The streets of Nottingham will be alive with music on Sunday, 27 January, when Beat The Streets bursts onto the scene. Featuring more than 80 national and local acts playing across more than 10 stages dotted around city-centre venues, all proceeds raised by the festival from ticket sales, merchandise and bar sales at designated venues…
What do you get if you cross a professional make-up artist, specialising in prosthetics, with a locations manager on productions such as the Harry Potter films and TV series Byker Grove? Answer, Britain’s hairiest culinary conquistadors… Dave Myers and Si King, aka the Hairy Bikers. Big hearted, down-to-earth cooks with a love of good food,…
After a a six-year break from touring, Welsh comedian Rhod Gilbert is back on the road in 2019 with a new show, The Book of John. The tour kicks off on Saturday, 2 February, at the William Aston Hall in Wrexham and spans 52 venues over six months, with two nights at both London’s Eventim…
Wollaton Park will be a place of Splendour on Saturday, 22 July, when Nottingham’s favourite family festival makes its annual pilgrimage to the city. Organised by Nottingham City Council and DHP Concerts, the event sees a diverse blend of musical styles descend on the park, including local unsigned bands and star attractions, past and present.…
Showcasing more than 300 draught real ales and a vast array of ciders, perries and meads, the City Charter Summer Beer Festival returns to Derby today for its 40th edition. The festival, organised by the Derby branch of CAMRA, runs from 5-9 July inside a marquee on Market Place, where visitors will be able to…
Craft Beer Week is well underway in Nottingham, where pubs and brewers are really entering into the spirit of the week with tastings, brewers’ forums and tap-takeovers frothing right across the city. The organisers’ aim for Nottingham Craft Beer Week is to “celebrate the city’s great brewing tradition and hopefully encourage people to drink better…
