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Deck the Hall: Wollaton gets set to host Christmas Lights Spectacular

This year has been full of compromises, tough decisions and – unfortunately – disappointment for many. As we lean into colder,...

City Stylin' #31

25 November 20

We took to the streets to find the most stylish folk in town...

Shop Local This Christmas: 24 Gifts You Can Buy From Nottingham Independents

25 November 20

Christmas is going to be an odd one this year – you may not be able to see friends or family, and going around the shops won't be quite like normal. Our local sellers have had an odd time this year too, and need us to help them now more than ever...

PSpowage Art Gallery Relocates to Mansfield Road

24 November 20

You might be used to seeing original artworks placed on canvases as you walk through Byard Lane, off Bridlesmith Gate. PSpowage Art Gallery has been based here since 1998, but due to recent pressures, you’ll now find Pete Spowage’s shop, gallery and studio on Mansfield Road. He tells us more about the history of his gallery, and why he’s relocating after over twenty years...  

Ex-Kemet FM Host and Twitter Enthusiast Tony Bates is Leaving Nottingham

20 November 20

Kemet FM host, graphics company owner, Police Commissioner candidate and Twitter enthusiast; Tony Bates has spent the last 22 years in Nottingham, and has been both a catalyst and an observer of change. This month, he bids the city farewell to become Scarborough’s answer to Basil Fawlty. We had a catch up about his best moments here over the last two decades…  

MOIST: Notts’ Newest Independent Publisher

23 November 20

Sarah Smith tells us about Notts’ newest independent publisher MOIST, and why regional publishing is on the rise...

Food Review: Le Mistral

22 November 20

My friends and I wanted to go somewhere special, while at the same time supporting a local business. For us, there was no better choice than Le Mistral in Sherwood...

Film Review: Casino

22 November 20

A quarter of a decade ago, Martin Scorsese took a trip to Vegas. But did it lead to a good film? Screen Co-Editor George White finds out...

Silver Linings: Bone Arrow's Clare Gregory on Crystals, Workshops and Life in Sneinton Market

16 November 20

25 Years Later: GoldenEye

21 November 20

We might still have to wait a bit longer for the latest Bond outing, but now is the perfect time to revisit the 1995 classic GoldenEye, writes Miriam Blakemore-Hoy...

5 Nottingham Artists to Listen to This Month

20 November 20

The latest Nottinghamshire releases... 

Lee and Fletcher Have Been Roasting Coffee in Basford for Thirty Years

18 November 20

There’s nothing like taking a sip of a proper cup of coffee. The tantalising scent as it hits your throat, warm and bitter, utterly smooth and delicious. Jim Lee knows all about that – he supplies coffee to some of the city’s best bars and restaurants like Bar Iberico, Copper, and the Hockley Arts Club, making sure you get the perfect caffeine fix. To celebrate him reaching thirty years of doing just that, we took a gander down to the Lee and Fletcher warehouse to have a chat with him about how they handle the good stuff…

The Council Wants Your Suggestions on What Should Happen Next to Broadmarsh

18 November 20

They're all ears…

Theatre Royal Is Staging a Socially-Distanced Sleeping Beauty This Christmas

17 November 20

To them, to you...

Food Review: Ye Olde Bell Hotel

16 November 20

During these COVID times, it can be easy to get into the habit of rolling to the same pub or restaurant in a variation of your loungewear. So when I was invited to sample the bottomless brunch (£30pp) at the Ye Olde Bell Hotel, I was very excited to have an excuse to doll up and go somewhere a bit different...

Enter the Nottingham Poetry Hunt and Win Goodies from Rough Trade, Five Leaves Bookshop, Metronome and More...

11 November 20

Like a beacon of light in a seemingly endless sea of darkness, Nottingham Poetry Festival is back with (at time of printing) a nine-day programme of online events, performances and workshops. As part of this year’s festival, you can bag yourself some goodies by taking part in a poetry hunt around the city.  Simply use the clues to work out these Nottingham venues – there’s treasure in poetic form waiting to be dug up in their windows, websites and social media pages.

The History of Sir Frank Bowden and the Raleigh Cycle Company

15 November 20

We take a look at the life of Sir Frank Bowden, the man responsible for creating The Raleigh Cycle Company and making Nottingham the largest producer of bicycles in the world...

Creating Community at Artist Studio The Carousel

14 November 20

Book Review: The Beauty Within Shadow by Henry Normal

13 November 20

With a CV that boasts a contribution to British comedy that few can equal, you’d be right to expect more than your fair share of humour from The Beauty Within Shadow, the latest poetry collection from Henry Normal. But if laughs were all you were expecting, you’re in for a welcome surprise...

Nusic New Music Podcast #237 with Mez, Jonny Olley, Chloe Rodgers, George Gadd and More...

13 November 20

Poet Anthony Anaxagorou on Surrealism and Nottingham Poetry Festival 2020

12 November 20

As part of this year’s stellar online Nottingham Poetry Festival line-up, we chat to Anthony Anaxagorou: publisher, writer, poetry educator, Eliot Prize nominee and all-round prolific wordsmith. We talk lockdown, surrealism and his new book How To Write It...

Lone: Filmmakers Luke Radford and Toby Curson on Their New Promotional Short Film for Emmanuel House

12 November 20

Film Review: The SpongeBob Movie - Sponge on the Run

11 November 20

Silly seawater escapades arrive on Netflix…but does this sponge scrub up?

Film Review: Operation Christmas Drop

11 November 20

Is it too early to start watching Christmas movies? Netflix reckons not. Here's what Joanna Hoyes thinks of this one...

A Reverend in Notts

10 November 20

"There’s this idea that Anglican priests are all fussy, elderly men who spend a lot of time running around rural villages getting agitated about their nicely trimmed churchyard like something out of Postman Pat"...
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