News in Hucknall

A police officer was left with swelling, bruising and a cut to the eye after being assaulted by a woman they were trying to calm down in Hucknall.

The woman was reported to have become violent and caused damage to a property before police were called.

A full service has resumed on the Nottingham tram network.

A problem with the overhead line had meant that trams were unable to run between Bulwell and The Forest hindering passengers who wanted to travel from Hucknall to the city centre.

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.

The big new film released this Friday is Ryan Reynolds' latest action comedy 'Free Guy' which he's been on the TV & Radio a lot this week promoting. Reynolds plays a bank teller called Guy who realises he is a background character in an open world video game called Free City that will soon go offline. The film also stars Taika Waititi and Jodie Comer (Killing Eve). The release date has been a casualty of the pandemic; pushed back three times from its original release date in July 2020.

Students in Nottinghamshire are being congratulated on their hard work ahead of Tuesday's A level and Thursday's GCSE results.

In another academic year affected by Covid-19, exams were once again cancelled and instead, school-based assessments as well as evidence submitted by teachers has been used to decide students' final grades.

Strike action by Senior Conductors who are members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has been extended until the middle of October.

This means further disruption for rail passengers travelling to and from Hucknall station.

Issues with the overhead line have caused mass disruption to tram services today.

It has meant that passengers leaving Hucknall have been unable to get further than Bulwell on the tram, and in the other direction, passengers haven't been able to get back to Hucknall from the city centre.

Year 11 students at Hucknall's National C of E Academy were celebrating this morning as they secured places at Hucknall Sixth Form Centre, local colleges, and apprenticeships.

The students collecting their results today have been awarded grades that were calculated using rigorous internal assessment and teacher assessments which have undergone extensive external quality assurance.

Ashfield District Council has launched its new housing strategy setting out how they will ensure Ashfield residents, which includes people in Hucknall, are living in, or can access, homes that are affordable, warm and safe.

The strategy will see a number of priorities delivered between now and 2023. The key priorities include preventing homelessness and rough sleeping, developing 100 new Council homes, and improving standards in the private rented sector. They are also focused on maintaining and improving Council homes, including their energy efficiency; providing excellent customer service to residents and using technology to deliver services more efficiently.

Year 13 students at The Holgate Academy in Hucknall were celebrating this morning as they received their A Level results at the Hucknall Sixth Form Centre, with students successfully progressing on to a variety of university courses and apprenticeships, as well as into employment.

This year's top performer, Eden Burch, achieved a hugely impressive set of results with four As in chemistry, biology, psychology and her extended project qualification. Eden will be heading to her first-choice, University of St Andrew's, to study neuroscience. Eden said: "Having joined Holgate in year 12 from another school, I have felt really supported - the teachers have been really flexible and have helped me achieve my excellent results, I am so pleased."

Students at Hucknall's Holgate Academy celebrated this morning as they received their GCSE results.

After having their last two academic years disrupted by the Coronavirus pandemic and being forced to adapt to new measure including remote learning, year group bubbles and wearing masks in classrooms, it has been a testing time for this group of students.