News in Hucknall

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.

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.