Doncaster daily bulletin February 12: Darren Burke with the headlines

Transcript

00:00Good morning everyone, I'm Darren Burke, one of your live team and digital reporters for

00:05the Doncaster Free Press, bringing you some of the main headlines in Doncaster this Wednesday.

00:10First up, former Doncaster Conservative MP Nick Fletcher has come under fire

00:15for suggesting that Doncaster should forget the miners' strike and stop hating Margaret Thatcher.

00:21The mayoral candidate has doubled down on his views despite coming under fire from his own

00:26supporters. We've got details of that story for you on our Facebook page and website.

00:31Also in the news today, the opening date has been announced for a new Irish pub which will

00:36open its doors in Doncaster in time for St Patrick's Day. The temple in the marketplace

00:42will replace the Magdalene pub and we've got details of that for you as well. And also in

00:46the news, Doncaster singer the legendary Tony Christie is going to perform a date in his

00:52hometown on his farewell tour. He will be appearing at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in an

00:56intimate setting. We've got details of that for you as well. Stay in touch with our Facebook page

01:01and website for everything else that's going on in Doncaster throughout the day and as always,

01:05have a great day.