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Accalia Smith The Place of Tides is a non-fiction semi-biographical account by James Rebanks. It tells the tale of his time with an elderly eider-duck woman, Anna, on an archipelago in Norway off Veda called Fjærøy just below the Arctic circle; both examining the nature of conservation and the...

Erin Batey Rianne Downey took Nottingham by storm. Touring her debut album ‘The Consequence of Love’, she delivered a night full of laughter, fun and heartfelt emotion. You could feel the excitement in the room, and it was clear everyone was excited to see this rising country star in...

Ted McIntyre I’ll never forget the first time I heard the eponymous opening track to Kate Bush’s 1989 album ‘The Sensual World’. It opens the record like a coastal window on a wedding day, all blustery and flustery and sailing on romance, before berthing into the windward side of...

Eliza Waddington Continuing its streak of almost 20 years, Nottingham’s music festival is back! Despite the undesirable weather, Hockley Hustle came with its energetic vibrancy and raided the streets and pubs of Hockley, coming back for another successful year of charity fundraising. This year, we were treated to 50...

Jemma Tonkin Taylor Swift’s new sparkly pop album is her most controversial yet, dividing even the long-term die-hard Swifties (including myself). The most shocking aspect of the album that has taken social media by storm is the lyricism (or lack thereof), marking a dramatic 180 turn from her previous...

Amelia Cropley Much to my excitement, alongside many other Harper Lee fans, Nottingham is the current proud host to the astonishing stage adaptation To Kill A Mockingbird that is touring its way through the UK. And what is not unlike the book, the night was filled with a harsh...

Erin Batey This weekend, Eliza Waddington visits Nottingham’s creative quarter as it bursts into life! The Hockley Hustle returns on Sunday the 19th of October, bringing with it a citywide celebration of music, art, and community. This event transforms 50 venues across Hockley into a kaleidoscope of sound, performance,...