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Ten UoN and Trent alumni who went on to be famous

September is the month that our city welcomes back the students after the summer break. Around 50,000 university students live in Nottingham each year and many of them end up doing remarkable things during and after their time here. Here’s ten former students from each of our local universities whom you may have heard of or recognise for what they’ve done after they graduated…

Hackers (1995)

Comedy Review: Nightmare! Nightmare! Kill! Kill! at the Lord Roberts

Benthic Zone and Doxxie Phisher are back and with a UFO theme. Will the audience be probed?  

Lola Young, Day Fever and the Festival of Food and Drink: Here's what's on in Notts this week 15-21 September 2025

Nottingham is hosting a diverse range of events this week, from back-to-back musical performances arranged by Rough Trade to a majestic murder mystery dinner night and a 2000s emo festival. Be it enjoying comedic nostalgia with Friends on stage or witnessing an epic confrontation between local poets, there is something for everyone and this week's top picks from our city are...

Rachael Calladine Quartet [ Jazz]

Dunes

Blue Plaques: Chilwell + Beyond

Gandeys Circus

Gandeys Circus

Mela at Wollaton Park

Heritage Open Days - Architecture Tour

These streets are ours: Sneinton Market Avenues

For this instalment of These Streets are Ours we celebrate the creative hub of Sneinton Market Avenues…

Five-way Split [ Jazz]

Broadway at Elvaston Castle: the Princess Bride

Market Place Burton on Trent

A night with the BLU.PRNT

Jo Fairfax - Deadly Sins

Gallery Art Group Led by Jane Stockley & Elaine Winter

King 810 - Welcome to the Rustbelt

Livewire The AC/DC Show

Gandeys Circus

Gandeys Circus

Gandeys Circus

Guns N Jovi

Night Creatures Podcast #1: Felix Coulton (aka OK Flex) on founding Swing Dash Radio and opening Movers in Hockley

Night Creatures is a new LeftLion podcast, shining a light on the promoters of Nottingham. Your host and interviewer is Beane, co-founder of Nottingham’s beloved Soul Buggin’ night and he brings with him over twenty years of experience of putting on great parties in the city...