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Weather

The Met Office predicts the weather will be cloudy with sunny spells and highs of 6 degrees.

Sunrise and sunset

Sunrise: 07:54

Sunset: 16:05

Things to do today

• Explore the colourful world of David McKee at theElmer and Friends exhibition in Dorset Museum • The Moreton Walled Gardens Christmas trial continues • Explore Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens while they are illuminated • The Poundbury Christmas craft trail is taking place until December 23 • Dorset Food and Drink Christmas Fair will be at Athelhampton House • Dorchester Xmas Vegan Market will be taking place at the Borough Gardens • Poundbury Christmas Market will be taking place at the Buttermarket from 10am to 4pm • Enjoy an evening of swing and gypsy Latin with Moscow Drug Club

In case you missed it

Tickets now on sale for Dorchester Beerex 2022

Attraction opening times

Dorset Museum: 09:00 - 16:30

Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum: 10:00 - 16:00

The Keep Military Museum: 10:00 - 16:30

The Teddy Bear Museum: CLOSED

The Tutankhamun Exhibition: CLOSED

The Dinosaur Museum: CLOSED

The Terracotta Warriors Museum: 10:00 - 16:00

The Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum: 10:00 - 16:00

Supermarket opening times

Tesco: 06:00 - 00:00

Co-op: 06:00 - 22:00

Lidl: 08:00 - 22:00

Waitrose: 08:00 - 20:00

Roadworks

• Friary Lane will be closed from the junction with B3150 High East Street for around 30 metres until December 17 due to scaffolding • Flooding works are being carried out in Portesham until December 18 • SGN will be carrying out works in Williams Avenue until December 8, Casterbridge Road until February 11 and Came View Road until February 23, 2022 • Jurassic Fibre will be carrying out works on the A35 from Sunnyside Farm to the junction with the A37 and B3150 until December 11 • Stinsford Hill will be closed until December 4 for resurfacing works. The diversion will be signposted • Scottish and Southern Power Distribution will be carrying out works in Salisbury Street until December 9 • Weir View will be closed until December 8 while Scottish and Southern Power Distribution carries out works

Cinema screenings

Plaza cinema:

A Boy Called Christmas - 12:30, 15:30

CBeebies The Night Before Christmas - 10:00, 12:00

Christmas with Andre 2021 - Andre Rieu - 18:00

Encanto - 13:30, 16:30

Ghostbusters: Afterlife - 14:00, 17:00, 20:00

Home Alone - 10:30

House of Gucci - 11:00, 14:30, 19:30

No Time to Die - 19:00

Odeon:

Encanto - 10:45, 13:30, 16:15

House of Gucci - 16:30, 20:00

Christmas with Andre - 19:10

Ghostbusters: Afterlife - 14:30, 17:30, 20:30

No Time to Die - 13:00

The Boss Baby 2: Family Business - 10:00

Girlguiding Screening - Encanto - 09:30

Fun fact of the day

In 1900, a Dorset train driver made history by becoming Britain's first Olympic athletics champion. Charles Bennett won the 1,500 metres event Don't forget to sign up to our newsletter below! You can submit your own news straight to Dorchester Nub News by using the 'Nub It' button on our home page. This can also be done for events on our What's On page and businesses, groups and organisations on our Local Listings page , also by using the 'Nub It' button. Please like and follow our online newspaper on your favourite social media channel. You can find us @DorchesterNubNews on Facebook and @DorchesterNub Twitter.