Doncaster Free Press Daily Bulletin with Stephanie Bateman - Wednesday October 16, 2024

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00:00Good morning, it's Steph at the Doncaster Free Press and it's Wednesday October the 16th.

00:05Just bringing you some of our headlines this morning.

00:07First up we have a story with regards to Doncaster Council.

00:11There has been a significant increase in those living in temporary accommodation in England.

00:17As a whole, the City of Doncaster Council has had to pay out millions to house people.

00:23The number of people living in temporary accommodation in the city is estimated to be around 1,300 households.

00:30Which is costing the council around £4 million a year.

00:35We've got all the facts and figures in that story today and also a response from the council so you can read all about that.

00:44Then we've got a good initiative that pubs around Yorkshire and the Humber are starting up.

00:51A Doncaster pub is among 27 in the region that's collecting advent calendars for communities in need.

01:00The pubs which are all part of Proper Pubs, which is the award winning community,

01:06wetland operated division of Admiral Taverns, are asking customers to drop off advent calendars to pubs

01:15up until the 24th of November which will then be donated to local charities.

01:21One of those taking part is the Old Bulls Head in St Sepulchre Gate.

01:25So whether you're a regular or not, if you can drop an advent calendar off there,

01:30you'll be putting a smile on a child's face that maybe not have had the chance to get an advent calendar this year.

01:38And then finally, great news for one of our restaurants.

01:43Shimla, the Indian restaurant in Doncaster, is celebrating after being named the best restaurant at a national awards ceremony.

01:54The eatery was a winner in the best restaurant category at this year's Curry Life Awards,

01:59which is staged by Britain's renowned curry magazine, Curry Life,

02:04and was announced at a glittering event earlier this month at the London Marriott Hotel in Grosvenor Square in Mayfair.

02:12There's a couple of pictures there, some details from the organisers and from the restaurant themselves about achieving that award.

02:20So well done to them.

02:22So for those three stories and for anything else that's happening in Doncaster today,

02:26please visit the website www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk and Facebook and X.

02:33Have a great Wednesday.