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A Mental Health Expert at the University of Nottingham Explains Why Resolutions Might Not Be the Best Idea This New Year

We hear from mental health expert Paul Crawford, a professor of health humanities at the University of Nottingham, about why this...

The Nottingham Culture Review of 2021

31 December 21

A year that started badly, but ended with something of a return to normality. Long may it continue...

New Pop-up Project Offers Space for Creative Ways to Tackle Climate Change

17 December 21

The Green Light in the City project aims to offer a space for learning, fun, and discussion around environmental issues... 

Emmanuel House Release Short Film to Show Impact of Homelessness Prevention

15 December 21

The eight-minute film is based on the experiences of the charity's service users...

Review: Christmas at Wollaton

09 December 21

The Wolfpack Project Launch Campaign to Combat Winter Loneliness

08 December 21

They are encouraging young people to open up about their mental health...

Emmanuel House Launch T-Shirt Designed By Nottingham Trent University Student

08 December 21

Sales of the t-shirt will help to raise money for the charity's Winter Appeal...

Ambitious Plans for New Broad Marsh Site Unveiled

07 December 21

Heatherwick Studio and the Greater Broad Marsh Advisory Group have revealed the new vision for the area...

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... 

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…

National Justice Museum Wins Prestigious Award for Work During Lockdown

16 November 21

The Museum was recognised for its popular 'Make it Yours: Workshops in an Envelope' project...

Meet the Former Corporate Crew Setting Up a Regenerative Eco-Tourism Hostel in Colombia

10 November 21

After living the corporate life in London, West Bridgford lads Stefan Harling and Sam Price, along with Colette Phillips from Somerset, set off to Colombia and bought a piece of land surrounded by rainforest on which to build a regenerative eco-tourism hostel - La Ponderosa. Our Environment Editor Adam Pickering speaks to Stefan and Colette about their journey, whether tourism can ever be eco-friendly, and their crowdfunding campaign to finish the job...

Why COP26 Campaigners Will Be Demonstrating in Nottingham

19 October 21

During COP26 in Glasgow, Nottingham will host a mass environmental demonstration on Saturday 6 November. Those taking part tells us why they're getting involved...

Comedian Shazia Mirza Talks Her Upcoming Tour Coconut

18 October 21

After a year in lockdown, Shazia Mirza is back in Nottingham with her new show Coconut. We chat to her about Bear Grylls’ The Island, crying in Poundland, and what she’s most excited about for her tour.

Preview: Breast Cancer Awareness Event

13 October 21

 55,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year across the UK. In light of Breast Cancer awareness month, The Nottingham Breast Institute are running an event next week to dispel myths about the illness and its origins...

Nottingham City Council Announces Partnership With Greek Municipality Named After Lord Byron

12 October 21

Nottingham City Council recently announced a partnership agreement with Vyronas, a suburb of Athens named after the legendary Lord Byron, and celebrated by lighting up the Council House in the blue and white of Greece's famous flag. We chat to the man behind this exciting new friendship, Cllr Pavlos Kotsonis, about how it could benefit Nottingham, his personal connection to the project and why Byron means so much to so many...

Domestic Abuse Charity Equation Launch Young People's Film Club in Nottingham

12 October 21

The new club will kick off with a showing of Misbehaviour on Tuesday 19 October...

Circle of Light to Perform Brand New Music for World Mental Health Day

07 October 21

The collective will present their new album at Nottingham Contemporary on Sunday 10 October...

The LGBTQIA+ Clubs, Venues and Support Networks in Nottingham

22 September 21

We've put together a list of some of the clubs, venues and support networks that can help you meet more people in Nottingham's vibrant LGBTQIA+ community...

Bål Events: Sherwood Glade

24 August 21

Between Friday 17 September – Sunday 19 September, Bål Events bring a weekend of open fire cooking, cocktails, craft beer, music and camping to the magical grounds of the Sherwood Glade, set on the fringes of Nottingham...

Metronome to Host The Television Workshop's Macbeth, Director Nic Harvey's Swansong Production

06 August 21

With a modern twist on a centuries-old tale, The Television Workshop are providing a fittingly fascinating send-off for director Nic Harvey... 

Nottingham Trent University Launches New Sustainability Project Supporting Notts SMEs

04 August 21

With the launch of an ambitious new programme of support for SMEs in Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University (NTU) are hoping to do their bit towards a clean transition to a net zero economy. We talk to Programme Lead Kate Ling about what they’re doing to help businesses, and hear about their recent volunteering day at Summerwood Community Garden…

A Look Inside That Weird Shop

23 July 21

9 of the Best Finds at the Nottingham Castle Museum

23 July 21

Nottingham Castle’s museum has been given a good sprucing as part of their extensive renovation and, after getting a sneak preview, we can attest that they’re looking bang on. Capturing elements of Nottingham’s artistic, industrial, military, social and rebellious history, the new exhibitions do a great job of providing an insight into the city’s eclectic, eventful past. To celebrate their reopening, we took a nosey around to find nine items that caught our eye...

Student Exhibition Showcases Innovative Architectural Visions of Nottingham

12 July 21

A free exhibition showcasing students’ work from the University of Nottingham’s Department of Architecture and Built Environment comes to St Mary’s Church this week. The exhibition, Project: Nottingham, responds to a variety of briefs for sites within the city, with design drivers including ‘carbon neutral’ Nottingham and the city’s COVID recovery.
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