Nottingham Articles, Interviews and Features

We Dive Into Nottingham Forest’s History-Making Season, Which Saw Them Return to the Premier League for the First Time in 8,414 Days

A kebab shop with a firework-fuelled marketing masterstroke. Depeche Mode blaring from passing cars. Our right-back’s mother...

Notts CrossFit Athlete and Coach Lucy Campbell Discusses Women in Strength Training and Putting Two Fingers Up to Stereotypes

21 May 22

Combining strength training, gymnastics and high intensity workouts, Nottingham’s CrossFit box has attracted quite a cult following. We caught up with CrossFit athlete and coach Lucy Campbell to talk about women in strength training, the camaraderie of group workouts and letting go of weight-loss goals…

We Took a Trip to the Nottingham Caesars to Learn More about American Football, the History of The Club and Making International News

06 May 22

It’s fair to say that the rise of American Football in the UK has been meteoric. From the NFL regularly playing games at Wembley Stadium, to viewing figures and Google searches rising year after year, the sport now has an estimated 27,000 active players in the country. And Nottingham is no exception. Established in 1984, the Nottingham Caesars are one of the oldest American Football clubs in the UK, playing in the BAFA National League NFC South. We caught up with Caesars’ defensive linesman and Gameday Co-Manager Jamie Gatley to talk about the past, present and future of the club, and how a group of hungry mice recently helped the club gain international press…

5 Great Things to Do in Nottingham This Week: People Person, Broadway Mystery Film and More

24 April 22

From ice hockey to books on isolation, we've got a proper varied week in Nottingham coming up...

Embankment Run Club Founders Explain How Group Exercise Can Improve Mental and Physical Wellbeing

28 February 22

We chat to Luke Myers and his partner Millie Caffull, founders of the Embankment Run Club, about how their project came about, and how it’s helping to improve people’s wellbeing and create a sense of togetherness in Nottingham…

We Went to Hatchet Harry's and Became Axe-Throwing Gods... Sort Of

30 December 21

We're going to have to axe that you check this out for yourself...

England Netball: Back To Netball and The Roses Reunited Series

17 November 21

The Vitality Roses are playing Jamaica at The Motorpoint Arena on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 December in the Roses Reunited Series. We sat down with Back to Netball player Ibby Brown and Netball Development Community Coach Ruth Pickthorn to talk about everything they do and their excitement for the upcoming games…

Notts Tully Kearney and Charlotte Henshaw on Winning Gold at Record Breaking Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

11 October 21

We catch up with two of Nottingham’s Paralympic heroes after a record-breaking games in Tokyo...

The Notts Olympians Representing Team GB at Tokyo 2020

23 July 21

With the delayed Olympic Games in Tokyo now in full flow, and the Paralympic Games soon to follow, we take a look at some of the Notts athletes aiming to add to Team GB’s medal count this summer...

The 1998 Club is a Brand New VIP Venue Beneath Southbank City

08 July 21

This underground setting is purpose built to offer a comfortable and enjoyable hospitality experience. We chat to Director Tom Holodynksy of Great Northern Group, the minds behind The 1998 Club, about the exciting new venue...

This Girl Can Teams Up with The Renewal Trust for Series of Sporting Summer Roadshows

10 May 21

The summer roadshows will offer women and their families the chance to try out a range of new sports and activities for free...

How Cricket Fans in Nottinghamshire are Making History and Coping with COVID

18 February 21

John Hess of the Trent Bridge Heritage Team provides an update on how the Notts cricket community has been coping with life during COVID...

Out of Time: The Story of Torvill and Dean

14 February 21

Love can take many forms: romance, familial, lasting friendships, or the undying commitment you feel towards your passions or vocation. This is a story which includes all of that – teenage make-outs, lavish trips to every corner of the globe and decades of dedication. Plus, in the midst of it all, two young ice dancers from Nottingham, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, make global history...

Left Duck - August Review

03 September 20

It's been a long time since Nottinghamshire reached August without losing any games of cricket. Of course, it helped that the season didn't start until August this year! Let's see how they got on in their four Bob Willis games and three T20 matches.

Left Duck: 2020 Season Preview

31 July 20

With the 2020 cricket season about to start, we take a look at how Nottinghamshire are shaping up to take on the COVID-impacted schedule.

Left Magpie: Home Improvements

29 July 20

During Lockdown, I became particularly partial to home improvement programmes. There was something quite therapeutic, during a time of intense instability and incoherence, watching someone making sense out of chaos by turning a decommissioned Soviet missile into a glamping pod.

Football Without the Margins: Return of Nottingham Forest

26 June 20

Even before the return of Nottingham Forest to active duty against Sheffield Wednesday this weekend, I’d had a realisation...

Out of Time: Tim Birkin and the Bentley Boys

22 June 20

Refusing to follow his father into Nottingham’s lace industry, Sir Tim Birkin’s eclectic life was full of exhilaration and tragedy, from flying planes in World War One to becoming one of the most famous names of the Vintage Racing era...

Author Rich Fisher Reflects on His Involvement with the Brian Clough Statue Fundraiser

05 June 20

As we celebrate the genius of Cloughie through LeftLion’s #CloughChallenge campaign, Rich Fisher explains how Nottingham’s Brian Clough statue came to exist…

RSC Make a Point of International Women's Day

07 March 20

If you’re looking for something a little different to mark International Women’s Day this year, Radcliffe Sword Club might have just the answer for you.

Blues Lift Cup in City Ground Showdown

07 March 20

Last week saw Arsenal take on Chelsea in the Continental Cup Final. Our guy Cristian Bratu was at the City Ground to catch all the action.

Pond Life Party’s Ultimate Prize

19 January 20

Next time you’re browsing through Indeed or handing your crumpled CV out around town, ever wondered what it might be like to sack it all off and do work experience with Pond Life instead? Harry found out after winning a comp at its fourth birthday ‘do...

The New City Ground

15 November 19

Nottingham Forest began a PR offensive as part of their public consultation around the major redevelopment of the City Ground this week.

Bisping Back in Blighty with UFC

12 November 19

Last weekend Micheal Bisping popped into Notts to officially open the brand spanking new UFC Gym. We sent Roxy Stewart down to have a natter about his career to date and the swanky, state of the art facility which boasts a full-size Octagon, as well as offering activities for all the family.

Fighting Fit with Dan Hardy and UFC

25 October 19

UFC GYM, the company associated with the famous MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) organisation have opened their first UK gym here in Nottingham. The gym has several unique features, including being the home of the first full-size Octagon ring in Europe. Isaac Seelochan went along to find out more.

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