Doncaster daily bulletin August 22: 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 the main headlines in Doncaster this Tuesday.

00:09 Starting today with the news of the death of former Doncaster Rovers owner Ken Richardson.

00:15 The millionaire businessman who was in charge of the club during a disastrous spell in the

00:19 late 90s, which saw the club relegated from the Football League, has died at the age of

00:24 84.

00:25 Mr Richardson was a controversial and divisive figure during his time at the club and was

00:30 involved in an arson plot to burn down the club's ground, which saw him jailed for four

00:35 years.

00:36 We've got full details of that story.

00:39 Also in the news today, music is on the way to Doncaster with the return of the DN1 Festival,

00:44 which will take place in St Nigel's Christchurch Square next month.

00:48 We've got full details of that.

00:51 And also in the news, preparations are underway for a huge concert by pop sensation Olly Murs

00:55 who's coming to Yorkshire Wildlife Park this weekend for a huge concert.

01:00 We've got details of that.

01:02 Stay in touch with our Facebook page and our website for everything else that's going on

01:06 in Doncaster throughout the day and we'll keep you updated.

01:08 Have a great day.

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