From NTU to the EFL: Harrogate striker Tom Cursons’ rapid rise from Nottingham student to professional footballer

When Nottingham student Tom Cursons joined Ilkeston Town from Southern Premier Division Central side Barwell FC in December 2023, it was a step up in his footballing career, which he juggled between university lectures. But, already aged 23, it seemed highly unlikely he’d be playing professional league football just 13 months later.

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GALLERY: The best moments of Beat the Streets 2025

More than 50 local artists took to stages across Nottingham venues to raise money for rough sleepers as the annual Beat the Streets charity fundraiser festival returned on Sunday – see the best moments here.

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REVIEW: Kieran Culkin is unassumingly brilliant in A Real Pain 

Jesse Eisenberg’s new film A Real Pain follows Jewish-American cousins David (Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) on a tour of Poland honouring their recently deceased grandmother, a Holocaust survivor.

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GALLERY: Nottingham exhibition bringing scientists’ ‘invisible’ findings to life

Lego models, virtual reality goggles and lace sculptures are among the different methods being used to bring experiments by University of Nottingham scientists to life in a new exhibition.

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