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We Catch Up With Matt Davies-Adams, Notts-Based Host of the Straight Outta Cobham Podcast
Tue 13 Jun 2023The path from Nottingham to Chelsea is hardly a well-trodden one - yet that’s exactly the route that Matt Davies-Adams, commentator for Chelsea TV and host of the Straight Outta Cobham podcast, has taken. We hear from the Forest fan about what it’s like covering the modern form of the beautiful game, especially with a focus on a team that’s not your own…
Silver Linings: Bone Arrow's Clare Gregory on Crystals, Workshops and Life in Sneinton Market
Mon 16 Nov 2020They say that if you treat the universe with the respect it deserves, it’ll treat you right back. That couldn't be more clear than in the case of Clare Gregory of Bone Arrow – after years of working full-time as an MUA, she went on to launch her first collection of silver, gothic-inspired jewellery. The business has gone from strength to strength, and at the beginning of 2020 she opened her first physical store in Sneinton Market. Our Assistant Editor caught up with her about all things C, bad vibes and divine intervention…
The Nottingham Project's Greg Nugent: "We’re a creative city where culture thrives, but when other cities were upping their game, we stood still"
Fri 14 Aug 2020With a ten-year vision of turning Nottingham into a globally-recognised cultural heavyweight, and a board including the likes of Shane Meadows and Vicky McClure, last month saw the ambitious launch of The Nottingham Project. Spearheaded by the new Nottingham Board for Culture and Creativity, the project will seek to rejuvenate the city in the wake of a pandemic that has decimated much of the creative industry. As the director of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee, Project chairman Greg Nugent knows what it takes to deliver on the biggest scale. We caught up with the man at the helm to find out more about what the city’s creative community has to look forward to...
Norma Gregory on the Hidden History of Black Miners and Her New Exhibiton
Sun 10 Nov 2019Nottingham has plenty of things to be proud of. Our roots being one of them; history is so deeply embedded in many of the things that we all love about this city. But the narrative isn’t fully complete. Historian Norma Gregory has spent the past few years unearthing the untold stories of several black coal miners who lived and worked in the UK. We spoke to her about her new exhibition, Digging Deep: Coal Miners of African Carribean Heritage which features photos, audio recordings and oral histories that have previously been left unheard…
Dr Tim Gregory Works with a Meteorite That's Older Than The Earth
Wed 14 Aug 2019Armed with a childlike sense of wonder, a natural gift for talking with passion and a boundless sense of enthusiasm, it’s clear to see why Dr. Tim Gregory is so well liked. After appearing on BBC shows The Sky at Night: Expedition Asteroid and Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?, the cosmochemist and research scientist is now working at the British Geological Survey in Nottingham studying Allende, the famous meteorite that predates Earth itself…
Black History Month: Norma Gregory
Thu 15 Oct 2015Ever wondered what Jamaicans in Nottingham have been up to for the last century or two? Read on...
Gregory Woods: Dream Midnight
Thu 12 Feb 2015Nottingham Trent University's former Professor of Gay and Lesbian Studies shares a beautiful poem with us
Interview: Gregory Woods
Thu 12 Feb 2015In honour of February being LGBT History Month, we caught up with poet and former NTU lecturer, Gregory Woods, to discuss gay rights, Ann Widdecombe and our silly British sensibilities when it comes to sex...
Gregory Woods: Dream Midnight
Thu 12 Feb 2015Nottingham Trent University's former Professor of Gay and Lesbian Studies shares a beautiful poem with us
Interview: Alan Davies
Fri 07 Nov 2014Some might know him from the telly as Stephen Fry’s sidekick on QI, some as the lovable magician-cum-detective Jonathan Creek, but Alan Davies is also a dab hand at stand-up and he’s rolling through town with his new show.....