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Out of time: a tale of two hotels on Derby Road
Thu 21 May 2026Two hotels once stood on Derby Road, and played roles in some unusual Nottingham history – one facilitated a dramatic confrontation featuring local suffragettes, the other housed a ‘mini Scotland’. Here’s the hidden history in those now-innocuous locations.
Mending our ways: how two Notts locals founded a national repairs directory
Thu 08 Jan 2026Ally Booker and Gemma Broad are two repairs professionals in Nottingham, who in June 2025 founded We Are Repairs: an online directory of UK businesses which give products of all kinds a longer lifespan. Their aim was to shift the public mindset away from a careless ‘throwaway culture’ – they tell us about how the project’s gone since.
Artworks: Anna Mylonas of Nine Two Five Silver
Mon 10 Nov 2025For this month’s Artworks, we hear from Anna Mylonas, a Notts-based silversmith who runs Nine Two Five Silver.
Game on: two Nottingham Panthers talk the upcoming ice hockey season
Mon 03 Nov 2025Luca Sheldon and Jordan Kelsall are the two local players on the 25/26 Nottingham Panthers roster. We sat down with them to explore what it means to wear the Panthers jersey, as Nottingham lads, and how they’re feeling about the 2025/26 campaign.
Art is the heart: what to expect from year two of Art Fest in Notts
Sat 30 Aug 2025With its first year in 2024 bringing 34 new murals to Nottingham’s streets, Art Fest is back this month to splash more colour and creativity on walls throughout the city. Festival Director Benjamin Kay, who co-runs The Carousel in Hockley, tells us why he set up the festival and what to expect from this year…
We tried out two immersive escape rooms at Escapologic
Fri 01 Nov 2024When the LeftLion team were invited to Escapologic for a competitive, team-building afternoon, it seemed too good of an opportunity to miss, but what mind-bending and mysterious fun awaited...
We caught up with Nish Kumar ahead of his two gigs at Nottingham Playhouse
Sat 21 Sept 2024The man’s so funny, they booked him twice. Nish Kumar brings his razor-sharp political insight to the Nottingham Playhouse two times in October during the Nish, Don’t Kill My Vibe tour. Here he gives LeftLion an exclusive peek…
LeftLion Interviews Podcast #2: The Petebox on Beatboxing, Youtube Fame, Two Decades of Touring and ITV's The Voice
Fri 19 Jul 2024Welcome to the second episode of the ‘LeftLion Interviews’ podcast. Our guest is the amazing musician and beatboxer The Petebox...
Festival review: Day two at Download Festival
Sat 29 Jun 2024This time two weeks ago, LeftLion was fully immersed in the world of Download, the spiritual home of rock and metal music. Here's what happened on day two of the festival...
Theatre review: Cluedo 2
Wed 22 May 2024Following the success of Cluedo which toured the UK in 2022, director Mark Bell (The Play that Goes Wrong, The Comedy About a Bank Robbery) is back with a sequel for the original game’s 75th anniversary.