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Book Review: The History Boys Part II by David Marples

Gareth Watts takes a leaf through a new book by Dave Marples' new book about more great goals seen at the World Famous City Ground...

The Unravelling of Mary Reddish: author David Whitfield talks about his novel which draws from the history of asylums in Notts

Long before madness had a diagnosis, it had consequences. The Unravelling of Mary Reddish takes readers back to Georgian Nottingham, a world where sanity was judged through gender, reputation, and a strict social order. Katie Barr speaks to the author of the novel – David Whitfield – who drew on real asylum records from Nottingham to show how quickly a life can be unmade once those in power decide your mind is the problem. 

LeftLion's Latest Listens #38: Notts music we're currently spinning

With this year off to a great start for new music, in this edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens for 2026, our music team reviews releases from Divorce feat. Marcus Mumford, Blackadder, Bloodworm and Make Strangers...

Book review: The Unravelling of Mary Reddish by David Whitfield

We take a look at The Unravelling of Mary Reddish by David Whitfield, a novel about the blurred lines between sanity, control and women's autonomy, which is set against the backdrop of Nottingham General Lunatic Asylum - the first publicly-funded asylum in England.

Davide Giovannini’s Minas Project [ Brazilian Jazz]

Truth or Legend: the strange case of the eagle lectern

This month, our resident urban myths investigator Matt Blaney delves into a strange story surrounding the Southwell Minster Lectern... 

Truth or Legend: The Strange Case of Gallow's Hill

It's nearly Halloween, and in that tradition LeftLion's chief urban myths chief Matthew Blaney tackles the legend of Gallows Hill, and associated stories...

Rarescale: Sounds Strangely Good, Ya?

I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih: Feels Strangely Good, Ya?

Exhibition Launch Party: Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-rahme and I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih: Feels Strangely Good, Ya?

An Evening With Racing Icons Mika Häkkinen & David Coulthard

Ocean With David Attenborough

The Strange Case Of… Rihanna’s Grillz

In 2011 Rihanna visited Nottingham whilst on tour, it's then that she supposedly popped into the Hockley store Grillzs 4 U for some new teeth bling. We looked into the story more for this month's Truth or Legend...

Documentary Review: Ocean with David Attenborough

Join us as we review David Attenborough's new documentary, Ocean, which doesn't hide the destruction of the natural world, but inspires and motivates too...

James Davidson is Awarded trentbarton Bus Driver of the Year 2025

The results of the 2024-2025 trentbarton really good service awards are in...

Gig review: David Gray at the Royal Concert Hall

David Gray

Sound & Vision: a Tribute to David Bowie

Craig David Commitment Tour 2025

Musical comedy, Craig David, Festival of Science, and film screenings: Here's what's on this week 10-16 February 2025

This week in Nottingham! Head out with the family to the Festival of Science and Curiosity or the Sooty Show, go retro with Craig David and Lemar, check out some musical comedy or get into some thought-provoking film... 

Out of Time: When David Lynch visited Nottingham’s Goose Fair Seeking Carnival Freaks

David Lynch, the visionary American filmmaker died on 15 January 2025. A little known fact is that in the late 1970s Lynch visited Nottingham’s Goose Fair looking for inspiration and cast members for his film The Elephant Man…

An Evening with Forest & England Legend Des Walker

The Script + Special Guest Tom Walker

Fini Bearman: This Is Not America [ Reimagining David Bowie]

Davide Giovannini’s Minas Project [ Brazilian Jazz]