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Electronic Duo Bone Cult on Masks, World Tours and Their Debut Album

Formed in 2013, Bone Cult began after two members of a rock band decided they’d had enough. Time spent experimenting with...

6 Items to Buy for Your Nottingham-Themed Cheeseboard

26 March 20

With every passing day we're getting closure to sunshine and picnic weather. This year, we're gonna pass on shop-bought spreads and create our own, locally-sourced board full of Notts goodies. Here's what we'll be plucking from the shelves... 

Notes from a Mental Health Nurse: Letting Go of the Past

24 March 20

Each month, our anonymous mental nurse, who has over two decades on experience working in Nottingham, will deal with a specific mental health issue with practical, accessible advice. This month, they offer tips on how to let go of the past... 

Bygone Byrons: The Weird and Wonderful Characters from Lord Byron's Family Tree

21 March 20

In the complex, meandering maze of English history, few people that aren’t members of the Royal family are able to trace their ancestry all the way back to the Battle of Hastings. But luckily for Notts’ own Lord Byron, his family tree has roots that go all the way back to 1066, and branches that were every bit as weird and wonderful as he was...

89-Year-Old Albert Johnson: “I want to go to Jamaica, one last time”

19 March 20

As a member of the Windrush Generation who came to Britain in the 1950s after World War II, 89-year-old Albert Johnson devoted his life to being a well-respected and productive member of society. His reward? Being threatened with deportation and denied his legal rights as part of the 2017 scandal. With the dream of returning home to his native Jamaica one final time, we talked to Johnson as he looks back on a life of hard work, endurance and survival…

Food Review: Piccolino

20 March 20

Our reviewer was after a taste of their tipples... 

We Went Magnet Fishing in Nottingham Canal with Youtubers The New Magneterz

16 March 20

Art Works: Zoe Kirk

18 March 20

Feast your eyes on her waterfall-inspired creation... 

Object Walk: Charlotte Bryant's Final Letter Before Execution

16 March 20

We’ve teamed up with the National Justice Museum to put objects from the past into the hands of people of the present. This month, in a special extended edition to celebrate our history issue, we visited Usha Sood at Trent Chambers with the final letter written by Charlotte Bryant before her execution for murder in 1936…

The Diaries of Nottingham WWI Soldier Are Being Made into an Exhibition and Play

15 March 20

For years they lay hidden away in the attic of a house in New Zealand. But now, the missing World War One diaries of Nottingham soldier Billy Richards have been discovered, and are being used as the basis for a new exhibition and play...

Food Review: The Hand & Heart

14 March 20

We popped down into the caves for a vegan roast... 

6 Nottingham Venues with a History of Murder, Poison and Intrigue

11 March 20

From T C Hine to Watson Fothergill, Nottingham has had more than its fair share of renowned architects leaving their stamp on the city’s skyscape. But beyond the outer beauty of the structures they created lie stories of deceit, murder, poison and intrigue. These are the weird and wonderful true stories from some of Nottingham’s most stunning historic buildings...

6 Nottingham Soldiers and the Historical Turning Points They Found Themselves in

11 March 20

It’s a sad fact of history that the fate of nations was often decided on the field of battle. In amidst the smoke of firing muskets, the explosions of cannonballs, the clashing of swords and the screams of dead and dying men, history was written in blood, and the world as we now know it was formed. In a new six-part podcast series, we’re bringing to life the stories of six Nottingham soldiers who were witness to these historical turning points, uncovering how life took them from the streets of Nottingham to some of the most definitive battles in world history… 

Return to Sender: How We Managed to Track Down the Author of a Postcard from 1908

07 March 20

Postcards were the “u ok hun?” texts of their day. Used by past generations to check in on their distant siblings, and by more recent ones to boast about exotic holidays to their friends, they’ve never really been blessed with messages worth a third or forth glance. Which is why our Assistant Editor, Emily, was shocked to discover cards dating back to 1908 sitting on the shelf of Hopkinson Vintage, Antiques and Art Centre. She decided to track down the families of their senders, to ask them why… 

Book Reviews: March 2020

09 March 20

A few words about words...

Art Works: Colin Anthony Robson

07 March 20

Painter and designer Colin Anthony Robson tells us about his work, Prelude...

An Archaeologist in Notts

04 March 20

"People think it's all about treasure and glory… It's more to do with contributing to a community of knowledge. It's not really about your name, it's about that small contribution to a bigger whole"

5 Nottingham Albums to Listen to This Month

05 March 20

The sounds of Notts, reviewed. If you'd like to write for us, or want your tunes chatted about, get in touch by emailing [email protected]

Snap Notts: Wilford Village

04 March 20

Our ongoing project pairs up local poets and photographers, and gives them a Notts location to create work around. This month, it's Wilford Village...

Tough Mary's Bakehouse Have Got New Digs

03 March 20

We headed over to the best-smelling yellow premises in Nottingham, to check out their new place. Right next door to the old place...

City Stylin' #23

02 March 20

We take to Nottingham's streets to ask you stylish folk about your lives...

Overheard in Notts

01 March 20

What the bleedin' 'ell are you lot onnabaht?

12 of Nottingham's Best Museums

01 March 20

We’re blessed with a cracking selection of museums in Nottingham, some quite obvious and others a little further off the beaten track. Here are some of our top picks – from the old favourites to the new arrivals on the scene.

Comedian Mark Thomas is Bringing His History-Themed Show to Lakeside Arts in April

01 March 20

Comedian, presenter, political satirist, journalist, radio personality, libertarian anarchist... There aren’t many things that Mark Thomas can’t turn his hand to. With his brand new history-themed show, 50 Things About Us, heading to Lakeside Arts for back-to-back shows in April, we caught up with the stand up legend to get his thoughts on Nottingham, touring and the British Empire...

Under Cover Artist: Agnes Pap

29 February 20

Regular LeftLion illustrator and all-round good egg Agnes Papp gives us the lowdown on her beautiful history-themed cover and poster art...
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