News in Hucknall

There are currently no trains calling at Hucknall station due to the Nottingham-Worksop line being closed after a person was hit by a train earlier this afternoon.

This occurred between Mansfield and Worksop, meaning all services on the Nottingham / Mansfield / Worksop route are unable to run in both directions.

One man has been arrested for road traffic offences and three off-road motorcycles were seized as police launched a joint operation to crackdown on antisocial and the illegal riding of off-road motorcycles .

Nottinghamshire Police's off-road team along with the drone team, neighbourhood policing officers from Hucknall and Bulwell, and Operational Support were out patrolling the areas of Hucknall and Bulwell yesterday.

Today, Monday 19 July, sees all legal Covid restrictions lifted in England after a four-week delay from the original date of 21 June.

Here's our breakdown of what it all means:

Fire crews were called to an electrical fire in Hucknall High Street this afternoon; no one was hurt.

The fire was on the premises of the Dragon Wonder Chinese takeaway. Police closed the road whilst the fire crews tackled the blaze.

An organisation that offers advice and strategies to help people to positively take care of their mental health, will be visiting Hucknall tomorrow (17th July).

The Heart Movement, a not-for-profit organisation, are currently touring the UK in an American school bus which acts as a mobile workshop.

A man has been arrested following an explosion in Hucknall thought to be linked to the misuse of drugs.

Emergency services were called to a block of flats in Chatsworth Drive, shortly after 2.30pm yesterday afternoon (15 July).

A man has been taken to hospital with minor injuries following a reported butane gas bottle explosion in Hucknall. The cause is as yet undetermined.

The incident happened at around 2:30pm today at an address in Chatsworth Drive, just off Watnall Road.

A 36-year-old man was arrested this morning on suspicion of burglary and causing grievous bodily harm at an address in Hucknall.

Officers were called to Elizabeth Close, which is just off Nabbs Lane, at around 8.50am on 4 July 2021 after a report of a masked man barging into the house and threatening a victim with a knife.

A Hucknall Scouting group are looking for more children to sign up after seeing the size of their pack almost half.

Third Hucknall Scouts, who meet in a purpose-built scouting hut on Beardall Street, next to the Royal British Legion, have seen the dramatic decrease since reopening following the easing of social restrictions.

Trent Barton have confirmed that they will be making changes to their Friday and Saturday night timetables from next week.

The announcement comes in the wake of the government's decision to lift lockdown decisions from Monday 19th July.