JemmaPage published Business closed for three hours after Long Eaton assault

A business was left closed for three hours on Saturday morning after an assault.A man was taken to hospital after the attack in Derby Road, Long Eaton, which took place shortly before 9am.The offenders left the scene on foot towards Derby Road bridge.The Convenience Foods store, in Derby Road, had to shut up shop following the incident while police officers searched the area.Ashok Makhecha, who has owned the store for 35 years, said: "There was about eight or 10 police vehicles and a lot of