00:00Good morning, it's Steph at the Doncaster Free Press on it's Friday, July the 11th, just bringing you some of our top headlines today.
00:05First of all, one from Harry, our local democracy reporter.
00:10The City of Doncaster Council's income from council tax topped £167 million in the 2024-25 season.
00:20A Freedom of Information request by Harry revealed the total council tax income for each financial year since 2013.
00:31These figures reveal that the council tax income has increased by 77% in 11 years, with the council receiving £94.2 million back in 2013.
00:43All the facts and figures are in that story for you today. It's on the homepage on our website if you want to take a look.
00:50And then a good news for a local restaurant, a Doncaster Burger restaurant has reached the, is in the top 10 finals of the British Burger Awards.
00:59It's the first time these awards have ever been sent out.
01:04If you want to know which burger joint it is, well it's a burger restaurant, you're going to have to have a click on that story.
01:10But yes, it's down to the final 10 and it's under the category Best in Yorkshire.
01:16So yeah, that's on the website also.
01:19And then finally one that was brought, sent out from the police, an investigation into a serial and violent Doncaster shoplifter who attacked two members of retail staff has resulted in him being handed a prison sentence and a three-year criminal behaviour order which bans him from a supermarket.
01:35It's Ryan Hollings who had a prolific stealing spree which included him stealing 76 bottles of wine from Tesco Express in Barnsley Road.
01:45All the fences are listed in that story today which you can find on www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk and obviously we'll keep you updated on Facebook and X.
01:56And keep hydrated and keep cool and have a nice Friday and a great weekend.
