| Ten great things about your student
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- International venue |
| The
opening of the prestigious 35m Nottingham Arena and National
Ice Centre in 2000 brought a major national and international
sporting and entertainment venue to Nottingham. |
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- Leading Europe |
| Nottingham
has more sports facilities and cultural events per head of population
than anywhere else in Europe. |
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- Easy access |
| London
is just 1hr and 45 minutes away by train and many other major
cities are well served by Nottingham Rail Station. |
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- 12 miles to air |
| East
Midlands Airport is only 12 miles away and is services by a
shuttle bus to and from Nottingham City Centre. |
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- 400 departures an hour |
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City has one of the most comprehensive bus networks with over
400 scheduled departures at peak hours and carrying 250,000
people everyday. |
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- State of the art |
| Work
has already started on the state of the art tram system and
the first line will be in operation in 2003. |
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- Three times the average |
| Nottingham
is now the UK’s third richest city in terms of Gross Domestic
Product and is creating jobs nearly three times faster than
the national average. |
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- Top for retail |
| Nottingham
has one of the top four retail centres in the UK outside London’s
West End, containing 1,330 retail outlets. |
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- More the Man Utd |
| The
City has over 400 clubs, café bars and restaurants with capacity
for 110,000 customers. |
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- Showcase for art |
| Over
400 practising artists live in Nottingham and have their showcases
in the City’s museums, art galleries and studios. |
Now read some general
facts about Nottingham. |
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