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The Nottingham Panthers have signed Canadian forward Anthony Luciani
Fri 26 Jan 2024Football Isn’t Just a Game: How Teaching English to Foreign Players at Nottingham Forest Formed Life-Changing Connections
Thu 20 Jul 2023Emily Boaler was just seven years old when her mum was offered a job teaching English to foreign players at Nottingham Forest. So began a love of languages, football and life-changing connections...
Artistic Director Steve Summersgill Tells Us About Working With Wes Anderson, Studying at Nottingham Trent and What He Has Planned for the Future
Sun 18 Sept 2022From studying Theatre Design at Nottingham Trent University back in 2001 to working on the Oscar-winning masterpiece that is The Grand Budapest Hotel in 2014, Steve Summersgill has had one hell of a career so far - and with his upcoming work including a DC movie and Emily Brontë’s life story, it doesn’t look like slowing down soon. We chat to the multi-talented Art Director about his time in Nottingham, working with Wes Anderson, and how an unplanned trip to Prague opened the door to Hollywood…
A Canadian in New Basford Returns
Mon 02 Apr 2018For thirty-odd issues up until 2012, we gave over our page space to a ranty and hilarious man who had moved to Notts from Alberta, Canada. Then he buggered off to Manchester. Being our centenary issue, we thought we’d invite A Canadian in New Basford, aka Rob Cutforth, back for one more go. And bleddy Nora has he stored up a lot of angst…
Nusic Future Session: Fast Car to Florence - English Skin and Hypnotise You
Mon 05 Feb 2018The latest Nusic Future Session, for your lugholes and your eye pipes...
Canadian Comedian Chris Betts is Coming to Nottingham Comedy Festival
Tue 01 Nov 2016He's made the UK his home and is currently putting the finishing touches to his new show, Bewilderbeest. We caught up with Chris Betts ahead of his show at Sobar for Nottingham Comedy Festival…
A Canadian In New Basford Says Goodbye
Mon 01 Oct 2012Rob Cutforth says goodbye in his final column for LeftLion. Now, for God’s sake, someone stop him before he lets the cat out of the bag...
A Canadian at the London 2012 Olympics
Thu 09 Aug 2012"I want to lose myself in the joyous atmosphere of the world’s middle class getting together to cheer on its fastest and best at throwing heavy objects"
A Canadian On The Diamond Jubilee
Mon 04 Jun 2012"Canadians pay more to support the Queen per person than the Brits do. Let me say that again: Canadians pay more. Not less. Not an equal share. More."
A Canadian on the British Government
Sun 29 Apr 2012"Privatising the police force. How do you even do that? Adorn police stab vests with 888.com patches, like him off the snooker?"
A Canadian On Cycling
Sat 24 Mar 2012Think once, think twice, think Rob Cutforth in tight fluorescent lycra…
A Canadian on British Winters
Thu 02 Feb 2012"In Alberta, the earth would have to open up and swallow a city school before it would close. Even then you would only get the afternoon off"
A Canadian at Goose Fair
Wed 05 Oct 2011We dispatched our resident CanAlien Rob Cutforth off to Goose Fair, and told him not to come back without a slab of coconut ice, some brandy snap and an Elvis mirror...
A Canadian On British Tabloids
Tue 13 Sept 2011"I don’t like to judge, but if you were a regular News of the World reader, you are a moron"
A Canadian At Your Barbeque
Thu 23 Jun 2011"Leonard Cohen wouldn’t tolerate frigging squeaky cheese on his grill, I can tell you that"
A Canadian on the Royal Wedding
Tue 26 Apr 2011Rob Cutforth can’t wait for the royal event of the decade...
A Canadian on the Coalition
Thu 03 Feb 2011Our resident CanAlien is not happy about the Cameron and Clegg coalition government...
A Canadian on New Year's Eve
Mon 27 Dec 2010Rob braces himself for everyone’s favourite alcoholiday...
A Canadian on British craftsmanship
Fri 01 Oct 2010Our Canadian in New Basford prepares for the winter months by returning to his favourite subject: appallingly cack-handed British craftsmanship
A Canadian on English Summertime
Mon 09 Aug 2010Against all odds, we’ve actually had a proper summer this year. Our resident CanAlien pulls on his Bryan Adams t-shirt and a bum-bag and dares to venture outside, the batchy bogger…
A Canadian on Old England
Sun 06 Jun 2010"The English flag is the tapas of national flags; the more added bits, the better"
The Rebel Is In The Detail
Mon 19 Apr 2010"Robin Hood is a touchstone for English rebellion – the sense that there is a natural justice that can be fought for"