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Weather

The Met Office forecasts it will be cloudy and wet with highs of 11 degrees.

Sunrise and sunset

Sunrise: 08:02

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 • Copper Street Brewery's yule tide mini festival takes place this weekend • Living Spit's The Nativity[.L} will take place at the Corn Exchange

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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 Casterbridge Road until February 11 and Came View Road until February 23, 2022 • Scottish and Southern Power Distribution will be carrying out works in Salisbury Street until December 14 • Openreach will be carrying out works in Cambridge Road until December 13

Cinema screenings

Plaza cinema:

A Boy Called Christmas - 14:30, 17:30

Clifford The Big Red Dog - 10:30, 13:30, 16:15

Elf - 11:30

Encanto - 10:00, 13:00

Ghostbusters: Afterlife - 16:45, 20:00

House of Gucci - 19:00

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City - 20:30

West Side Story - 12:00, 15:45, 19:30 Odeon:

West Side Story - 13:00, 16:30, 20:00

Clifford The Big Red Dog - 12:00, 14:30, 17:00

Encanto - 11:15, 14:15

House of Gucci - 19:30

Ghostbusters: Afterlife - 17:15, 20:15

The Boos Baby 2: Family Business - 10:15

Fun fact of the day

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