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From the Kitchen with Rose Colyer, Head Chef at the Malt Cross

Mon 13 Apr 2026

We popped into the Malt Cross to chat to Head Chef Rose Colyer about favourite chefs and their catch of the day...

Nottsword March 2026 answers

Thu 26 Feb 2026

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Nottsword February 2026 answers

Sun 01 Feb 2026

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Nottsword January 2026 Crossword Answers

Sat 31 Jan 2026

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The Malt Cross unveil their Christmas events, menu and offers

Thu 16 Oct 2025

The much-loved Christmas celebrations return to Nottingham's historic Malt Cross this December, bringing festive cheer, delicious food, and live music to the heart of Nottingham once again...

Whose streets are they anyway? How street art crossed the pond from New York to the East Midlands

Thu 04 Sept 2025

Graffiti, tags, murals, stenciling, paste-ups… street art is a diverse artform with many subcategories and styles. While some might deride the practice under the blanket term of vandalism, for proponents of the artform, taking art out of the gallery and into the streets is about civil disobedience, ownership of space, and creative expression outside of the mainstream. We dip into the origins of graffiti in NYC and speak to artist Richie ‘Pops’ Baker about how the medium came to Nottingham in the 1980s…

From painting to dating: what's happening at the Malt Cross until September 2025?

Wed 09 Jul 2025

The next three months are set to be a busy few for the Malt Cross: Nottingham's buzzing, preserved Victorian music hall, on St James' Street. If you're looking for a weird or wonderful event that will get you socialising with all kinds of different people, they've probably got you covered. Here are some highlights, which we've picked out...

Our picks from the 2025 event calendar of the Malt Cross: Nottingham's preserved Victorian music hall

Wed 16 Apr 2025

There are few locales near Old Market Square quite like the Malt Cross. As a nearly perfectly preserved Victorian music hall, the building toes the line between its status as a treasure trove of architectural history, and an epicentre of some of the city's most enjoyably 'out-there' occasions. Below, we've provided a rundown of what they have coming up this year...

Ahead of Pride, Hockley's Rainbow Crossing is being repainted for it's fifth anniversary

Fri 12 Jul 2024

The rainbow crossing on Hockley's Broad Street turns five this year. Our History Editor CJ DeBarra tells of how it came to be.

In Photos: Nottingham Trent University Mid-Year Exhibition at Malt Cross

Fri 24 Feb 2023

For the next few weeks, if you venture to The Malt Cross on St. James’s Street, you’ll notice a wide variety of photography adorning the wall. These photographs belong to a group of students at Nottingham Trent University, and the exhibition comprises part of their final assignment. There’s a type of photography for everyone, from documentation of glass blowers in the Venetian Lagoon to architectural shots of some of Nottingham’s most notable buildings. Our own photography expert, Nathan Langman, stopped by to check it out...

In Photos: Malt Cross Jazz Jam

Mon 12 Dec 2022

Malt Cross was recently taken over for a smooth night of silky tunes...

Notts CrossFit Athlete and Coach Lucy Campbell Discusses Women in Strength Training and Putting Two Fingers Up to Stereotypes

Sat 21 May 2022

Combining strength training, gymnastics and high intensity workouts, Nottingham’s CrossFit box has attracted quite a cult following. We caught up with CrossFit athlete and coach Lucy Campbell to talk about women in strength training, the camaraderie of group workouts and letting go of weight-loss goals…

Gig Review: Theon Cross at The Bodega

Sat 29 Jan 2022

Theon Cross performed at The Bodega on Thursday 27 January and we headed down to see what it was all about...

YMCA Front Room Join Forces With The Malt Cross

Tue 16 Nov 2021

The Malt Cross are launching their new winter events programme in collaboration with the YMCA as the venue welcomes people back with YMCA Front Room…

Left Magpie: Dracula has a Better Record Against Crosses...

Sat 26 Jan 2019

Kübler-Ross may sound like the type of enigmatic signing Notts need to pull themselves out of the bleakness that has befallen the season, but its presence at Meadow Lane is almost as significant.

Chez Coors is Now an All-You-Can-Eat Jamaican Buffet

Mon 10 Dec 2018

They've recently moved to a new gaff in the centre of town...

There's Astronomical Amounts of Food at COSMO World Buffet

Sun 28 Oct 2018

Sampling food from around the world never felt so easy...

Poetry Profile: Crosswords

Fri 18 May 2018

On the second Wednesday of every month in a cosy cave three floors below the Malt Cross you'll find Crosswords, Nottingham's only subterranean spoken word open mic. Our Martin Grey popped down to May's event and also had a chat with the organisers, Leanne Moden and Jake Wildeman, and this month's headliner, Gemma Baker.

Steampunk Sunday at Malt Cross in Photos

Thu 12 Apr 2018

Things got a little bit weird down at the music hall...

Review: Fake-Up Prosthetic Workshop at The Malt Cross

Mon 19 Mar 2018

Steve Best of Fake-Up has been working in the special effects industry for years, and now imparts his wisdom on the gore-lovers of Nottingham in his workshops...

All You Need To Know About The Second Nottingham Label Market

Fri 09 Mar 2018

Celebrating independent record labels within the city, it takes over the Malt Cross this Saturday...

Poet Leanne Moden on Spoken Word in Nottingham

Fri 24 Mar 2017

Who’d have thought there was such a wealth of spoken word events and culture going on in our fair city? Founder of the spoken word night Crosswords and former-East Anglian, Leanne Moden couldn’t believe it either. She explains why poetry’s proper poppin’ off in Notts…

Art Review: Pale Lithics at Malt Cross

Wed 22 Feb 2017

There's a whole lorra light down over at Malt Cross...

Sheila Rowbotham Talks Rebel Crossings for Nottingham Festival of Literature

Tue 15 Nov 2016

In her latest book, Sheila Rowbotham outlines the interweaving lives of six figures who made Rebel Crossings across the Atlantic in search of new beginnings. This talk was part of Nottingham’s Festival of Literature...

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