News in Hucknall

A local businesswoman who helps ladies rejuvenate their image, is hosting a pop-up shop in Hucknall on Saturday (19 March).

Helen Keightley, a qualified image consultant who lives in Papplewick, owns and runs Wardrobe Fairy Nottingham, which involves her visiting ladies in their own homes and helping them to declutter and organise their wardrobes. She also has her own online boutique.

Nub News provides a weekly roundup of what's on in Hucknall each weekend.

Every Thursday we'll bring you our top picks of what to do in Hucknall over the coming weekend.

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Hucknall Town has thrown its weight behind a campaign to help collect sleeping bags for Ukrainian refugees.

The football club announced yesterday that it would be supporting Sleep1000, a campaign fronted by Hucknall businessman Ben Marshall and Nottingham Forest footballer Joe Worrall.

The owners of an independent boutique shop in Hucknall, have said that without the support of the local community, they may not be able to trade for much longer.

The Bee's Knees Preloved Boutique on Watnall Road, run by mother and daughter Jane and Emma Webster has faced a number of challenges since opening in 2020.

A choir concert organised by Bestwood Male Voice Choir that took place in Hucknall over the weekend raised £1300 for charity.

The money raised will be donated to the fund for 7-year-old Leila Hallam, from Calverton, who was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma in October.

A Hucknall micropub has finished as runner-up in Nottingham CAMRA's (Campaign For Real Ale) "Pub of the Year 2022" competition.

Byron's Rest on Baker Street, which opened in 2017, was second out of ten establishments that were shortlisted in the urban section of the award.

Tram bosses in Nottingham will launch a "zero-tolerance" approach to fare dodgers from next week in a bid to clamp down on people using the network without paying.

Inspection teams will ramp up ticket checks from Monday, March 21, with Tramlink and NET to fine people £70 on the spot if they are found to be travelling on trams without a valid ticket or other proof they have paid.

Plans to turn a former Hucknall care home into a brain injury recovery centre have been put on hold until developers can address a number of issues.

Ashfield District Council's planning committee has deferred the application, at 37A Ogle Street, after concerns were raised over the size of the home, potential parking issues and future management of the new facility.

A Hucknall Mum has decided to take her passion for art a step further by starting her own mural business to breathe life into the décor of children's bedrooms.

Donna Brown, who previously worked in the childcare sector for nearly 20 years, realised her enjoyment of, and talent for, mural painting when decorating her own children's bedrooms.