Gig review: James at Motorpoint Arena Touring across sold-out arenas throughout England on their Love is the Answer tour, James returned to Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena giving an awe–striking performance to an ever-eager crowd. Supp...

My photos of @wearejames.bsky.social and @dovesoffreedom.bsky.social @motorpoint.bsky.social Arena Nottingham this week are with this review by Summer Cinnamon for @leftlion.bsky.social Magazine Nottingham.

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Gig review: Dusty 4 Track album launch at Rough Trade, with RonnieToldUs and Jinda Biant Rough Trade was host to Dusty 4 Track last weekend as they celebrated the vinyl release of their debut album How Did I Get Here? with support from Jinda Biant and RonnieToldUs. Sophie Gargett wen...

My photos of the Dusty 4 track Album Launch at @roughtrade1976.bsky.social Nottingham with Jinda Biant and
ronnietoldus are with this review by Review by Sophie Gargett for @leftlion.bsky.social

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LeftLion Interviews Podcast #16: Notts County’s James Belshaw on his career, coming home and how he nearly signed for Notts several times before This episode we are joined by Notts County FC goalkeeper James Belshaw who talks about his career, coming home to play for Notts County FC and how he nearly signed for Notts several times before...

Born and raised in Clifton in a Notts County-supporting household, James Belshaw took a circular route to becoming
@Official_NCFC goalkeeper.

Hear James discussing his storied football career on the latest episode of our #LeftLionInterviews podcast >

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Talking Cities Project - Nottingham City of Literature The Talking Cities project is an initiative from the Youth Advisory Board to pair young writers across the Cities of Literature network.

Aged 16-25? Like writing? Fancy a pen pal in Germany, USA, Australia, Poland, Iraq, Tasmania, Norway, Indonesia, Canada, Latvia, Holland or India?

Nottingham City of Literature are part of the UNESCO #TalkingCities project and can make it happen...

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Theatre Review: Death On The Nile at Theatre Royal A British murder mystery classic takes the stage at Theatre Royal Nottingham for it's European premiere...

A classic British crime caper is on at the Theatre Royal until tomorrow. Catch it while you can!

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Nadia on... why we should care about Palantir Nottingham MP Nadia Whittome discusses powerful tech company Palantir and why we should care about them accessing our data.

In last month’s @leftlion.bsky.social column, I wrote about why the government must end its relationship with Palantir, the powerful tech company involved in deeply unethical contracts.

National Justice Museum revealed as finalist for prestigious national… The National Justice Museum in Nottingham is among three venues shortlisted for VisitEngland’s 2026 Awards for Excellence, in the Small Visitor Attraction…

Congratulations to our friends at National Justice Museum ⚖️ who are among three venues shortlisted for VisitEngland's 2026 Awards for Excellence, in the Small Visitor Attraction of the Year category!

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Night Creatures Podcast #7: Parisa East from Acoustickle on finding a young Jake Bugg, musical collaborations and juggling life as a promoter Night Creatures is a LeftLion podcast, shining a light on the promoters of Nottingham. Your  host and interviewer is Beane, co-founder of Nottingham’s beloved Soul Buggin’ night and  he brin...

We've got another #NightCreatures podcast for you this week. This time up it's Parisa East from Acoustickle chatting to our host Beane from Soul Buggin'...

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Thank you @leftlion.bsky.social & @musicobserver.bsky.social 🖤 🌼

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It’s time to send out some thanks to our latest supporters on Patreon:

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Nadia on… Punch by James Graham Nottingham Labour MP Nadia Whittome talks about the real-life story behind James Graham's hit West End stage show Punch...

In a recent @leftlion.bsky.social column, I wrote about James Graham's remarkable West End stage show ‘Punch’, which is on at the Nottingham Playhouse until Saturday the 4th of April.

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Happy Friday!!

Time to send some love to our supporters on Patreon:

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Very pleased to have my photo of the great Panya Banjoko used with an interview by Jared Wilson in the latest @leftlion.bsky.social Issue - April 2026 194.

Our April issue is hot off the press! 🦁 Featuring... Notts County's James Belshaw, The Nottingham Forager, poet
Panya the Poet, Lace Thief, and Blur's Dave Rowntree. We also check out musical jam sessions, the Notts film industry, poetry nights, vinyl shops to visit: leftlion.co.uk/features/202...

Gig review: Connexion Man at The Grove, with flöat and Andrew Tucker Leavis The Grove has hosted a steady run of single, EP and album launches over the past year and a half, and this time it was Connexion Man stepping up to mark the release of their debut record A Forest and ...

My photos of Connexion Man's Album Launch Show supported by flöat and @andrewtuckerleavis.bsky.social
atThe Grove with this review by Gemma Ccockrell for
@leftlion.bsky.social

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Happy Monday to our latest lovely supporters on Patreon:

😎 RevJonn
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Manchester Women's Institute to fold after members quit over new trans rules 'This was not a decision taken lightly'

Mrs L is a member of Nottingham WI, and they are also folding this month, as are several groups around the country. The official WI statement is "they couldn't fill the officer roles", but that's not true. Members refused to volunteer on principle.

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These Streets Are Ours: Beeston In our latest edition of love letters to Nottingham neighbourhoods, local wordsmith Matt Turpin, editor of The Beestonian magazine, discusses the creative melting pot of Beeston.

Another brilliant article by @beestonia.bsky.social in @leftlion.bsky.social. These are some of the many reasons I moved here; and I love it.

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In photos: Pentire at Rescue Rooms, with Eighty Eight Miles and Kayla Grace

My photos of Pentire suppeted by Eighty Eight Miles and Kayla Grace at the Rescue Rooms in #Nottingham for @leftlion.bsky.social

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Julie Pritchard obituary Other lives: Founder of the Nottingham Forest fanzine Brian

Great to see The Guardian honouring our friend and contributor Julie Pritchard.
Rest in peace our Julie. You will be missed by many in Notts and around the world! (Words by LeftLion co-founder Jared Wilson)

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It's time to give some Tuesday thanks to our new supporters on Patreon:
🙏 Jon Roberts
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Theatre review: The Marriage of Figaro at Theatre Royal Scheming Spaniards, slapstick, mistaken identity and cross dressing make for an entertaining update to the Mozart classic in Opera North's new staging of The Marriage of Figaro at Theatre Royal...

Latest edition of Gareth reviews opera for @leftlion.bsky.social leftlion.co.uk/features/202...

We’re looking for someone with strong legs who is a competent cyclist and has a positive attitude.

If you are interested, please drop an email to us at distribution@leftlion.co.uk and tell us a bit about yourself.

The role will be to collect magazines from our office in NG1 and deliver them to various venues across Nottingham City Centre, usually using our electric-powered bicycle.

The hours need to be done roughly between 11.30am-5.30pm over two days (usually either the last Wednesday, Thursday or Friday of each month). All working dates will be confirmed months in advance.

Shakespeare Unfolded Festival: A celebration of insightful performances and creative exploration coming to Nottingham Between Mon 16 – Sat 21 March Nottingham's Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall will be hosting a free festival of performances, workshops, academic insight and open mic nights; inviting audiences to ...

Our friends at Nottingham's Theatre Royal have a week of (mainly free) activities coming up to encourage you to look at and experience the work of William Shakespeare in new ways...
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Music volunteering scheme launches in Nottingham with Tinie Tempah and JayaHadADream on board Volunteers are invited to give four hours of their time to local community causes, in exchange for a ticket to an exclusive gig at Rock City featuring British chart topper Tinie Tempah and Notts-based...

Fancy giving 4 hours of your spare time volunteering for a good cause in exchange for an exclusive ticket to see Tinie Tempah and Jayahadadream at Rock City next month?

Well, let us introduce you to Nottingham RockCorps...

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Julie Pritchard 1966-2026 It is with deep sadness that we mark the passing of Julie Pritchard, columnist for LeftLion and the founder of the original Nottingham Forest fanzine Brian, who passed away after a short illness ...

It is with deep sadness that we mark the passing of Julie Pritchard, columnist for LeftLion and the founder of the original Nottingham Forest fanzine 'The Almighty Brian', who passed away after a short illness on 17 February 2026. 💔

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One of my students!