
| Ten great things about your student city |  |
| | |  | | 1 - 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. |
 | 2 - Leading Europe | | Nottingham has more sports facilities and cultural events per head of population than anywhere else in Europe. |
 | 3 - Easy access | | London is just 1hr and 45 minutes away by train and many other major cities are well served by Nottingham Rail Station. |
 | 4 - 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. |

| 5 - 400 departures an hour | | The City has one of the most comprehensive bus networks with over 400 scheduled departures at peak hours and carrying 250,000 people everyday. |
 | 6 - 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. |
 | 7 - 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. |
 | 8 - 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. |
 | 9 - More the Man Utd | | The City has over 400 clubs, café bars and restaurants with capacity for 110,000 customers. |
 | 10 - Showcase for art | | Over 400 practising artists live in Nottingham and have their showcases in the City’s museums, art galleries and studios. |
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