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Weather

The Met Office forecasts it will be cloudy with some rain in the afternoon and highs of 10 degrees.

Sunrise and sunset

Sunrise: 08:00

Sunset: 16:03

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

In case you missed it

Where's Snowy? Dorchester Super Sleuth returns for Christmas

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

• 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

• Wessex Water will be carrying out works in Icen Way and Alington Place until December 9 and Queens Avenue until December 10

• Dorset Council will be carrying out works on the A37 until December 9 and Lower Burton Road until December 9

Cinema screenings

Plaza cinema:

A Boy Called Christmas - 12:00, 15:00 (Subtitled)

Encanto - 13:30, 16:30

Ghostbusters: Afterlife - 17:00, 20:15

House of Gucci - 11:30, 15:30, 19:45

No Time to Die - 18:45

Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker (Live) - 19:15 Odeon:

Encanto - 16:15

House of Gucci - 16:30, 20:00

Ghostbusters: Afterlife - 17:40, 20:30

Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker - 19:15

Spencer - 15:00

Fun fact of the day

The rope that was used to hang criminals throughout the British Empire was made in Bridport

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