• Nottingham Castle Unexpectedly Closes Down

    Nottingham Castle, Nottingham’s chief tourist attraction and a remarkable heritage site, has closed its doors to the public and to staff, announcing on 21st November 2022 that the Nottingham Castle Trust, the charity in charge of running the site, was being liquidated. Adaora Elliott looks into why this happened,...
  • The Weirdest Easter Eggs to Try in 2019

    After Cadbury released their mayonnaise-filled Crème Eggs for April Fool’s Day, it garnered the question—what other weird Easter eggs are out there for us to try? Read on to find our top suggestions. The Chocolate Scotch Egg Unsurprisingly, this interesting take on the British favourite is from Waitrose. Even...
  • Sustainability in Make-Up Products

    Additive Free. Locally sourced. Gluten Free. Vegan. Organic. We have never been more obsessed with what we put in our bodies and where it comes from, but what about the things we put on our bodies? With sustainable clothing and food becoming well established over the past few years,...
  • Review: London Night Market

    We hear so much about Italy’s culture associated with food, we hear about France’s in the same way. You can name so many Italian dishes off the top of your head and most of the well known extravagant cooking techniques (as well as many basic ones) have strong French...
  • Veganism on a budget!

    Veganism is on the rise – that much is undeniable. Insert stat here. However, this animal-loving lifestyle comes at a price, and often a very literal one – veganism is usually seen as one of the most expensive diets to have, usually due to the higher price of dairy...
  • This Little Piggy Went to (a Vegan) Market…

    As part of my current attempt to go vegan (watch this space!), I visited Nottingham’s very own vegan market in Sneinton. It is held on the first Saturday of every month from 11am until 3pm and aims to support the vegan community – producers, traders and customers. My first...
  • Our top 5 Nottingham Christmas Market picks

    1. The Wiltshire Chilli Farm There is more to life than Tabasco or Extra Hot Nandos, there is Wiltshire Chilli Farm! Offering some intense flavour combos for you to try from the Mild Mango to the Hot Hot Hot Habanero, it is definitely worth a visit at the stalls...