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Lauren Mitchell has announced she will not be standing again at May's council elections

Second Hucknall Labour councillor to step down at next election

Coun Keir Morrison has announced he is not standing for re-election this May

Popular Hucknall councillor Keir Morrison not standing in May elections

Disgraced Coun Tom Hollis outside Ashfield Council.

Heated row over disgraced Coun Tom Hollis leads to meeting being adjourned

Coun Chris Baron says his motion calling for Coun Tom Hollis to be forced to resign has been rejected as an item for full council

Councillor claims 'gagging' as motion against Tom Hollis is rejected

Coun Chris Baron has submitted a motion for full council calling for Tom Hollis to resign

Opposition Hucknall councillors demand Tom Hollis' resignation

Residents have reported seeing teens setting fires on the roofs of buildings on the old Hucknall Sandicliffe site. Photo: Google

Teens seen setting fires on roofs of old Sandicliffe site buildings

Plans have been submitted to the council to turn the old Hucknall Sandicliffe site into a storage facility. Photo: Google

Plans revealed to turn old Hucknall Sandicliffe site into large storage facility

Coun Mitchell said something 'didn't feel right about this'

Labour councillors and campaigners not convinced Whyburn Farm is 'saved'

The ruling Ashfield Independents have explained the thinking behind bidding for only £11m of Levelling Up cash for Hucknall town centre

Council explains why Hucknall Levelling Up bid was only £11m and not £20m

Tributes have been paid to Coun Jim Blagden who has died

Ad Feature Tributes paid after the death of popular Hucknall councillor Jim Blagden

Coun Lee Waters with one of the camera poles in place

CCTV finally set to be installed in Titchfield Park
Work to install CCTV in Titchfield Park in Hucknall is nearing completion

Plans have been approved for the former Elm Tree House care home to become a facility for people with brain injuries

New Hucknall home for people with brain injuries finally gets the go-ahead

Havana Blue in Hucknall will now be able to host live music. Photo: Facebook

Cocktail bar to be allowed to host live music after planning condition u-turn

Youngsters giving Titchfield Park the thumbs up at a previous fun day held at the historic attraction

Countdown on to FREE family event and celebration Titchfield Park centenary

Plans have been submitted for 135 houses on the site outlined off Hayden Lane in Hucknall. Photo: Google

Hucknall councillors vow to oppose plans to build 135 more houses in the town

Whyburn Medical Centre has more than 4,000 patients assigned to each GP. Photo: Google

Hucknall 'health crisis': Lack of GPs and thousands of patients per doc

Couns Chris Baron (Con) and Lauren Mitchell (Lab) have both rubbished claims their parties have not objected to the draft local plan

Labour and Tory councillors slam claims they haven't opposed draft local plan

Coun Lauren Mitchell said the council tax rise comes at a brutal time for Ashfield residents

Hucknall Labour councillors slam Ashfield council tax rise

Coun Keir Morrison says proposals to build in Misk Hills are outrageous and the town needs to say enough is enough

Labour councillor slams 'outrageous' proposals for housing on Misk Hills

Whyburn Farm in Hucknall is controversially pinpointed for 3,000 new homes

Plan that targets Hucknall as 'dumping ground' for almost 5,000 houses in limbo

Coun Lauren Mitchell says the council has 'kicked the can down the road' over Whyburn Farm

Call to scrap plan for thousands of new homes in Hucknall 'kicked down the road'

Campaigners who want to save Hucknall's green belt from development took part in the Byron Birthday

Hucknall Whyburn Farm campaigners put best foot forward on Byron's birthday walk

Whyburn Farm campaigners hope the motion against the current plan will be supported

Crunch meeting looms in campaign to save Hucknall green belt from new houses

Whyburn Farm, which is being proposed for thousands of houses

Fury over meeting on plans for thousands of new houses to spark rules review

Coun Chris Baron has added his voice to the criticism of the ruling Ashfield Independents following last week's full council meeting at which the Whyburn Farm petition was presented

Councillor demands changes to rules after Whyburn petition meeting controversy

Coun Lauren Mitchell was unhappy that only Ashfield Independent councillors were able to speak in the petition debate

Labour councillor accuses Ashfield Independents of 'squashing democracy'

Whyburn campaigners have been left frustrated that only their petition will be debated by the council and not a key motion against the plans for 3,000 new homes on Hucknall green belt

Whyburn Farm campaigner accuses council of having 'something to hide'

Coun Lauren Mitchell has submitted multiple draft versions of her motion and is frustrated it will still not now be debated by councillors

Councillor blasts council's decision not to debate Whyburn motion
The Hucknall councillor who put forward the motion against controversial draft local plan proposals for 3,000 new homes on green belt in the town, has spoken of her frustration that it will not be debated by councillors today (Thursday).

A motion calling for changes to the draft local plan to protect Hucknall green belt will not now be debated by Ashfield District Council today

Key Whyburn Farm motion will not now be debated by council

Coun Lauren Mitchell's motion against the draft local plan to build 3,000 new homes on Hucknall green belt will be heard by the council this week

Motion against 3,000 homes at Whyburn Farm goes before the council this week

Labour councillors Keir Morrison and Lauren Mitchell with their wreath

Hucknall Labour councillors proud to honour war heroes at Remembrance event

Coun John Wilmott will canvass his Ashfield Independent colleagues to back the motion

Councillor will urge party colleagues to back motion to axe housing plan

The crowd at the John Godber Centre in Hucknall

Hucknall meeting on bid to build on town's green belt sends defiant message

Campaigners want to stop proposals to build 3,000 new homes on Whyburn Farm

Full details for anyone attending this weekend's Whyburn Farm public meeting

Campaigners want to stop proposals to build 3,000 new homes on Whyburn Farm

UPDATE: Ashfield Independents will attend Whyburn Farm proposals public meeting

Coun Lauren Mitchell says the meeting in non-political

Labour rubbish claims council leader was 'turned down' for Whyburn meeting

The Hucknall councillors who have spoken so far with the Whyburn Farm site in the background

Hucknall councillors pledge to fight 'catastrophic' plan for thousands of houses

The attack took place in Titchfield Park last week

Hucknall councillor calls for CCTV in Titchfield Park after shocking attack

The new goal store will be built on the Kenbrook Road playing fields site

Councillors approve controversial plans on Hucknall sports pitch

The petition was instigated by Coun Lauren Mitchell

Petition against carving up Hucknall gains more than 400 signatures in 48 hours

The Abbey Fields development off Nottingham Road

Building firm accused of ignoring the rules on Hucknall site

Coun Lauren Mitchell

Last chance to sign petition against shock plan to carve up Hucknall

Coun Keir Morrison says the Ashfield Independents are not listening to the people of Hucknall

Labour councillor accuses Ashfield District Council of ignoring the public

Coun Morrison's dad Ian was a former miner at Hucknall Colliery

Councillor vows that miners will never be defeated over pensions scandal

Could Hucknall be split across two political constituencies in the future? Photo: Robin Macey

Shock as council votes in favour of move to split up Hucknall
Shockwaves will be felt after a proposal to carve up Hucknall as part of a boundary review was backed at a meeting of Ashfield District Council on Thursday night.

Coun Lauren Mitchell wants the proposals to be fully debated

Labour councillor demands debate on Hucknall 3G football pitch plans

Coun Lauren Mitchell says the findings of the FOI request confirmed what she and others had been saying for some time

Hucknall councillor accuses council communications team of only promoting Ashfie...

Edgewood Leisure Centre in the west of Hucknall, which is facing probable closure.

Hucknall's MP joins fight to save Edgewood Leisure Centre

Resident Matt Tongue by the many potholes on Auckland Road, Hucknall, which the petition calls to be repaired.

Hucknall councillors urge you to sign potholes petition

The boathouse at Titchfield Park at Hucknall was targeted on Friday night in a suspected arson attack.

Historic boathouse destroyed in suspected arson attack

Lauren Mitchell, Andy Burnham and Danielle Chance.

The night we had a pint with Andy Burnham