00:00Good morning everyone, I'm Darren Burke, one of your live team and digital reporters for the Donkast Free Press,
00:06bringing you some of the main headlines in Doncaster this Wednesday morning.
00:10Starting today with the news that a branch of troubled Doncaster bakery firm Cooplands has been closed due to a rat infestation.
00:17The East Lathgate branch has been closed by order of environmental health chiefs after a significant number of rats were found in the premises.
00:24We've got details of that story for you on our Facebook page and website.
00:28Also in the news today, work has started on plans to transform the famous Doncaster Open All Hours television shop.
00:36The shop which is based in Balby and which was the setting for the comedy starring Ronnie Barker and David Jason in the 70s and 80s,
00:43before a revamp is still open all hours, was sold last year and plans have been drawn up to develop it into flats.
00:51We've got details of that for you as well.
00:53And also in the news today, the organisers of Doncaster Music Festival have announced that the event will return next year bigger and better than this year's event,
01:02which took place at the weekend.
01:04Tickets are already on sale for the 2026 festival, which will take place at the Eco Power Stadium.
01:10I've got details of that for you as well.
01:12Keep in touch with us throughout the day for everything else that's going on in Doncaster.
