{"id":487833,"date":"2026-03-21T15:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T15:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/487833\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T15:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T15:24:09","slug":"nottingham-city-centre-police-cordon-as-disturbance-puts-two-men-in-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/487833\/","title":{"rendered":"Nottingham city centre police cordon as &#8216;disturbance&#8217; puts two men in hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A fight is believed to have taken place at Victoria Bus Station<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The stretch of Woodborough Road between Huntingdon Street and Mansfield Road was cordoned off by the police\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1_WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-21-at-110824jpeg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"The stretch of Woodborough Road between Huntingdon Street and Mansfield Road was cordoned off by the police\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The stretch of Woodborough Road between Huntingdon Street and Mansfield Road was cordoned off by the police<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Two men have been taken to hospital following a disturbance in Nottingham city centre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The incident took place just before 8am, when officers were called to Victoria Bus Station, behind Victoria Centre, to reports of a fight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The stretch of Woodborough Road between Huntingdon Street and Mansfield Road was cordoned off by the police, with two of the force&#8217;s vehicles and a number of officers guarding the cordon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police explained two men were arrested at the scene of the incident and then taken to hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The nature and gravity of their injuries have not been revealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The spokesman said: &#8220;Any additional witnesses to this incident are asked to call 101 quoting incident 135 of 21 March 2026.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Nottingham City Transport (NCT) buses Sky Blue 60 and 61 were operating on a diverted route due to the closure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A statement from NCT read: &#8220;Due to an incident on Woodborough Road Sky Blue 60 and 61 are diverting Buses towards Mapperley will use Glasshouse Street, missing the Mansfield Road and Huntingdon Street named stops.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Buses towards the City will use Shelton Street.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The cordon was still in place as of 10.45am.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A fight is believed to have taken place at Victoria Bus Station The stretch of Woodborough Road 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