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Weather

The Met Office forecasts it will be cloudy with highs of 10 degrees.

Sunrise and sunset

Sunrise: 08:08

Sunset: 16:06

Things to do today

• Help Bridport Museum decide what to keep in its collection with The Right Stuff? Exhibition • Explore [L] https://bridport.nub.news/e/illuminate [L+] Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens while they are illuminated • The Christmas Tree festival at Bridport United Church will be on until December 19 • Shelby's elbows will be playing live at The Ropemakers pub • Enjoy an evening of food and entertainment with a murder mystery at The Club House • DJ Simon March will be playing at The Market House • DJ Aphrodite will be playing at Bridport Electric Palace

In case you missed it

What's on in Bridport this weekend: December 17-19

Attraction opening times

Bridport Museum: 11:00 - 15:00

Bridport Leisure Centre: 06:30 - 22:00

Rockburn: 12:00 - 21:30

Tourist Information Centre: 09:00 - 17:00

Freshwater bowling: 10:00 - 21:30

Freshwater swimming pool: 10:00 - 18:30

Highlands End soft play: 12:00 - 17:00

West Bay Discovery Centre: CLOSED

Supermarket opening times

Morrisons: 06:00 - 22:00

Lidl: 08:00 - 21:00

Co-op: 06:00 - 22:00

Waitrose: 08:00 - 20:00

Roadworks

• There will be temporary traffic lights in West Bay close to the Parkdean resort • Flooding works are being carried out in Portesham until January. Goose Hill will be closed until December 17 and a signed diversion will be in place • Jurassic Fibre will be carrying out works along the A35 towards Dorchester until December 16 • White Way in Litton Cheney will be closed until January 5 while Openreach carries out works • Dorset Council will be carrying out works in West Road until December 17 • Wessex Water will be carrying out works in New Road, Uploders, and Broadoak to Atrim Road until December 20

Tide times

High tide at West Bay: 05:05, 17:29

Low tide at West Bay: 10:30, 22:50

Fun fact of the day

The 1st Earl of Shaftesbury is believed to have introduced the cabbage into England in 1539; his statue features a carving of a cabbage in the church of Wimborne St Giles

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