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Rock City To House Ashes of Lemmy From Motorhead in New Statue
Thu 14 Mar 2024Rock City and the Derbyshire-based Bloodstock festival have announced that the legendary, late, great Lemmy Kilmister will be memorialised with a new bust containing his ashes appearing at both venues...
Standing in This Place: A New Statue Commemorating the Historical Women of Nottingham
Thu 16 Nov 2023In April of 2024, Rachel Carter & The Legacy Makers are due to raise a statue titled Standing in This Place in the rejuvenated Broadmarsh. It depicts two women hand in hand - a white female garment worker and an enslaved African woman. The project is still seeking fundraising so that it can stand life-size and do justice to its inspiration...
Celebrating Nottingham’s History of DIY Football Fanzines thanks to funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Fri 13 Oct 2023Two of Nottingham’s best loved football fanzines Brian and The Pie will be given a new lease of life thanks to a regeneration project by LeftLion, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund…
We Chat to Legendary Broadcaster Clive Tyldesley About Meeting Brian Clough and Studying at Uni of Nottingham
Sun 17 Sept 2023World Cup ties; Champions League finals; England internationals: If you’ve watched a major game of football over the past five decades, you’ve likely heard the iconic voice of Clive Tyldesley commentating on said game. We had a chat with the legendary broadcaster about working in his beloved sport, meeting Brian Clough, and studying Industrial Economics at the University of Nottingham…
Left Stag: August 2023
Thu 10 Aug 2023We've recently bought back our monthly Forest and County columns after a few years in the wilderness. But it's about time we covered the other football team in Notts too, right? We are delighted to launch our new monthly Mansfield Town FC column penned by lifelong stags fan Josh Osoro Pickering...
A Brief History of Nottingham's Robin Hood Statue
Sat 24 Jul 2021Today, Saturday 24 July 2021, marks 69 years since the unveiling of the famous Robin Hood Statue outside Nottingham Castle. Bob White, the co-founder of the World Wide Robin Hood Society, explains some of the history of this iconic city landmark...
The Pythian Club's Benjamin Rosser on His Time in Nottinghamshire Police and the Removal of Statues
Fri 03 Jul 2020Not only did the death of George Floyd spark anti-racism protests all over the globe, it placed the role of the police in society under a level of scrutiny never seen before. While Floyd’s murder at the hands of Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin replicated an event that has become depressingly commonplace in the United States, protests in Britain had large elements of anti-police sentiment to them. Having spent ten years as a member of Nottinghamshire Police before leaving to establish The Pythian Club – an organisation set up to enrich and empower young people in Nottingham – community leader Benjamin Rosser is uniquely placed to offer an insight into the inner workings of the British police force…
Author Rich Fisher Reflects on His Involvement with the Brian Clough Statue Fundraiser
Fri 05 Jun 2020As we celebrate the genius of Cloughie through LeftLion’s #CloughChallenge campaign, Rich Fisher explains how Nottingham’s Brian Clough statue came to exist…
The Thompson Brothers on Brian Clough and Their Favourite Pub in Town
Mon 01 Jun 2020Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...
Notts Rebels: Brian Clough
Wed 27 May 2020In celebration of the Nottingham Castle Trust’s #VoicesofToday campaign, our Notts Rebels series continues with a man who needs no introduction: Brian Clough ...
Get involved in the #CloughChallenge
Tue 12 May 2020It's time to show your love on social media for Brian Clough, one of Nottingham's best-loved rebels. May 2020 marks the anniversary of his two greatest achievements. Please join us in celebrating his life by taking part in the #CloughChallenge...
Art Works: Vic Camilleri's Photographic Statue
Wed 12 Sept 2018Local photographer and skateboarder Vic Camilleri talks us through his photographic statue...
Memorial Walk Planned to Raise Funds for Statue of Bendigo the Bare-Knuckle Boxer
Mon 19 Feb 2018Ryan's in this for the long run, dedicating his time to properly commemorate this underappreciated legend...
Campaign to Raise Funds for a Proper Statue of Bendigo
Fri 08 Jan 2016There's a local legend that one man from Radford wants immortalising in bronze, and he's not going to stop til he's raised the necessary cash
Art Works: Rikki Marr
Wed 25 Sept 2013"It has a mix of sarcasm, silliness and seriousness. I think people recognise that as an element of the Nottingham identity"
The Day I Met Brian Clough
Sat 25 Feb 2012Marcus Alton - we wouldn't say he's the most dedicated fan in the world. But he's in the top one.
Interview: Mark Crossley
Fri 12 Aug 2011Mark Crossley - known as ‘Norm’ during his thirteen years as Forest’s goalkeeper, due to a resemblance to Norman Whiteside - started his career being hated by his own supporters. Then he nearly became the hero of the 1991 FA Cup final and a club legend. Nowadays he’s a player-coach at Chesterfield, an after-dinner speaker, and - as of this month - his own publisher...
Interview: Duncan Hamilton
Sun 25 Nov 2007The winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2007 talks to the 'Lion about his experiences with Brian Clough...
The Clough Statue...
Wed 19 Apr 2006Less than a year after its launch, a bid to raise money for a statue of Brian Clough is progressing at a rapid pace...
Goodbye Young Man - Brian Clough 1935-2004
Tue 21 Sept 2004Thanks to Cloughie, everyone knew about Nottingham. Not only were we winning almost everything in sight, but we were doing it in style...