AMERICAN chain Dunkin' Donuts has announced it will be opening its newest UK restaurant in Barnsley later this month.

The new store on the Dearne Valley Parkway, near junction 36 of the M1, will host a grand opening event on August 26 with special offers, games, and a free donut for the first 100 customers.

The company says it sells more than 1.8 billion cups of hot and iced coffee, and about 2.8 billion donuts and other treats every year across its 11,400 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants world-wide.