Dorchester breakfast briefing: What's on, weather, roadworks and more
By Lottie Welch
8th Dec 2021 | Local News
Start your day with Dorchester Nub News' breakfast briefing.
Find weather, things to do, opening times, roadworks and more.
Weather
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind and forecasts it will be cloudy with sunny spells and highs of 7 degrees.
Sunrise and sunset
Sunrise: 07:58
Sunset: 16:05Things 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 • Opus Anglicanum presents Medieval Carols at St Mary's ChurchIn case you missed it
Where's Snowy? Dorchester Super Sleuth returns for ChristmasAttraction opening times
Dorset Museum: 09:00 - 16:30Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum: 10:00 - 16:00
The Keep Military Museum: 10:00 - 16:30The Teddy Bear Museum: CLOSED
The Tutankhamun Exhibition: CLOSEDThe Dinosaur Museum: CLOSED
The Terracotta Warriors Museum: 10:00 - 16:00The Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum: CLOSED
Supermarket opening times
Tesco: 06:00 - 00:00
Co-op: 06:00 - 22:00Lidl: 08:00 - 22:00
Waitrose: 08:00 - 20:00Roadworks
• 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 • 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 • Dorset Council will be carrying out works in Sandringham Court until December 10 and on Charminster bypass today • Wessex Water will be carrying out works in Icen Way and Alington Place until December 9 • Dorset Council will be carrying out works on the A37 until December 9Cinema screenings
Plaza cinema:A Boy Called Christmas - 12:30, 15:30
Encanto - 13:30, 16:30Ghostbusters: Afterlife - 13:00, 17:00, 20:30
House of Gucci - 12:00, 16:00, 19:30No Time to Die - 19:00
Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City - 20:00 Odeon:Encanto - 16:15
House of Gucci - 16:30, 20:00Ghostbusters: Afterlife - 17:30, 20:30
No Time To Die - 19:00Spencer - 15:00
Fun fact of the day
Dorset has more than 10,000 listed buildings
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