LeftLion Magazine Nottingham

Our March issue is out now in all of the usual spots 🦁 Featuring Hopkinson, Our Yard at New Art Exchange, You Want Fox, @80sVideoShop, a love letter to Beeston, Nottingham's Ukranian community, @NadiaWhittomeMP and plenty more. Read it online now at leftlion.co.uk/magazine

Right on the border between Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire sits the 80s Video Shop – a one-way ticket to the age of neon, fuelled by original Big Box Rental VHS Tapes. leftlion.co.uk/features/2026/…

After stints in both London's West End and New York's Broadway, Punch has come back home to @NottmPlayhouse... leftlion.co.uk/features/2026/…

A new take on Hamlet from the @TheRSC is on at @RoyalNottingham until Saturday night. Here's what we made of it... 💀 leftlion.co.uk/features/2026/…

Nottingham's most opinionated greengrocers tells us their thoughts on antiques, Beeston and VHS tapes. leftlion.co.uk/features/2026/…

When it comes to court cases, there have been few in Nottingham that have ended up in the history books for their sheer oddness, but for this month’s Out of Time we recount a bizarre whodunnit that happened on Ilkeston Road... leftlion.co.uk/features/2026/…

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) theguardian.com/football/2026/…

It's time to give some Tuesday thanks to our new supporters on Patreon: 🙏 Jon Roberts 🙏 Tim 🙏 Daisy Wilson If you'd like to support our independent journalism and get perks (we're giving away a book with our next postal issue) then #SupportLeftLion patreon.com/posts/free-gif…

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Kim Thompson is one of our city's most prolific and respected artists. Her latest piece is especially striking... leftlion.co.uk/features/2026/…

Our latest #NightCreatures podcast, brought to you by Beane of #SoulBuggin, is out now. In this episode promotor Oli Gibbons from Tumble Audio discusses playing in a Notts death metal band, dancing for Gene Simmons, and putting on raves with RubberDub... leftlion.co.uk/features/2026/…

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. leftlion.co.uk/features/2026/…

Connexion Man are a relatively fresh name on the Notts circuit but their roots in Notts run deep. leftlion.co.uk/features/2026/…

For our March magazine, @NadiaWhittomeMP discusses tech and surveillance company Palantir, and why we should care about them being given access to our data. leftlion.co.uk/features/2026/…

Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy are running a litter picking initiative The Great British Spring Clean – set to be the nation’s biggest mass action environmental campaign. Taking part here in Notts are the Nottingham Clean Champions - leftlion.co.uk/features/2026/…

As part of their celebrations a decade of Nottingham as a UNESCO @NottmCityOfLit, the organisation, the @UniofNottingham and @VisitNotts have worked together to create a map of our literary heritage... leftlion.co.uk/features/2026/…

Our art writer Molly Allen visited the two exhibitions which are part of the Nottingham Contemporary Spring 2026 season. Here are her thoughts - leftlion.co.uk/features/2026/…

This month, a brand new stylists and designers market takes over the ground floor of Hyson Green’s New Art Exchange... leftlion.co.uk/features/2026/…

Reflecting on the ongoing conflicts around the world, @NadiaWhittomeMP discusses the 'selective application of international law' from government, which is sowing deep distrust among the public and undermining the government’s moral authority. leftlion.co.uk/features/2026/…

Our friends at @RoyalNottingham 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... leftlion.co.uk/features/2026/…

Fancy giving 4 hours of your spare time volunteering for a good cause in exchange for an exclusive ticket to see @tinie and @JayaHadADream at @Rock_City_Notts next month? Well, let us introduce you to Nottingham RockCorps... leftlion.co.uk/features/2026/…