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René House: A race against time to change homeless people’s lives

Fri 31 Jul 2026

René House, a new hub for people experiencing homelessness is opening on Mansfield Road, and there's just one month to transform the new space. We meet fundraiser Shani Jayawardena to learn how the community can help...

Soapbox races and heavy metal documentaries: Here's what's on this week 4-10 May

Sun 03 May 2026

This week in Notts! Enjoy Nottingham's first ever soapbox race, or relive Iron Maiden's career, brit pop and trip hop. Here's our top picks...

Gig review: SPRINTS at Rock City, with Dog Race

Sat 15 Nov 2025

With the memory of their standout Bodega show still fresh in our minds, there was no way we were going to miss SPRINTS' return to Nottingham. This time, Rock City was the venue for a milestone performance which defined the absolute best of the outspoken, anarchic, post-punk spirit...

Local racer Alicia Barrett talks her ongoing journey to international motorsport success

Tue 14 Oct 2025

Motorsport is an expensive and male-dominated industry, usually only accessible for Cornelius and Clifford using their trust funds. However, 21-year-old Alicia Barrett from Southwell is looking to buck this trend. Despite her tender years, she’s more than a decade into her racing career, currently moving from kart racing to race cars, and looking for support to take it to the next level…

LeftLion's Latest Listens #14: Notts music we're currently spinning

Fri 17 Jan 2025

In this, the first edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens for 2025, our music team reviews new releases from Rainbow Frog Biscuits, Bad Milk Blood Robot, Eleanor McGregor and Divorce...

Gig Review: Hot Milk at Rescue Rooms

Wed 22 Nov 2023

Hot Milk and their dedicated fanbase took to Rescue Rooms to show how it’s done...

In Photos: milk. at The Bodega

Mon 20 Feb 2023

Drink it in - milk. stopped by The Bodega for a night of top tunes...

We Catch Up with milk. Ahead Of Their Show at The Bodega

Mon 13 Feb 2023

We catch up with alternative pop outfit milk. ahead of their show at The Bodega on Wednesday...

RuPaul’s Drag Race Stars to Visit Nottingham’s Oldest Gay Bar for Special Netflix Event

Wed 22 Sept 2021

Iconic drag queens The Vivienne and Tia Kofi are set to perform at a sold-out show in Nottingham next week.

Stripped Tease! Rejecting the Rat Race with Sharon Bull

Wed 05 Sept 2018

Things weren't going great for Sharon Bull. While she was living a life that seemed perfect on the outside, her mental health was taking a toll. Her new book, Stripped Bare: Swapping Credit for Compassion, details how she opted out of the cosmopolitan lifestyle and found happiness in her true, authentic self. We sent Jazmin Hill to the launch of Stripped Bare, and here's what she had to say.

Pete Dale Reminisces About the Nottingham Indie Pop All Dayer

Wed 18 Oct 2017

Pete Dale, frontman of Milky Wimpshake, has been a regular at the Nottingham Indie Pop All Dayer for many years. This year, we sat down with him after his set to talk about what makes the event so special...

Review: DirtyFilthySexy presents Kim Chi of RuPaul's Drag Race

Mon 06 Feb 2017

We got down to Spanky Van Dykes to check out performances from our local queens, plus a special something from Kim-Chi. Yep, the one from RuPaul's Drag Race...

Street Tales: The Shepherd's Race

Tue 01 Nov 2016

We delve a little deeper into the history of Nottingham's streets to tell you the tales they never would have taught you at school...

The Winner of Women in Publishing Award on Mother's Milk Books

Tue 26 Jan 2016

It's official. Dr. Teika Bellamy is simply the breast when it comes to publishing books celebrating femininity

Oscars 2015: The Misguided Race Outrage

Sun 22 Feb 2015

"The latest goofy outrage has been aimed at the lack of black nominees in any of the major categories."

Oscars 2015: The Misguided Race Outrage

Sun 22 Feb 2015

"The latest goofy outrage has been aimed at the lack of black nominees in any of the major categories."

Interview: Ed Clancy on The Milk Race

Fri 13 Jun 2014

Once the most prestigious bike race in the country, The Milk Race was an annual cycling event, sponsored by the now-defunct Milk Marketing Board, that ran from 1958 until 1993. After a twenty-year hiatus, it returned to the streets of Nottingham city centre last year and looks set to be a regular event on the sporting calendar. We spoke to professional competitor Ed Clancy, an Olympic gold cyclist, about the sprint on two wheels.

The Milk Race

Tue 29 Apr 2014

It was a huge event back in the day, and now it's back - on yer bike, with you

Goose Fair in the 1890s

Mon 01 Oct 2012

Babies in bottles, armless women, lion petting zoos… these were the sights of Goose Fair that Nottingham diarist Sydney Race recorded over a century ago. Ann Featherstone reviews his fascinating chronicles from a time when people used to pay to look at massively fat kids, instead of waiting in queues with them…

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René House: A race against time to change homeless people’s lives

Soapbox races and heavy metal documentaries: Here's what's on this week 4-10 May

Gig review: SPRINTS at Rock City, with Dog Race

Local racer Alicia Barrett talks her ongoing journey to international motorsport success

LeftLion's Latest Listens #14: Notts music we're currently spinning

Gig Review: Hot Milk at Rescue Rooms

In Photos: milk. at The Bodega

We Catch Up with milk. Ahead Of Their Show at The Bodega

RuPaul’s Drag Race Stars to Visit Nottingham’s Oldest Gay Bar for Special Netflix Event

Stripped Tease! Rejecting the Rat Race with Sharon Bull

Pete Dale Reminisces About the Nottingham Indie Pop All Dayer

Review: DirtyFilthySexy presents Kim Chi of RuPaul's Drag Race

Street Tales: The Shepherd's Race

The Winner of Women in Publishing Award on Mother's Milk Books

Oscars 2015: The Misguided Race Outrage

Oscars 2015: The Misguided Race Outrage

Interview: Ed Clancy on The Milk Race

The Milk Race

Goose Fair in the 1890s

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