co-owner at The Abdication

Thu 22 Jan 2026

We chat to Lucy Simons, co-owner at The Abdication...

Undercover artist: Eleanor Youdell is bringing art back into her life

Mon 22 Dec 2025

This month’s cover artist Eleanor Youdell shares her journey as an artist, her tips for being creative, and the concept behind her cover art.

Life behind bars: with Matt Hinton, owner at Brew Tavern

Fri 21 Nov 2025

For this month's instalment of Life behind bars, we speak to the man who looks after a claimant to being Nottingham city centre's smallest pub.

Gig review: Hard Life at Rock City

Thu 20 Nov 2025

In a room packed-out with loyal East Midlands fans, the newly formed and renamed Hard Life marked their humble but powerful new beginnings. The sold-out Rock City show was the final night of their Onion tour, and the band went out with an absolute bang, proving their fierce return with passion and a palpable vengeance to be heard...

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