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Festival Review: Splendour 2023
Thu 03 Aug 2023The weekend may have been full of rain, but we didn’t let that dampen our spirits…
A Day In The Life Of The Splendour Festival Team
Mon 17 Jul 2023We chat to Matt Newton, Marketing Manager at DHP Family, about what a typical day in his life is like as he prepares for Splendour Festival this weekend...
From Splendour Festival to Woodland Wellbeing, Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week 17 July - 23 July
Sun 16 Jul 2023Live music, theatre, video games... and some woodland wellbeing to end the week. What more could you want?
Nottingham Legend Vicky McClure MBE on Our Dementia Choir's Return to Splendour Festival
Fri 14 Jul 2023Splendour Festival returns to Wollaton Park this month, as does Vicky McClure MBE and Our Dementia Choir. We chat to the Wollaton native ahead of the festival which essentially takes place in her back garden…
Everything You Need to Know About Splendour Festival 2023
Wed 12 Apr 2023Despite the current challenges facing pretty much everyone in the country bar the top 1%, DHP Family, and its stable in Nottingham, London and Bristol, continue to go from strength to strength - surviving the triple threat of the pandemic, a cost-of-living crisis, and pressures from major corporate organisations with extensive industry know-how. We catch up with head honcho George Akins to find out more and discuss the finer details of their annual blue ribboned event, Splendour Festival, fifteen years on from when it all began…
Splendour Festival Announce 2023 Headliners and More
Wed 01 Feb 2023Nottingham’s own Splendour Festival has released the first line-up announcement ahead of its return at the end of July…
The Crying Violets' Katie Lyle Chats LeftLion, Splendour and New Tunes
Thu 24 Nov 2022The Crying Violets have become one of the most interesting, unique bands in Nottingham since forming in 2019 - but, despite playing at the likes of Splendour Festival and BBC Introducing, the highlight of the past few years for lead singer Katie Lyle undoubtedly has to be her time as LeftLion’s Music Editor. We chat to her about her passion for both producing and writing about music…
Film Review: Hit the Road
Tue 02 Aug 2022Directed by Panah Panahi, son of jailed filmmaker Jafar Panahi, this debut feature release paints a tense but tender portrait of an Iranian family with a subtle political message…
Review: Splendour Festival 2022
Wed 27 Jul 2022With everyone from Craig David to Supergrass taking to the stage, Splendour Festival returned with a bang - bringing two days of proper top tunes to Wollaton Park. Here's what we thought...
Preview: Splendour Festival 2022
Wed 20 Jul 2022Offering a bumper two-day event, one of Nottingham's biggest music festivals returns in style...
5 of the Best Things to Do in Nottingham This Week: Big City Reads, Splendour Festival and More
Mon 18 Jul 2022Mulholland Drive, MANIFESTO and Anne-Marie are all in Notts this week...
LeftLion Screen Podcast #5 - The Road Dance Director Richie Adams, the Best Summer Blockbusters of 2022 and More
Fri 27 May 2022This month we're joined by Richie Adams, the man behind The Road Dance - one of the highlights of the Nottingham International Film Festival...
LeftLion Screen Podcast #4 - Chris Cooke on One for the Road, Broadway Cinema and Notts' Screen Scene
Fri 29 Apr 2022This month's podcast includes a chat with One for the Road director Chris Cooke, a review of The Northman, and a great debate about a certain Nicolas Cage...
15 Years Later: The Road to Guantánamo
Tue 19 Oct 2021Two decades since 9/11, this harrowing drama-documentary hybrid is just as significant as when it was first released...
Nottingham Forest Fan Rich Fisher Releases a Documentary About a Once in a Lifetime Road Trip
Wed 19 May 2021Way back in 2008, Rich Fisher headed to Mongolia with his friend Ed on a road trip. In the back of his mind, he always had the intention of making the journey into a film, but life got in the way. That was until the world came to a grinding halt, allowing Rich the time to finally create Rich and Ed’s Excellent Adventure – the story of two Forest fans on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure to the other side of the world. Roshan Chandy catches up with the Notts-based filmmaker to find out more…
This Girl Can Teams Up with The Renewal Trust for Series of Sporting Summer Roadshows
Mon 10 May 2021The summer roadshows will offer women and their families the chance to try out a range of new sports and activities for free...
PSpowage Art Gallery Relocates to Mansfield Road
Tue 24 Nov 2020You might be used to seeing original artworks placed on canvases as you walk through Byard Lane, off Bridlesmith Gate. PSpowage Art Gallery has been based here since 1998, but due to recent pressures, you’ll now find Pete Spowage’s shop, gallery and studio on Mansfield Road. He tells us more about the history of his gallery, and why he’s relocating after over twenty years...
"You’ve got nothing to lose and your life to regain" - A Cocaine Anonymous Member on His Road to Recovery
Tue 27 Oct 2020No matter how far into addiction you may be, it’s not too late. We talk to one of the members of the Nottingham branch of Cocaine Anonymous, who wishes to remain nameless, about addiction and his own personal road to recovery...