News in Hucknall

The very first Hucknall Food and Drink Festival will take place on Sunday (22nd August) on the pedestrianised part of the High Street.

Ashfield District Council, with partners Discover Ashfield and Lincoln Green Brewery, are putting on the event which has no charge for admission and will run from 10am – 5pm.

Jubilant staff at Hucknall Leisure Centre are celebrating after achieving the top banding score for customer service – putting the facility in an elite set of centres nationally.

The leisure centre, run by Everyone Active in partnership with Ashfield District Council, was rated 'excellent' following Quest Prime Assessments.

A man from Hucknall has become the first resident to be prosecuted by Ashfield District Council for a breach of a Noise Abatement Notice.

Andrew Spencer of Sheridan Way, Hucknall, was convicted at Nottingham Magistrates Court for Breaching an Abatement Notice, under Section 80 (4) Environmental Protection Act 1990, on 28th June 2021.

The Covid-19 mobile vaccination centre was well received in Hucknall today with good take up from local residents.

The bus stopped at Tesco, Ashgate Road where it was mainly used by the under 30s with some pensioners also getting their second jab.

The petrol station at Tesco Extra on Ashgate Road in Hucknall reopened this morning (Monday 16 August).

As previously reported, it originally closed for a month on Sunday 11 July for routine work to replace the fuel storage tanks to be carried out.

A crew from Hucknall Fire Station were one of four that attended a minor road traffic collision in Kirkby in Ashfield this morning.

In a statement, a spokesperson for Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were called to an incident this morning at 10:06am on High Crescent, Kirkby-in-Ashfield. Crews from Hucknall, Ashfield, Eastwood and Highfields Fire Station attended.

A special police 'surgery' that took place in Hucknall on Friday has been declared a success.

Hucknall Councillor John Wilmott thanked local police officers for joining him for the special public engagement event in Hucknall Town Centre.

An investigation is underway into the behaviour of Hucknall Town supporters at the club's opening league game of the season at home to Lutterworth Athletic.

A statement on Hucknall Town's website reads: "The club would like to make a statement regarding a number of incidents at the home match against Lutterworth Athletic on Saturday 7th August 2021.

A woman from Hucknall finished 9th in the Rutland Swim event last weekend.

Sarah Richards completed the 8km open water swim in 2 hours and 19 minutes and was the second lady to cross the finish line in a field of around 400 swimmers.

Around 20 children have enjoyed a summer camp held by Hucknall Cricket Club this week.

In its third year, the camp has been run from Wednesday to Friday by first team coach Duncan Bembridge and first team captain Sam Johnson.