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Cally Beaton: Namaste Motherf*ckers

Truth or legend: The Case of Bill’s Mother’s

"It's black over Bill's mother's": so say many of us from the Midlands when less-than-pleasant weather looks to be on the horizon. But how many of us have actually considered the meaning of the phrase? Our editorial intern Matthew Blaney was set-a-wondering about the identity of Bill's mother, so in this month's Truth or Legend he decided to find out...

Mother's Day Ceramic Bunny Decorating Family Crafternoon In the Greenery

Mothers Day Afternoon Cakery

Mothers Day Afternoon Tea

Mother's Day Mini Garden Crafternoon

Mother's Day Dried Flower Embroidery Crafternoon

Mother's Day Weekend Candle Painting Crafternoon

Mothers Day Weekend Candle Painting Twilight Crafternoon

Motherload + Q&a

LeftLion's Latest Listens #11: Notts music we're currently spinning

In this week's LeftLion's Latest Listens, our music team reviews new releases from Grain Mother, ALT BLK ERA (with Wheatus), and Drew Thomas...

In photos: Grain Mother at The Grove, with Jiminil and Purple Hat Mob

Joe Danks “Take Courage” Tour

Mother Mother

Grain Mother

Inspire Youth Arts Huge Showcase Held At Nottingham Playhouse

Every now and again, people feel as though the creative scene can be a slightly restrictive place for inspiring creatives to be, but over at Inspire Youth Arts, they have made it their mission to ensure that every young person has access to the arts. We visited Nottingham Playhouse to immerse ourselves in some top quality performances as part of Inspire’s huge showcase...

Newark Book Festival 2023 - Mother’s Ruin: The history of gin with Mildred Freeman & Spirit of Trent Gin

Film Review: Parallel Mothers

With Parallel Mothers, Pedro Almodóvar has delivered a tender and exquisite melodrama which deserves all the acclamation going...

Theatre Review: Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Ooh Betty, he’s back! Ian Douglas went to see Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em at the Theatre Royal

Out of Time: Nottingham Sailor Lancelot Sidney Burrell and the HMS Courageous

With World War Two less than a month old, Nottingham sailor Lancelot Sidney Burrell found himself aboard the HMS Courageous, guarding the Western Approaches against German U-boat attacks. Unfortunately for him, his ship was to become the war’s first major naval casualty due to an enormous blunder from the British Admiralty… 

NottsShop: April 2019

Hello! Welcome to the first in a monthly series on the best fashiony bits Notts has to offer. We're putting Nottingham under a style microscope and this month: we're focusing on “The Gram” with, like any good primary school story, a side eye to the who, what, where and when.

Got someone or something that you think we should know about? Drop us a line at anna.murphy@leftlion.co.uk...

Live Music Review: Acid Mothers Temple and Shiftwork at Metronome

Our Mike and Becky got down to Metronome to check out Acid Mothers Temple and Shiftwork...

8 Things to Do With Your Mum This Mothers Day

Mums are bleddy brilliant, aren’t they? Whether yours birthed you, raised you, came into your life half way through, if you call her mum, or grandma, or aunty, or her first name, if she makes the best roast potatoes, or struggles to boil an egg, she’s always on the other end of the phone when you need her. Treat your mum, or the closest person to it, to a cracker this Mother’s Day. Here’s some brain food to get the ideas ticking...

Film Review: Mother!

Some loved it, some hated it.  Here's our verdict on Darren Aronofsky's controversial new feature... 

Artist as Mother as Artist: The Exhibition Championing Mams

"Although there are issues around being a mother and in the art world, we're trying to celebrate mother artists and how they make work. We're breaking down boundaries"