News in Hucknall

The streets of Hucknall were packed yesterday (Sunday 22 August) as people flocked to the town's inaugural Food and Drink Festival.

The event, organised by Ashfield District Council, with partners Discover Ashfield and Lincoln Green Brewery, ran from 10am-5pm.

Hucknall Nub News aims to be supportive to every element of the community, from businesses, shops, and people, to charities, clubs, and sports organisations.

We will be profiling some of these local businesses, and groups regularly over the coming weeks in a feature called 'Up Close With'.

As a continuation of our partnership with The Arc Cinema in Hucknall, here is all the information on when to catch the latest films this coming week.

Reminiscence is the only new release this week. The film stars Hugh Jackman as Nick Bannister a private investigator of the mind who navigates the darkly alluring world of the past by helping his clients access lost memories in this intriguing mystery/sci-fi/romance piece directed by Lisa Joy.

The Director of Public Health for Nottinghamshire has reminded residents that Covid-19 hasn't gone away and urged people to do whatever it takes to reduce the spread of the virus.

Jonathan Gribbin's warning comes in the week in which, according to figures from Public Health England, both Ashfield District, which contains Hucknall, and Mansfield, were confirmed as being in the top ten areas with the highest rate of Covid-19 cases in the country.

An artist in Hucknall is offering free workshops for adults at her studio this month to encourage people to pursue art as a way of helping with their mental health.

Mojgan Mehran runs Mozh art studio on Annesley Road which only opened two months ago.

The leader of Ashfield District Council has warned residents to avoid complacency concerning the Coronavirus pandemic.

Councillor Jason Zadrozny issued the reminder on Monday, the day that figures released by Public Health England showed that Ashfield, which includes Hucknall, has the 10th highest rate of Covid-19 in England.

A 17-year-old girl was arrested on suspicion of assault by beating of an emergency worker following an incident that happened in Hucknall on Tuesday (17th August) evening.

Police were called to a disturbance in Nabbs Lane at about 10pm and on the scene multiple police officers were assaulted by the teenager.

Popular Hucknall event venue the John Godber Centre has been refurbished partly thanks to funding from the County Council.

The Centre, on Ogle Street, is in its 114th year of existence and has been a beneficiary of Nottinghamshire County Council's Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) in which is has received £7,673. This amount has been match-funded with money raised by the St Mary Magdalene Church Hucknall Jumblers and St Mary's Trading Company.

Two men have been arrested following a pursuit on the M1 near the Hucknall exit of the motorway.

Police used tactical contact to stop a suspected stolen van after the driver allegedly attempted to drive along the wrong side of the motorway.

A Toucan Crossing will be installed in Hucknall to provide a safer crossing point for pedestrians and cyclists on one of the busiest roads in the town.

The crossing will be on Watnall Road, to the east of its junction with the A611 Hucknall Bypass. It will incorporate a controlled area indicated by zig-zag markings along the approaches to the crossing within which parking and loading by vehicles will be prohibited at all times. A 'toucan' crossing is a type of pedestrian crossing that also allows bicycles to be ridden across. Since "two can" cross together.