TRCH Full Monty

Theatre Review: Peter Pan at the Theatre Royal

A lavish, highly enjoyable telling of the classic JM Barrie tale...

The History of Canning Circus

17 December 18

Six roads meet at Canning Circus, ferrying people up and down the hill, and out into the splintering streams of the city. This meeting of flows has deposited centuries of memories on the land around it, so we take a closer look at they’ve shaped the delta we see today...

Cannibalism, Poison, and Lost Ships: The True, Gruesome Tale of the Failed Franklin Expedition

14 December 18

In May 1845, Robert Hopcroft, a 38-year-old Royal Marine from Nottingham, bid a final farewell to his loved ones before boarding the HMS Erebus at Greenhithe, Kent. Alongside the HMS Terror, his ship was part of the Franklin Expedition, tasked with circumnavigating one of the final blank spaces on the world map: the Northwest Arctic Passage...

Junkyard's New Menu Puts a Boozy Twist on Pub Classics

17 December 18

Turns out they serve a whole lot more than craft beer...

New Exhibition at Lakeside Arts Marks the Centenary Since the Death of British Artist Harold Gilman

15 December 18

Nottingham Lakeside Arts’ Djanogly Gallery host the first extensive survey of his work in over 35 years with Beyond Camden Town...

Live Music Review: John Wilson Orchestra - At The Movies

14 December 18

Classic Hollywood scores from a superstar orchestra

Can You Spot The Difference Between These Photos of Nottingham?

10 December 18

Oh, how Nottingham has changed over the years. We’ve gone from an industrial mining town full of factories and goose flogging, to a city crammed full of restaurants, call centres, arty shops, and one proper cool magazine. For a fun game of spot the difference, here are a few modern-day shots, alongside some found in John Henry Spree’s Nottinghamshire: a book of photos from around 1910, up to around 1930, put together by the photographer’s great grandson Alan Spree…

Theatre Review: Hound of the Baskervilles at the Lace Market Theatre

14 December 18

We got down to Lace Market Theatre to check out The Hound of the Baskervilles...

Under Cover Artist: Robert Lever

13 December 18

We caught up with this month’s cover and poster artist, Robert Lever...

Discotech are Making a Home in Notts

13 December 18

Notts is a pretty good place to parteh. And we're not the only ones who think so. Originally Derby-based, house heads discotech are setting up shop here in the new year...

6 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

13 December 18

Take some time to chill out and get stuck in to one of these activities...

Film Review: The Old Man and the Gun

12 December 18

We checked out the final film in the legendary career of Robert Redford...

Preview: Fade II Black Film and Music Lounge

12 December 18

Stella Vision have partnered up with Can’t Stop Won’t Stop and Nubian Link to create Fade II Black Film and Music Lounge, launching this Friday 14 December

A History of Science in Nottingham

11 December 18

This humble little city we all know and love is steeped in history. No matter where you are in the world, the utterance of the word “Nottingham” will instantly draw replies of “Ah, Robin Hood?!” And while everyone is familiar with our bow-wielding outlaw, Nottingham has been party to many heroes throughout the ages, some of which were clad in lab coats, not tights...

Live Music Review: The Burning Hell at The Maze

11 December 18

We got down to The Maze to check out The Burning Hell…

A Former Coal Miner in Notts

06 December 18

"We became like brothers down there. Once we got into the mine, we were miners. Colour had nothing to do with it because we relied on each other for survival."

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

10 December 18

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

Nusic Future Session: The Fine Art Society

10 December 18

4 Books From Notts Authors to Read This Christmas Holiday

09 December 18

There’s no time like Crimbo to get stuck into the printed pages of a new novel or poetry collection. The turkey’s roasting, the fire’s crackling and the wine’s mulling, giving you plenty of time to curl up in your stretchy trousers and prepare yourself for a feast of literary goodness…

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

09 December 18

Take yer pic...

The Nottingham Hidden History Team Have Saved Many a Cave From Destruction

07 December 18

The Nottingham Hidden History Team, fittingly, have been around for yonks. Uncovering all sorts of tales about this city of ours, the organisation has saved caves from being destroyed in local redevelopment, and has held the torch up to many-a past goings-on. LeftLion Street Tales columnist and current member of the organisation, Joe Earp, gives us a little look-in to the origins of the team, and what’s driven them to lift the lid on Notts, for the past fifty years...

Get on Yer Bike with Nottingham Bikeworks

07 December 18

This month saw the launch of the Nottingham Bikeworks Month of Giving, a drive that promises every cycle purchased through the organisation in December is matched with a donation to the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum.

Christmas Without Abuse and Violence: A Campaign for Midland Women’s Aid

07 December 18

Midland Women’s Aid are running a campaign to raise funds for Christmas presents that'll go to 26 children escaping domestic abuse…

Snap Notts: Nottingham City Centre on a Saturday Night

06 December 18

LeftLion Magazine #108

29 November 18

The History Special, with Canning Circus, J.M. Barrie, old Nottingham photos, A Former Coal Miner in Notts, Nottingham factories, local scientific discoveries, the Franklin Expedition, and loads more...
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