Saturday 5th March 2016
On This Day in Doncaster History more»1985: Miner's Strike begins with mineworkers at Cortonwood Colliery near Barnsley striking. 2003: Doncaster Rovers win promotion back to the Football League with Francis Tierney's golden goal. 2003: A statue to John Wesley that was designed in 1853 is finally unveiled in 2003 by the Bishop of Lincoln. 2004: Doncaster was granted Fairtrade Town status. 2005: Doncaster was granted FairTrade town status. 2009: Channel 4 TV series Red Riding first screened, partially filmed in Stainforth. |
41 Years Ago Today Fashion presenter Tan France was born in Doncaster.
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