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LeftLion's Latest Listens #48: Notts music we're currently spinning

Fri 10 Jul 2026

This week, our music team reviews new releases from Ben McElroy, KID SPIRIT and E.R. Thorpe...

Hart of the Wood: the film installations at Newstead Abbey inspired by forest folklore

Fri 07 Nov 2025

With its elegant ruins, serene rolling gardens and rich literary history, Newstead Abbey already makes for an atmospheric autumnal wander, but currently, another escape awaits within its historic landscape. Dotted within the grounds, the Hart of the Wood project shares a series of intriguing 16mm films exploring the seasons, our relationship with folklore and the land. We spoke to Notts filmmaker Benjamin Wigley to hear about the artistry and story behind these curious hand-powered moving pictures…

Life's a drag: we speak to Doxxie Phisher and Benthic Zone about their upcoming show Nightmare! Nightmare! Kill! Kill!

Fri 05 Sept 2025

Nottingham’s drag scene has exploded in recent years with many new characters. We meet Doxxie Phmorisher and Benthic Zone to talk about queer venues, developing drag characters and what to expect from their show, Nightmare! Nightmare! Kill! Kill!

Art is the heart: what to expect from year two of Art Fest in Notts

Sat 30 Aug 2025

With its first year in 2024 bringing 34 new murals to Nottingham’s streets, Art Fest is back this month to splash more colour and creativity on walls throughout the city. Festival Director Benjamin Kay, who co-runs The Carousel in Hockley, tells us why he set up the festival and what to expect from this year…

Words to live by: marking one decade of the Nottingham Poetry Festival with poet Ben Macpherson

Sat 07 Jun 2025

This month marks the tenth anniversary of Nottingham Poetry Festival - a kaleidoscopic set of events that sees poetry collide with activities like musical open mics, meditation and arts and crafts, all the while celebrating the art form, and its age-old centrality to the city of Nottingham. To mark the occasion, festival producer and local poet Ben Macpherson told us about the festival’s importance to Nottingham, and what people can expect from this year.

Nottingham author Dr Paul Crawford is back with a new mystery novel, The Wonders of Doctor Bent

Mon 14 Apr 2025

Professor of Health Humanities at the University of Nottingham, Dr Paul Crawford is back with a new mystery novel, The Wonders of Doctor Bent. Aurora Amaryllis speaks to Paul about how his passion for creative writing converges with his experience researching institutional mental health.

Book Review: Ben Macpherson's 'Serious Nonsense for the Unbearably Festive'

Wed 27 Nov 2024

As the nights get dark and a New Year draws closer, we turn to some cheeky, cheering new poetry...

Nadia on... the benefits of wealth tax

Thu 03 Oct 2024

Nottingham East Labour MP talks about the benefits of wealth tax

Brews, hairdos and tunes: Trekkah Benjamin reflects on the 10th anniversary of Phlexx Records

Sat 14 Sept 2024

Currently celebrating its 10th birthday, Phlexx Records has made its name as one of Notts’ most successful labels, since its founding in 2013 by local names Trekkah Benjamin and Bru-C. With the recent set-up of their new record store, adjoining coffee shop, and barber shop on Weekday Cross, we caught up with Trekkah to reminisce on the history of Phlexx and their ambitions to move ever up and onwards.

We catch up with landlord Ben Rose as The Angel Microbrewery opens a new upstairs lounge

Wed 11 Sept 2024

There are few publicans as busy as Ben Rose. Having owned the beloved Hockley food and music hotspot The Angel Microbrewery since 2016, he’s continuously evolving the historic pub and its adjoining live music venue The Chapel through new events and an exciting seasonal menu. With the opening of a new, multi-purpose space upstairs called The Chesterfield Lounge, we caught up with Ben on his ethos for running a pub, his plans for The Angel, and the small historical discoveries he continues to make there.

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

Fri 16 Aug 2024

Kicking off a new regular New Music review series, LeftLion's Latest Listens is our picks of the latest and greatest sounds from all around Nottingham and the Midlands. This week, LeftLion listens to new releases from Hollow Stone, Ben Blackadder, Molly Hindley and LYVIA.

Gig review: Ben McElroy at By Our Hands, with R.Dyer and Leah Sinead

Sun 14 Jul 2024

A special evening of experimental folk at the unique, intimate venue By Our Hands, in Sneinton Avenues...

Competition: Win A Pair of Tickets to Boho Family Festival with Martin Kemp, Ben Volpierre-Pierrot and Jeremy Healy

Tue 28 May 2024

Boho is a three-day family festival taking place from July 26 – 28 2024 at Millview Glamping and Events site in Newton, a 30minute drive from the city centre. The line-up includes Martin Kemp from Spandau Ballet, Ben Volpierre-Pierrot from Curiosity Killed the Cat and singer Jeremy Healy as well as plenty of local talent.

We have two pairs of tickets to give away. To enter just fill out your details in the form below. This competition is open until Weds 19 June 2024. Our winners will be chosen at random on Thursday 20 June and notified by email soon after. Note these competition dates have been extended by a week.

Nature and nurture: the benefits volunteering at Friends of Wollaton Nature Reserve

Wed 15 May 2024

Within Nottingham’s large catalogue of green spaces, Martin’s Pond, Harrison’s Plantation and Raleigh Pond are three hidden gems tucked away five minutes’ walk from Wollaton Park. In 1976, these sites were collectively recognised as Nottingham’s first Local Nature Reserve. To learn more about this tranquil locale we spoke to the couple that head Friends of Wollaton Nature Reserves, the volunteer group which have diligently cared for the reserve since 2003.

A Deep Dive into William ‘Bendigo’ Thompson - Nottingham's 19th Century Bareknuckle Boxer

Sat 20 Apr 2024

This month we take you on a trip back to the early 19th century, to paint a picture of a very different Nottingham, where prize-fighter turned evangelist Bendigo rose from the slums to become a national hero in the ring.

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