Doncaster daily bulletin February 9: Darren Burke with the headlines
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00:00 Good morning everyone, I'm Darren Burke, one of your live team and digital reporters for
00:04 the Doncaster Free Press, bringing you some of the main headlines in Doncaster this Friday.
00:09 Starting today with news that Doncaster is braced for potential flooding following heavy
00:13 snowfall in the region yesterday. River levels in the River Don are expected to rise due
00:19 to snow melt caused by heavy snow yesterday in the Peak District and Pennines. We'll have
00:24 details of that for you. Also in the news today, tributes have been paid to a former
00:29 Doncaster boxer and popular pub landlord who's died at the age of 83. Fred Powney, who had
00:35 nearly 80 fights in his career and also ran a string of pubs, has died and we've got details
00:41 of that story for you as well. And also in the news today, Doncaster Library is going
00:46 to be hosting an alternative Valentine's Day event this year featuring a drag act. Doncaster
00:52 Library, which is situated in Waterdale, will be hosting the Palentines event and we've
00:57 got details of that. Don't forget that this week's Doncaster Free Press is also on the
01:01 streets so make sure you go and get a copy of this week's newspaper. And stay in touch
01:06 with our website and our Facebook throughout the day for everything else that's going on
01:10 in Doncaster. Have a great day.