Doncaster Free Press Daily Bulletin with Stephanie Bateman - Tuesday, April 8, 2025
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00:00Good morning, it's Steph at the Doncaster Free Press and it's Tuesday April the 8th,
00:04just bringing you some of our headlines today. Yesterday Doncaster man Joshua Rafferty was
00:11sent to prison for nine years for causing the death of his brother Aidan Allen by dangerous
00:16driving. The recorder of Sheffield, the Crown Court yesterday, Judge Jeremy Richardson Casey
00:24acknowledged that Rafferty will have to live with what he's done for the rest of his life.
00:30He said, I accept you are filled with guilt but you are the author of this catastrophe.
00:35It is also a family catastrophe. So you can read all about that story. It's a very unusual case
00:42and it's a very, very sad case. But sentence has been given to Rafferty and yes he's now behind
00:50bars. So also what we've got for you today, Nigel Farage was in the city yesterday again.
00:58He said he's delighted to have a famous son of Doncaster endorse Reform UK's candidate for city
01:03mayor. There was a press conference yesterday where Farage and mayoral candidate Alexander
01:09Jones were joined by the former owner of Doncaster Rovers, John Ryan. Mr Ryan said,
01:15decade after decade after decade we have a Labour council and what have they done?
01:19So you can read exactly what he thinks about reform and those that have gone before him
01:24on the website today. That's on our homepage. And then good news for party goers. Banging
01:30nights are back in Donny apparently. Join the staff at the All New Flares which is hosting an
01:39opening weekend, this bank holiday coming. The owners are trying to recapture the heyday of
01:48Party Night Central. There's deals on drinks, the chance to win on the Wonder Wheel, themed
01:53nights, karaoke and some big names coming along as well. So if you're a lover of disco,
01:58funk and soul from the 70s or a bit of 80s actually, a bit of everything at Flares,
02:03then you can check out when that's going to open and what you can enjoy. So for any of those
02:10stories please visit the website this morning which is www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk or of
02:16course we'll keep you updated on Facebook and X as the day goes on and have a great Tuesday.