Doncaster Free Press Daily Bulletin with Stephanie Bateman - Friday, May 16, 2025
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00:00Good morning, it's Steph at the Doncaster Free Press and it's Friday, May the 16th.
00:04Looks like it's going to be another lovely day, hopefully a nice weekend as well.
00:08Just bringing you some of our headlines this morning.
00:11First of all, we've got one for the people who like a bit of reality TV.
00:16Producers of Big Brother are looking for Doncaster's most interesting, funny and entertaining characters
00:22to star in the next series of the show.
00:26So, we have had a previous local winner, as you may well know, but there's details on
00:33how you can get involved in that if that's your sort of thing.
00:38That's all on the website this morning for you.
00:40It'll be interesting to see who's next in the house.
00:44Then, just a warning to you for this morning, motorists have been warned about an abnormal
00:50load which is actually too big in height to travel on motorways.
00:54So, it's going to be making its way from Doncaster to Rotherham along A-Roads from 10 o'clock
01:00this morning.
01:01So, be aware of that.
01:03You may want to avoid those roads which are all mentioned in today's story.
01:11It's going to cause some delays, hopefully not too many.
01:14But all the details are on the website as well today.
01:17And then finally, Doncaster billionaire Graham Kirkham has been named amongst the wealthiest
01:23people in Britain in the annual Sunday Times Rich List.
01:28Baron Kirkham, who founded the DFS Furniture Empire, is ranked second in the north of England
01:33by the National Newspaper with an estimated wealth for him and his family of £1.14 billion.
01:41There's a couple of stories about him on the website today for you to have a look at.
01:47Obviously, that's www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk
01:52And we will be bringing you updates on other stories as the day goes on via Facebook and X.
01:57Have a great Friday and a lovely weekend.