Welcome to your daily guide to what's happening in Hucknall.

Weather

There are early showers in Hucknall this morning but it will turn cloudy and overcast by late morning. In the afternoon there will be heavy rain and wind which is expected to last for the rest of the day. Temperatures will reach 12 degrees at best.

Sunrise 07:12

Sunset 18:33

Key opening times

Library: 9am-6pm

Co-Op, Papplewick Lane: 7am-10pm

Co-Op, Watnall Road: 7am-10pm

Tesco Extra: 6am-12am

Tesco Express: 6am-11pm

Things to do

Films are shown from 1pm today at The Arc Cinema, for a full list of timings see here .

Broomhill Inn Premier Steakhouse pub quiz from 9pm as well as buy one get one free offer.

Traffic

There are no major traffic issues in Hucknall this morning and the M1 is clear at Junction 27 with traffic flowing nicely.

In case you missed it:

Ashfield District Council have opened the public consultation process on their Local Plan which includes proposals to build 3000 houses on Whyburn Farm in Hucknall .

Contactless payments methods can now be used at every tram stop .

Fun fact of the day:

Flamingos are only pink because of chemicals called carotenoids in the algae and fish (which also eat the algae) they eat; their feathers are greyish white when they're born.

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