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Pick of The Week: 6-12 December

Christmas concerts, Rock City gigs, and the Nottingham Panther's...this week has something for everyone

Photos: Jerub at Metronome

04 December 21

Bass Player Mark Lewandowski Lifts the Lid on His Move From Nuthall to New York

04 December 21

After moving from Nuthall to New York, bass player Mark Lewandowski is living the dream on the other side of the pond. We hear about his time in Nottingham, his love for The Big Apple and how School of Rock inspired his passion for music…

Thompsons on Christmas Day, Games and Presents

03 December 21

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

Review: The Rock Orchestra at Rock City

02 December 21

Gig Review: Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum at Rescue Rooms

02 December 21

Nottingham Street Food Club Announce New Home

02 December 21

The sizeable venue will be unveiled with a Christmas-themed event on Friday 10 December... 

5 Best Films to See in Nottingham Cinemas This December

02 December 21

As another year comes to a close and the apocalypse grows nearer, distract yourself with some cinema magic...

Shop Local This Christmas - 24 Notts Independents to Inspire your Present Shopping

01 December 21

It's the return of LeftLion's annual gift guide, in collaboration with Independent Nottingham, brought to you by Nottingham BID. Read on to find 24 of the best independent Notts spots to get your thoughtful, locally sourced gifts this Christmas...

SFiCE Foundation Launch Crowdfunder to Help Tackle Food Poverty

01 December 21

Nottingham based charity SFiCE Foundation have launched a new Crowdfunder campaign to ease the burden of food poverty and reduce food waste, with free projects that help vulnerable communities in Nottingham…

Mission Christmas: Behind the Largest Christmas Toy Appeal in the UK

01 December 21

The largest Christmas toy appeal in the UK, Mission Christmas, is an annual campaign run by Cash for Kids and supported by Gem Radio ensuring thousands of children receive gifts at Christmas…   

Review: Ocean Film Festival at Nottingham Playhouse

30 November 21

Ocean Film Festival makes a splash in Nottingham this autumn with a collection of short films straight from the sea...

Meet the Notts Filmmaker Who's Set a Second World War Film in Hucknall's Arc Cinema

30 November 21

Notts filmmaker Bradley Severn’s introspective short A Picture of Memory aims to shine a light on the brutality of war. We hear about what the movie involves, the messages it is trying to convey, and how The Arc Cinema in Hucknall played an instrumental role in its creation…

Out of Time: How King Henry VIII’s Reformation Triggered a Rebellion That Put Nottingham at the Heart of a National Power Struggle

29 November 21

In keeping with our Seven Deadly Sins issue, we look back at a definitive turning point in the history of religion in England, exploring how King Henry VIII’s Reformation fuelled the Pilgrimage of Grace, a Northern rebellion that placed Nottingham at the centre of a power struggle for the soul of a nation…

LeftLion Magazine #142

29 November 21

Featuring our annual independent Christmas shopping guide, Bill Bailey, the Cultural Review of 2021, Nadia Whittome, A Nun in Notts, Christmas at Wollaton, The Roundhouse, Mark Lewandowski, Breaking the Mould, Lord Byron in Greece and loads more...

Pick of The Week: November 29 - December 5

28 November 21

From the Panto to the Contemporary Craft Fair, it seems that the festive season is truly upon us...

Gig Review: New Model Army at Rock City

28 November 21

New Model Army took to the stage at Rock City on Friday 26 November and Saturday 27 November to perform their entire back catalogue...

Overheard in Notts

28 November 21

We find out just how hungover is too hangover for the Holocaust...

Theatre Review: The Hound of the Baskervilles

26 November 21

Frenetic fun on the gloomy moors

Photos: Self Esteem at Metronome

26 November 21

An Exorcist in Notts

26 November 21

If there's something strange in your neighbourhood, who you gonna call? This guy...

Film Review: Ghostbusters - Afterlife

25 November 21

The overly-nostalgic return to the Ghostbusters franchise fails to step out from beneath the original film’s shadow...

Silence of the Jams at Rough Trade

25 November 21

Best friends Sarah Chapman, Frances Rooke and Kat Clayton created Silence of the Jams, a silent disco offering all round party tunes across three channels. Starting in the suburbs of Manchester, they are bringing their event to Notts for a night at Rough Trade on Saturday 4 December, and we had a chat with them about the event, and what can be expected… 

Notts Street Photographer Rich Bell Chats First Photobook Life Works & Dreams

25 November 21

Rich Bell’s candid photographs of Nottingham’s streets have graced our regular Notts Shots galleries over the past couple of years and, after checking out his first photobook Life Works & Dreams, we found out how he entered the world of street photography.

Review: Return of the Jedi In Concert at the Royal Concert Hall

24 November 21

John Williams' legendary score performed live by a full orchestra? Love to see it, we do... 
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