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Youth-Led Squad Research Mental Health in Nottingham

The lowdown on how Nottingham could improve mental health services, according to a member of the youth-led research squad that...

The NTU Degree Show 2018 in Photos

05 June 18

DHP Support Young Female Music Promoters by Backing New Campaign

25 May 18

Ayup gals. The legends at DHP Family are backing a national campaign to help the next lot of young female music promoters break into the male-dominated grassroots music scene in the UK...

Nottingham Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason to Play at Royal Wedding

18 May 18

If you do end up sneaking a peak at the sponge-fest that is the Royal Wedding, make it when Notts boy, prodigious nineteen-year-old cello talent and 2016 BBC Young Musician of the Year winner, Sheku Kanneh-Mason serenades the church...

The Crisis in Nottingham Healthcare: The Truth Behind The Headlines

15 May 18

If you watched the recent BBC2 series Hospital, you’ll know that Nottingham health services aren’t in the best of health themselves. The series showed just how much strain our NHS is under and how hard the staff work to paper over the increasingly obvious cracks.

Nottingham Dialect and Mining Culture Documentary to be Broadcast on BBC Radio 4

15 May 18

James Walker blathers on about dialect and mining culture for a BBC Radio 4 series called Talk and Tongue.

Meet the Nottingham Man Who Makes Music to Sleep To

14 May 18

Had trouble nodding off recentleh? Alistair Webster, founder of GMB record label has created some tunes to help your lot get forty winks and help with your concentration...

After They Left The Lion...

24 April 18

We’ve had thousands of brilliant and interesting people contributing to the mag for fifteen years. Plenty have gone on to do some proper interesting stuff after working with us. Here are a handful of the boggers…

A Look Back at The LeftLion Gigs

14 April 18

As well as running a magazine, we’ve put on hundreds of gigs and events across town. Some readers will be too young to remember ‘em, but many of you will have played and partied at our nights. This one’s for the old-school...

Vote for Notts Lego Club Organisers Make to Make on ITV's The People's Projects

12 April 18

Make to Make, a Community Interest Company that runs creative workshops in Nottingham, has recently reached the final of ITV’s The People’s Projects and needs your votes to receive further funding from The Big Lottery Fund. Make to Make’s workshops include Craft Cafe - a regular sewing and textiles workshop for isolated members of the community - and Lego Club - a fortnightly creative play session at Rough Trade Records where kids and parents can find time to play together. Managing director Kim Errington talks to LeftLion about funding, being on telly and the invaluable work Make to Make does for the community.

Hoops for Humanity Want to Get Refugee Children Hula-Hooping

11 April 18

Hoops for Humanity aims to help refugee children have fun while gaining confidence and determination through hula hooping. This year, they are planning a trip to a number of refugee camps in Greece where they will run workshops and distribute hula hoops to the children. Our Chloe chats to Rochene Johnston, who reveals why she first got involved in hooping, how it changed her life and what her plans are for the future of the charity.

Paul Sng on New Book Invisible Britain: Portraits

03 April 18

Invisible Britain: Portraits is a forthcoming photography book edited by filmmaker Paul Sng and co-curated by Chloe Juno and Laura Dicken, that will feature stories and portraits of individuals across the UK who have been impacted by austerity...

Steve Underwood: Bus Driver Turned Sleaford Mods Manager

28 March 18

Steve Underwood is the now former Nottingham City Transport bus driver who runs Harbinger Sound, a record label at the forefront of UK’s underground and DIY scene, putting out a diverse and sometimes challenging selection of artists that have span punk, noise, experimental and avant-garde. It was a chance meeting with Jason Williamson that would see the label have a top twenty album with Sleaford Mods and Steve becoming the band’s manager...

A Tribute to Pete the Feet

26 March 18

A tribute to my brother Peter Baylis - "Pete the Feet" - also known as Boogie in the West Midlands.

Kids and Culture in Nottingham: An Experiment

22 March 18

“Kids change you, you know.” They all told me, and annoyingly, they were right. I see the world differently, I see people differently, and I see myself differently. And besides all that deep stuff, my life seems to have moved seamlessly from trips, gigs, and events to soft play areas, cold swimming pools, and church playgroups. It wasn’t deliberate, but the fact of the matter is it’s far easier to do stuff with kids that they like, because it statistically lowers the chances of them acting like d*cks. Although, inevitably, they still do, leading me to wonder if I should have another go at doing the things I actually want to. So I’ve spent the last two weeks running an (admittedly small) social experiment. Is it possible to enjoy fun and culture in Nottingham with feral nippers in tow? Can it be done? Let’s find out:

Strike Site: Exhibition Curator Sacha Craddock Talks Unreality and Insistent Physicality

22 March 18

Strike Site is an exhibition which attempts to create the contradictory yet palpable sense of the temporary that comes with an exhibition of arts. Now in it's second manifestation, after being previously exhibited at Pi Artworks London, curator Sacha Craddock worked closely with the Nottingham Refugee Forum to explore notions of displacement, movement, freedom and barriers...

Life After Spanky Van Dykes

22 March 18

  The sun rises and sets, empires rise and fall, and Spanky Van Dykes has closed. Even though it’s been a few months since the alternative bar – the big, dark place that projected He-Man episodes in silence – closed its doors unto wooden boards, its regulars still find themselves in a lost state. Those dejected lot who once found their homes - and their lives - in Spanky’s now wander the street in utter confusion. We wrangled as many of them as we could to ask how they’re getting on.

Anton Lockwood: The Man Who Made Rescue Rooms A Success

22 March 18

As Rescue Rooms basks in the glory of its fifteenth birthday, we sat down with the man who transformed the place from a run down sports bar to a renowned music venue...

Jake Haseldine Takes Wicked Photos of Musicians

22 March 18

Young Nottingham Music Photographer Jake Haseldine captures an epic moment in every photograph…

Crop Up Gallery: The Student Run Curatorial Group Giving Art Students Their Big Break

22 March 18

As any depressed graduate will tell you, a lot of jobs will ask you for experience in your field. But you’ve been too busy studying… well, sort of.  Actually you’ve been playing prosecco pong and skinny dipping in the Market Square fountain. When were you meant to get this experience anyway? Well, that’s where Crop Up Gallery is lending a hand...

How to Choose a Charity You Can Trust

22 March 18

It's important to know yer not being fobbed off...

The Zoo Project and discotech are Coming to Nottingham

20 March 18

Jordan Diston from discotech tells us all about the collaboration coming to Red Bar in Nottingham on Saturday 31 March, featuring tech-house giant Eddie Richards…

Review: Fake-Up Prosthetic Workshop at The Malt Cross

19 March 18

Steve Best of Fake-Up has been working in the special effects industry for years, and now imparts his wisdom on the gore-lovers of Nottingham in his workshops...

Review: 100 Years On... The Long Road to Gender Equality Event

09 March 18

Centenary Cities Nottingham is a city-wide partnership celebrating 100 years since British women were first granted the vote. This event saw women from all over Notts come together to discuss gender equality... 

8 Things to Do With Your Mum This Mothers Day

07 March 18

Mums are bleddy brilliant, aren’t they? Whether yours birthed you, raised you, came into your life half way through, if you call her mum, or grandma, or aunty, or her first name, if she makes the best roast potatoes, or struggles to boil an egg, she’s always on the other end of the phone when you need her. Treat your mum, or the closest person to it, to a cracker this Mother’s Day. Here’s some brain food to get the ideas ticking...
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