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Cultural Festivals, Music Gigs and Going Back to Nature, Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week: 4 - 10 September
Sun 03 Sept 2023This week you could be at a psychedelic party, having spicy South-Asian food or planting a sapling. Here is a list of our hot picks for the week…
Blondes Chat Ant & Dec, Going Viral and Their Time at the University of Nottingham
Mon 12 Sept 2022Following in the footsteps of London Grammar and Amber Run by forming at the University of Nottingham, Blondes have big shoes to fill. Yet with the immense success of their song Coming of Age on TikTok resulting in them signing to American label C3 Records, we reckon they don’t have anything to worry about. Here, Alex Davison and Daniel Stroud reminisce about their UoN days...
Going Places: Sustrans’ Clare Maltby on Walking and Cycling-Friendly Cities
Wed 30 Mar 2022Since the pandemic hit, getting around on our own steam - whether that be through walking, cycling, scooting, or skating - has seen something of a renaissance. This goes hand-in-hand with an increased awareness of our human need for access to green space and the ongoing climate crisis. With infrastructure popping up to support this trend, and various schemes hoping to help communities get on their bikes, our Environment Editor Adam Pickering had a chat with Clare Maltby - the Nottingham-based Director for the Midlands and East region at leading active travel charity Sustrans - about the work the charity’s doing to make it easier for people to get around in environmentally friendly ways, creating healthier communities, and breaking the car habit.
What's Going on at Nottingham Castle?
Thu 18 Nov 2021A series of high-profile incidents have led to accusations of racism and work-place harassment, suggesting that all is not well behind-the-scenes at Nottingham Castle...
We Hear From the Duo Behind Hockley Helles, the Nottingham Lager Going Head-To-Head With Heineken and Amstel
Mon 08 Nov 2021We chat to Nottingham Trent University graduates Will Barratt and Al Squires - the brains behind Hockley Brew Co - about their delicious new lager, Hockley Helles, breaking into a challenging industry, and what they have planned for the future...
Host Nottingham: The Organisation Providing Support to Those Going Through the Asylum Seeking Process
Thu 14 Oct 2021Despite what the right would have you believe, every time there’s an influx of refugees from a war-torn country, the UK is not overrun with people claiming asylum. In fact, the UK holds only about 1% of the total number of refugees the world over. UK refugees have to go through a gruelling process to achieve settled status, which often lasts years and leaves any failed claimants without money or a place to stay while they lodge appeals. Host is a Nottingham-based charity that provides support to those going through the asylum seeking process, making their lives just a little easier. Penny Reeve sat down with Host chair Roger Van Schaick to find out a little more...
Object Walk: A Matchstick Violin Created by Prisoners
Mon 06 Jan 2020We’ve teamed up with the National Justice Museum to put objects from the past into the hands of people of the present. This month, we took a matchstick violin created by prisoners to Adam Wood, Senior Promotions Manager at Rock City...
Author Kristina Adams: "If you're not willing to market your book, you're not going to get anywhere."
Thu 31 Oct 2019Local author Kristina Adams on her latest novel Behind the Spotlight, self-publishing, and what it’s like to deal with fibromyalgia as a writer…
Fourteen Year Old Photographer Indy Kiemel-Greene: "The UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world, and it's only going to get worse."
Wed 14 Aug 2019It’s not just adults that are raising more awareness about the environment - more and more young people are getting closer to nature too. Indy Kiemel-Greene is just fourteen, and is already a keen wildlife volunteer and photographer. We spoke to him about his work, attending the Time for Now lobby, and how people can help wildlife to thrive...
Foodprint Nottingham are Saving Produce from Going to Waste
Mon 11 Feb 2019Tackling food poverty on the front line is Foodprint, a social supermarket run by students from the University of Nottingham. Not only does their Sneinton-based store provide vital produce to local residents in need, but each week they stop a significant amount of waste from clogging up landfills...
What's Going Down at Hockley Hustle This Year?
Thu 18 Oct 2018Hockley Hustle is back on Sunday 28 October, celebrating its twelfth year, and it's bigger and better than ever. We give you the lowdown on the festival that features over 300 acts across thirty stages...
Clearing The Gap: Nottingham Skateboarders on Why Age Means Nowt
Mon 24 Sept 2018On the face of it, skateboarding can seem scary; like some secret club you can only join with a kickflip password. But it’s for anyone and everyone, no matter how old you are. There’s no line that says you can’t be a part of the culture.
There's Something Fishy Going on at Sushimania
Sat 15 Sept 2018"Miso hungry for these flipping tasty delights," says Ashwin Balu...
John Harvey's Not Tommy Johnson: An Extract Taken from Going Down Slow and Other Stories
Sun 14 Jan 2018"A wall-eyed mongrel barked as he entered, hackles raised, then backed away, growling, from the kick that failed to follow"
Advertising Sectioned: Apple Lets You Spend More Time Going Places! Keen Computers (c.1980)
Wed 04 Oct 2017Local adverts, ripped from the pages of history...
Hong Kong Diaries 12: Going with a Bang
Wed 15 Feb 2017Well, it’s that time of year again, when every few minutes’ shock has us momentarily parting with our skin. Yes, Chinese New Year and the detonation of firecrackers throughout the village to keep those dastardly evil spirits at bay; of which there’s clearly quite a few judging by the frequency of reports and the swathes of red debris carpeting the area.
What Notts: Crazy Stuff Going Down in Nottingham
Wed 09 Dec 2015"We've bleeding well heard it all now"
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Wed 01 Jul 2015A documentary about one of the crazier religions on the market
Dating in Nottingham
Thu 14 Feb 2013Wondering how to meet someone in Nottingham? We sent our community editor out to investigate speed dating, online dating and going to a meat market