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Competition: Win Tickets For Live At The Hall Featuring Razorlight
Mon 29 Apr 2024Get ready for an epic night of music at Wollaton Hall on Friday 30 August, as "Live at the Hall" brings together an all-star lineup featuring Razorlight, Feeder, The Pigeon Detectives, and The Sherlocks.
LeftLion have three pairs of tickets to give away. The winners will be drawn on Monday 20 May and notified by email soon after. To be in with a chance of winning read on...
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.
Competition: Win 4 Tickets to Evolution Drone Light Show
Wed 10 Apr 2024On Friday 19 April something special is coming to Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Witness an epic-scale family-friendly theatrical event told through a swarm of mesmerising drones flying in unison.
Competition: Win A VIP Experience At Could Be Real Tribute Festival
Mon 08 Apr 2024Get ready to immerse yourself in a night of nostalgia as the Could Be Real Tribute Festival descends upon Newstead Abbey on Friday 5 July 2024.
LeftLion have some big prizes to give away as two lucky winners will each receive a pair of VIP tickets and a £50 bar tab. The winner will be drawn on Monday 29 April and notified by email soon after. To be in with a chance of winning read on...
Raw Talent: We Caught up with Previous Winners of the Young Creative Awards
Wed 06 Mar 2024As Nottingham’s Young Creative Awards return for a live ceremony after five years, we catch up with previous winners including musician Serena Jasmine, photographer Luke Brennan and illustrator Kate Wand, who are now beginning to blaze their own trail…
Gig Review: Wings of Desire at Rough Trade
Sun 03 Mar 2024Wings of Desire headed to Nottingham last Monday night, with the Stroud-based duo presenting a potent mix of life-affirming hits to an intimate Rough Trade audience...
Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean Winning Olympic Gold at Nottingham’s National Ice Centre
Tue 13 Feb 2024Nottingham’s National Ice Centre is gearing up for its busiest time of year with thousands of skaters of all ages and abilities set to take to the ice over February half term at the home of Torvill and Dean...
We Catch Up With the Founder of These Girls Run, the Community Aiming to Empower Women and Beat the Winter Blues
Thu 28 Dec 2023We spoke to Notts’ own Molly Slater-Davison on the founding of a new running community aiming to empower women and beat the winter blues. Safe, sweaty, supportive: These Girls Run and they’re here to stay…
Music to Our Ears: We Look Back at a Record-Breaking Year for Nottingham’s Award Winning DHP Family
Fri 22 Dec 2023We caught up with our friends at DHP Family for their reflections on a milestone year for the live music company which brings hundreds of top tier artists to Nottingham, as well as giving a platform to our finest homegrown talent...
Theatre Review: The Boy Who Cried Wolf at Lakeside Arts
Tue 19 Dec 2023A warm hearted wintery tale for youngsters...
Nottingham’s Leading Youth Mental Health Charity the Wolfpack Project Give Advice on How to Tackle Loneliness This Festive Season
Wed 13 Dec 2023One in four seventeen–25-year-olds will experience a mental health problem each year, so it’s no doubt that the demand for support is only growing. As a leading charity that works with sixteen–35-year-olds living within Nottinghamshire, The Wolfpack Project provides an option for many. We speak to their Support Manager Rachel, who has been with them since June 2022, to find out more about the charity's work…
Manchester Wins Slamovision 2023
Mon 11 Dec 2023Manchester’s Esther Koch is the winner of Slamovision 2023, against the finest spoken word artists across the UNESCO Cities of Literature network...
Gig Review: The Lottery Winners at Rock City
Wed 22 Nov 2023Daisy shaped earrings and colourful glasses adorned the many faces flooding Talbot Street, all eagerly waiting for the doors of Rock City to open, letting the thrill of the night ahead ensue...