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Gig Diary: We Visit Some of Nottingham’s Most Loved Music Venues
Sun 04 Feb 2024In Nottingham, we are spoilt for choice when it comes to live music venues. From the Motorpoint Arena with its capacity of 10,000 to smaller rooms like The Bodega and The Chameleon, we really do have it all. Our Kira O’Boyle set off on a journey, attending as many gigs as possible over a two-week period to decide once and for all which one is her ultimate favourite. Here are her gig diaries…
We Visit Gasleak Mountain, Nottingham’s Newest Inclusive Art Space
Fri 16 Jun 2023A brand new art gallery called Gasleak Mountain has just opened in Nottingham - we sit down with its founders to learn all about this exciting, inclusive space...
We Visit Project Pies, the Carlton Hill-Based Lockdown Sensation That Has Changed Our City’s Food Scene
Sun 04 Jun 2023From plastering walls to baking pastries, Dan Lione has had a unique journey into the culinary world. We hear all about his internet-conquering, pie-focused passion project: Project Pies…
We Visit COW’s Brand New Nottingham Thrift Store
Fri 02 Jun 2023Thrifty vintage treasure hunters rejoice! Popular independent vintage clothing brand, COW, has opened the doors to its third Notts store...
We Visit Long Eaton’s Street Food Kitchen, Winner of the Blue Ribbon Good Food Award for Cafes
Fri 05 May 2023This popular local joint is a worthy winner of its prize...
Bella Ramsey, Nottingham-Born Star of The Last of Us, Visits LeftLion to Chat Projects, Platforms and Perfecting Performances
Fri 31 Mar 2023Cool. Calm. Composed. The LeftLion team were none of these things when Bella Ramsey, the Nottingham-born star of global HBO sensation The Last of Us, swung by the office recently. Yet all three of these words perfectly describe the nineteen-year-old, who chats openly about fame versus celebrity, taking on beloved characters, and choosing the right projects. Here’s what the super-talented Television Workshopper had to say during an hour-long interview in Sneinton Market…
5 Must-Visit Historical Pubs in and Around Nottingham
Wed 22 Mar 2023Whether you enjoy river walks, nature trails, railways, learning about local about history or just simply relaxing and having a refreshing pint and a delicious Sunday dinner, Nottingham has a pub for you...
We Chat to The Priory of the Orange Tree Author Samantha Shannon Before Her Visit to Nottingham
Sat 04 Mar 2023Author Samantha Shannon created a best-selling sensation in 2019, with her sweeping fantasy epic The Priory of the Orange Tree picking up a fanatical global audience. Now she’s back with A Day of Fallen Night, a standalone prequel to that smash hit novel. Ahead of her visit to Nottingham’s Waterstones this month, she explains how she put together a beloved fantasy series…
We Chat With Journalist Gary Younge Before His Visit to Nottingham's Squire Performing Arts Centre
Fri 03 Mar 2023Journalist, author, sociology lecturer and former Editor-at-Large at The Guardian, Gary Younge is heading to our city in March to discuss his sixth book. Ahead of his visit, we sit down with him to delve deeper into his fascinating career…
In Photos: The Last of Us Star Bella Ramsey Visits LeftLion
Thu 02 Mar 2023Nottingham's own Bella Ramsey stopped by LeftLion to chat The Last of Us, The Television Workshop and taking on the right projects. The full interview is coming in Issue 158 later this month - but until then, here's some snaps we grabbed on the day...
We Visit Experience Raleigh, the New City Hub Showcasing the Past and Future of Notts Cycling
Thu 01 Dec 2022Raleigh have opened a new city centre cycling hub on Maid Marian Way, celebrating their star-studded history and wide range of high-tech electric options. We paid them a visit…
LeftLion Visits Nottingham's Winter Wonderland
Wed 16 Nov 2022Boasting a brand new ice rink, Winter Wonderland has returned to Nottingham...
We Visit Katharina Fitz’s Nottingham Studio and Learn All About Her Groundbreaking Work
Thu 18 Aug 2022We had the pleasure of visiting artist Katharina Fitz’s Nottingham art studio to speak to her about her motivations, ideas and art practice. Having already exhibited in Nottingham and across the globe, we can only wonder how the grinding, crunching cogs of her work will turn in the next ten years…
We Chat to the Harlem Globetrotters’ Corey “Thunder” Law Ahead of the Group’s Visit to Motorpoint Arena
Wed 10 Aug 2022Corey “Thunder” Law - basketball superfan, Globetrotter, world record breaker - chats shooting hoops and entertaining an audience of thousand ahead of his visit to Nottingham in October...
Writer Michael Pedersen Chats New Book Boy Friends Ahead of His Visit to Waterstones Nottingham
Thu 04 Aug 2022In 2018, poet Michael Pedersen set off on a trip across the Scottish Highlands with one of his best friends Scott Hutchison - founder of the indie rock band Frightened Rabbit. But after the sudden passing of the latter, Pedersen found himself surrounded by grief as he sat down to write his next book. Unable to write poetry, though, he poured himself into journals, and what emerged was Boy Friends, the touching new release chronicling his life through the lens of male friendships. Ahead of his event at Waterstones on Tuesday 9 August, we catch up with the author about his process and inspiration…
RuPaul’s Drag Race Stars to Visit Nottingham’s Oldest Gay Bar for Special Netflix Event
Wed 22 Sept 2021Iconic drag queens The Vivienne and Tia Kofi are set to perform at a sold-out show in Nottingham next week.
Street Art or Graffiti? Why Banksy's Notts Visit Shouldn't Distract from the City's Own Artists
Sat 24 Oct 2020Alex Kuster looks at the recent media circus surrounding Banksy's visit to Notts, and why local street artists aren't treated with the same level of respect...
Places to Visit in North Nottingham
Sun 18 Oct 2020For anyone who grew up in the city and its suburbs, north Nottinghamshire was either where you sometimes ventured to feed the ducks in Rufford, or to perhaps explore the patchy remains of Sherwood Forest, communing with Robin and his Merry Men. In fact, to many city-dwellers, it is defined by its coalfield status, an imaginary wasteland of former mining towns. But North Nottinghamshire, centred around Worksop and Retford, has always had more to offer and, lately, is undergoing a renaissance. The 2020 pandemic-induced rediscovery of the day trip or overnight stay close to home make this the perfect time to venture up the M1...