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LeftLion Contributor Scott Oliver Wins Prestigious Cricket Literary Prize
Thu 18 Apr 2024Former LeftLion sports editor, Scott Oliver, has won one of cricket’s most prestigious literary prizes, the Wisden Book of the Year, for his debut book Sticky Dogs & Stardust. The book is a collection of essays detailing the exploits of some of the sport’s bona fide legends – among them the former Notts players Garfield Sobers, Kevin Pietersen, Andre Russell and Imran Tahir - when they turned out in league cricket alongside enthusiastic amateurs who they were expected to dominate. Oliver himself also played at Wollaton CC for a time. To celebrate Scott's success we are delighted to present this extract from the book – covering Pietersen’s troubled stint at Cannock – along with an exclusive discount code.
We Chat to Scott Taylor, the Brains Behind the We Share These Streets Podcast
Wed 07 Jun 2023Do you ever consider the streets you’re walking on? What happened on them hundreds of years ago? These are the exact questions Scott Taylor asked himself when he created We Share These Streets - the twenty-episode podcast exploring the days of Nottingham past…
Gig Review: Scott Matthews at Metronome
Thu 25 May 2023Scott Matthews was in town to promote his eighth studio offering, Restless Lullabies...
We Catch Up With Scott Matthews Ahead Of His Show At Metronome
Mon 08 May 2023With a UK tour underway, including a date at Nottingham’s swish Metronome later this month, LeftLion caught up with the West Midlands songwriter in his man cave adorned with string instruments of every variety…
Theatre Review: Verständnis at Nonsuch Studios
Tue 06 Dec 2022A bilingual play about identity, language and dual nationality; written, directed, illustrated and performed by a group of people who hail from multiple countries...
Coming to Broadway Soon, Steve Scott Tells Us About the Kendal Mountain Tour
Sat 04 Jun 2022We chat to one of the Kendal Mountain Festival’s directors, Steve Scott, about the global appeal of adventuring, building a tight-knit community of thrill-seekers, and what to expect when their 2022 Tour comes to Broadway Cinema…
Doug Scott: Mountaineering Legend 1941-2020
Mon 21 Dec 2020Earlier this month Nottingham-born mountaineering legend Doug Scott died from Cancer. Mark Patterson, a journalist who once interviewed Doug, remembers the life of a man who conquered Everest and captured the imaginations of the British and Himalayans alike...
10 Years Later: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Tue 25 Aug 2020After initially flopping at the box office, Edgar Wright's comic book adaptation now has a cult following. George White explains why...
Nottingham Comedian Scott Bennett: "There’s no such thing as regional comedy – if it’s funny, it’s funny."
Tue 15 Oct 2019Yorkshire lad Scott Bennett uprooted to Beeston a while ago, but he made sure he brought his Northern sense of humour with him. Ahead of his new tour Leap Year, which was nominated for Best Show at Leicester Comedy Festival, the comic invites us into his shed to talk touring, writing for some of the UK’s biggest comedians and his comedy heroes...
Tommy Scott from Space Talks Playing Spanky Van Dyke's This Friday
Tue 04 Apr 2017Calling all Space cadets. We had a little chat with Tommy Scott, lead singer and lyrical master of the nineties-famous Liverpool legends Space, about the band’s new album, getting back together, their tip-top moments as a band and their upcoming gig in Spanky van Dykes...
Art Review: Hurvin Anderson and Beverley Bennett Exhibitions
Wed 20 Jul 2016Two exhibitions have landed at the New Art Exchange that deal with the subject of diversity, and they are well worth checking out
DHP Family's Scott O'Neill On What It's Like To Be A Promoter
Wed 09 Mar 2016"About seven years ago I took a crazy risk in my pre-DHP days. I organised a tour for a very famous hip hop act, and confirmed three shows, including one at Brixton Academy"
Deborah Tyler-Bennett
Mon 25 May 2015"My advice to any writer lacking inspiration would be to get on their local bus"