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Nottsword #198 August Answers

Tue 04 Aug 2026

Did you guess this month's answers?

LeftLion Issue #198 August 2026

Fri 31 Jul 2026

Our August 2026 issue features EMiDORA, burlesque artist Ruby D'Woo, Warp Miniatures, the new Nottingham league football scene, and lots more.

Locating Lawrence: July 1926

Wed 29 Jul 2026

The hot weather is affecting Lawrence’s ability to write, but he has the energy for sword-dancing…

Splendour Festival's last hurrah, musicals, ballet and immersive art experiences: here's what's on in Notts this week: events 13 July - 19 July

Sun 12 Jul 2026

This week is one for the books, including Splendour Festival celebrating their final weekend, Beyond Monet & Beyond Van Gogh, a convention for hit sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf, and events for theatre, music and ballet fans alike.

LeftLion Interviews Podcast #19: Selina Mosinski (AKA Charity Shop Sue) and Matt Chesney of Backlit Studios on Selina’s new Edinburgh Fringe show Puss in Boots: a Working Class Fairytale

Fri 10 Jul 2026

This episode we are joined by Selina Mosinski (AKA Charity Shop Sue) and Matt Chesney of Backlit Studios to talk about Selina’s new Edinburgh Fringe show Puss in Boots: a Working Class Fairytale.

Altered State: Nottingham’s vital role in 1990s dance culture

Thu 09 Jul 2026

In his book Altered State: The Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House, journalist Matthew Collin documents the cultural explosion sparked by the potent combination of house music and MDMA, which catalysed a remarkable upsurge of creative activity, from London to Glasgow, Manchester to Belfast – and Nottingham. Matthew tells us what made the city integral in this powerful cultural movement.

When We Were B Boys: how breakdancing took over 1980s Nottingham

Mon 06 Jul 2026

This year marks the tenth anniversary of a documentary about a less widely recognised part of Nottingham history. NG83: When We Were B Boys, follows a particular few years in the mid 80s when, through happenstance, Notts became the UK’s unofficial breakdancing capital. In advance of two events celebrating the anniversary of the film, two of its co-directors: Claude Knight and Luke Scott, reminisce on making it.

LeftLion Issue #197 July 2026

Fri 03 Jul 2026

Our July issue features Notts Pride 2026, NG83: When We Were B Boys, the drag queens of Nottingham, Sidedoor Social, the Future Sound of Nottingham 2026 winners, Write Queer, and loads more...

Historian CJ DeBarra on their book Queer Nottingham 1991-2020

Thu 18 Jun 2026

Journalist, author, historian, and LeftLion history editor CJ De Barra takes us back to Nottingham’s resilient queer scene from the 90s all the way through to surviving 2020, in their second archival history book Queer Nottingham.

Locating Lawrence: June 1926

Sun 14 Jun 2026

"I am always glad when one can go about with light clothes on, and feet in sandals, and not bother about anything."

John Blanche 1948-2026

Fri 12 Jun 2026

It is with sadness that we report the passing of legendary illustrator and Games Workshop Art Director John Blanche, who died on Monday 1 June at the age of 77...

The 19.5 Challenge: how the West Area Project breaks barriers for learning disabilities

Fri 12 Jun 2026

One of many groups that have found a home at The Lenton Centre, the West Area Project is a not-for-profit providing activities for people with learning disabilities. To highlight research showing that people with learning disabilities and/or autism die 19.5 years earlier than the general public, during National Learning Disability Week volunteer Rich Davis is taking on a challenge walking, rowing, cycling, swimming and running to raise money...

LeftLion Issue #196 June 2026

Fri 29 May 2026

Our June issue features The Foragers Kitchen, Selina Molinski (AKA Charity Shop Sue), Alison Rashley of Television Workshop, Dusty 4 Track, Green Meadows, artist Julian Pinnick, Nottingham Puppet Festival and lots more.

Locating Lawrence: May 1924

Fri 29 May 2026

The Great Strike and rise of fascism threaten to unsettle Lawrence’s Tuscan calm...

Nottsword #196 Answers

Wed 20 May 2026

...did you get the answers to this month's foodie themed Nottsword?

LeftLion Issue #195 May 2026

Fri 01 May 2026

Featuring Green Hustle, Notts festivals, ALT BLK ERA, Breakin' Convention festival, Red Sea FC, cinema events by Will Bailey, and plenty more...

Locating Lawrence: April 1926

Wed 29 Apr 2026

‘It is queer, this Fascist movement: one wonders what the end will be.’

Enthralling theatre and crowd pleasing comedy: Here's what's on in Nottingham this week Monday 13 - Sunday 19 April

Sun 12 Apr 2026

The weather's getting warmer, and here in Notts everybody's getting out and enjoying culture, whether as part of some memorable screenings at local cinemas, or some top tier local music. Here's some events which we think you shouldn't miss...

LeftLion Issue #194 April 2026

Fri 27 Mar 2026

Featuring Notts County's James Belshaw, Dave Rowntree from Blur, Panya Banjoko, Lace Thief, John Dean's A Semester In Notts, Nadia Whittome on student loans, Nottingham record shops, Jim Glennie from James, and loads more...

Locating Lawrence: March 1926

Wed 25 Mar 2026

Capri in 1926 was decadent, cosmopolitan, and bohemian, providing refuge for writers and intellectuals from the ugliness of modernity...

Julie Pritchard 1966-2026

Mon 02 Mar 2026

It is with deep sadness that we mark the passing of Julie Pritchard, columnist for LeftLion and the founder of the original Nottingham Forest fanzine Brian, who passed away after a short illness on 17 February 2026.

LeftLion Issue #193 March 2026

Fri 27 Feb 2026

Featuring Hopkinson art and antiques, Nate Coltrane's Our Yard: Foundations, featured at the New Art Exchange, a love letter to Beeston, Alfreton's 80s Video Shop, the Nottingham Clean Champions, a brand new monthly cartoon, and plenty more to read about...

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