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Warp drive: visiting Warp Miniatures, Sneinton Market's own fantasy wargaming haven
Sat 15 Aug 2026Nottingham company Games Workshop and its ‘Warhammer’ brand of science fiction and fantasy miniatures have become part of our city’s cultural makeup. But just as every giant planet tends to have moons, a group of smaller stores orbit it, comprising what’s often called the UK’s ‘Lead Belt’. Sneinton Market’s Warp Miniatures, run by Alex and Wingshan Huntley, is one such business.
The New Toolkit Behind Small Business Marketing In West Norfolk
Wed 29 Jul 2026The way small businesses market themselves in towns like King's Lynn has quietly transformed over the past few years. The hand-drawn poster in the window and the leaflet through the door still have their place, and always will, but the bulk of the work of attracting customers now happens on a screen. What has changed most is not where the marketing happens, which has been drifting online for a long time, but the tools that local traders are now using to produce it. Those tools have become dramatically more capable and far more affordable, and the effect on small businesses is real.
Theatre Review: The Market Deeping Model Railway Club at Nottingham Playhouse
Mon 13 Jul 2026The third of Nottingham Playhouse's new season by local playwrights is a charming production, written by William Ivory. It focuses on a group of seven men (and one woman) who bond and overcome personal traumas by exhibiting model railways...
How Foragers' Kitchen is bringing organic and local plant based produce to Sneinton Market
Fri 05 Jun 2026Just around the corner from LeftLion, Foragers’ Kitchen is one of the newest and most exciting additions to Nottingham arts and independents hub Sneinton Market Avenues. Opened in October 2025, it’s run by Notts-via-North-Wales chef Darcy Jerome Duncalf and his partner via Paris, Marianna Coulentianos (with help from a friendly greyhound named Dexter), and blends a plant-based menu with resolutely local and organic produce. We popped over to chat to Darcy about what brought him to our cosy end of Notts.
Musicals, indie markets, creative workshops and animated musical legends... Here's what's on in Nottingham this week 23 - 29 March
Sun 22 Mar 2026Creativity abounds this week in Nottingham! Check out classic West End musicals, mix with other creative folks, check out the handcrafted wares of local artists, or see animated musical legends Gorillaz live. Here's our top picks...
The Thompsons talk Victoria Centre Market, Light Night and Andy Warhol
Wed 25 Feb 2026Nottingham's most opinionated greengrocers give us their take on Victoria Centre Market, Light Night and Andy Warhol
From the kitchen: with Jake Rumsey, Head Chef at Blend Sneinton Market
Tue 17 Feb 2026We dropped in to chat to Jake Rumsey, Head Chef at Blend, Sneinton Market, about Chickki Minaj and his mum's flapjacks...
Market value: the past and present of Victoria Centre Market
Mon 02 Feb 2026Over the last few years, a part of Nottingham’s history has slowly started to vanish, with traders at the Victoria Centre Market being asked to end their hundred year leases partway through. A space that once hosted hundreds of local traders is now home to just a few- who find themselves in a state of limbo. Matteo D’Alesio visits to hear some of their concerns, while taking a step back in time to highlight what made the market special in the first place.
Step Right Up! Sneinton Market's Circus Hub tell us about their inclusive range of classes
Sun 04 Jan 2026If January, or life in general, has you feeling slothful, running away with the circus can sound like just the right dose of romanticism. But rather than leave your entire life to cavort with clowns, how about heading down to Sneinton Market’s Circus Hub to try some aerial silks, hoop, rope, and trapeze. We spoke to owners Kay Monrose and Ria Ashcroft, to hear about the benefits of their diverse range of classes and why anyone can have a go at circus skills…
Theatre Review: The Last Noel at the Lace Market Theatre
Fri 12 Dec 2025At the Lace Market Theatre, Christmas nostalgia meets the sting of memory, with nowhere to hide from either...
Carol singing, Christmas markets, doom-tinged gigs and the return of Divorce: here's what's on this week in Notts 8 - 14 December 2025
Sun 07 Dec 2025Can we officially say it's time to get festive this week in Notts? From carol-singing and Christmas markets to doom-tinged gigs and the return of Divorce - here's our top picks of what's on...
Festive light trails and markets, Notts alt rock and dark cinema: Here's what's on in Notts this week 24-30 November 2025
Mon 24 Nov 2025This week, enjoy a live concert of Amy Winehouse's original band, adore the new festive light trail at Wollaton or take yourself and the family down to the Nottingham Christmas Market. Let the festivities begin!
The It's in Nottingham Christmas Market Returns To Nottingham Castle
Sat 01 Nov 2025It’s in Nottingham, the city’s Business Improvement District (BID), has announced the return of the popular Christmas Market at Nottingham Castle. For the first time, the festivities will take place across three days, from Friday 28 to Sunday 30 November.
Wytch craft: a look inside Sneinton Market's Wolf Wytch Apothecary
Sun 19 Oct 2025The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is upon us, and there’s nothing better at this time of year than coming home to a cosy living space. If you have a love for the spooky and the scented, then here’s three exciting words for you: Wolf Wytch Apothecary. An independent business that has been alive in the heart of Sneinton Market for almost three years, Wolf Wytch is run by its wickedly talented head alchemist Lauren Wolf. It’s home to an enchanting combination of scents – from candles to skin care – and plenty of gothic vibes…
Theatre Review: The Revlon Girl at the Lace Market Theatre
Thu 09 Oct 2025You couldn't make it up with lipstick replacing grief in this production at the Lace Market Theatre....
Comedy Review: Mark Steel at the Nottingham Playhouse
Sat 04 Oct 2025BAFTA-nominated Mark Steel, a regular on the nations TV, radio and bookshelves, gives us insight into his journey surviving cancer...
Comedian and activist Mark Thomas talks Ordinary Decent Criminal
Wed 01 Oct 2025Cathy Symes interviewed Mark Thomas, the political activist, comedian, actor and director who is starring in Ordinary Decent Criminal, an award-winning play coming to Nottingham's Lakeside Arts in November...
These streets are ours: Sneinton Market Avenues
Sat 13 Sept 2025For this instalment of These Streets are Ours we celebrate the creative hub of Sneinton Market Avenues…
Theatre Review: The Prince at the Lace Market Theatre
Tue 22 Jul 2025The Prince, by Abigail Thorn, debuted to rave reviews at Southwark Theatre. Now it's come to Nottingham with a uniquely gay reimagining of the Bard...
Theatre Interview : Laurie Owen, director of The Prince at the Lace Market Theatre
Sat 12 Jul 2025The Prince by Abigail Thorn is about to launch at the Lace Market Theatre. This ambitious show stars three trans women and merges Shakespeare with the modern world. LeftLion interviews the director, Laurie Owen, on the hows and whys...
Words to live by: marking one decade of the Nottingham Poetry Festival with poet Ben Macpherson
Sat 07 Jun 2025This 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.
Green Hustle Festival Returns to Nottingham's Old Market Square at the End of May
Wed 21 May 2025Music, food, fashion, art and environmental action will once again all come together at the free entry Green Hustle Festival in Nottingham city centre on Saturday 31 May