Did you know?

A year ago on this day, a miracle dog who survived being shot 17 times became a registered therapy dog. Maggie was found in Lebanon with 17 bullet wounds, her eyes shot out, her ear cut off and a broken jaw.

The five-year-old pooch was also pregnant when she was discovered abandoned and tied to a box. Maggie's luck changed after she was rescued by animal charity, Wild At Heart.

After hearing Maggie's horrific story, Kasey, a dog-lover from Brighton, adopted the abandoned animal and Maggie is now working as her therapy dog.

Add your voice to Carers Week

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Today's sunrise over the Felixstowe area: 04:34 

This evening's sunset: 21:15

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Tide times: 

• 05:59 3.39m
• 11:38 1.3m
• 6:06 3.34m
• 00:38 0.83m

Flood gates open

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Today's weather: 

Mainly fine and very warm, with sunshine and perhaps isolated heavy, locally thundery showers later. Maximum Temperature 26C, with a low of 11c

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Orwell Bridge: Open

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Quote of the day:

Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.

– Orhan Pamuk (author, My Name Is Red

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Joke of the day:

My sister told me I couldn't make a bicycle out of spaghetti.

Until I rode Pasta

Send us your favourite joke so we can share with the peninsula:

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Previous Riddle Answer:

If there were two cyclists and they were facing each other at exactly 20 kilometres apart. As the cyclists started at one cyclist was a fly and the fly flew back and forth from the two cyclists, How far has the fly flown?

15KM

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Today's Post Office Openings:

Bent Hill, Wolsey Garden – 10.30 – 12.30

Felixstowe, Hamilton Road - 09.00 – 15.00

Old Felixstowe, High Road, East – 09.00-17.30

Walton High Street – 08.15 – 17.30

Trimley High Road – 06.00 – 22.00

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Today's supermarket shop openings:

Co-op Hamilton Road – 08.00-20.00

Co-op Wadgate Road – 06.00-23.00

Co-op High Road West - 07.00-23.00

Co-op King Street – 06.00-23.00

Co-op Walton High Street 06.00-23.00

Morrison's – 07.00 – 21.00 (petrol 08.00-22.00)

Tesco metro – 07.00-22.00

Sainsbury's Warren Heath – 08.00-22.00

Lidl Langer Road: 08.00 – 21.00

Lidl Haven exchange: 08.00-21.00

Wear face covering. Respect social distancing rules and treat shop staff with respect.

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Link here to see which other businesses are now open

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This weeks' surgeries and dispensary times:

Grove Medical centre 08.00-18.30 (283197)

Haven Health 08.00-18.30 (670107)

Howard House 09.00-17.00 (282706)

Felixstowe Community Hospital (458820)

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Live travel updates: 

Train times and traffic hold ups

Bus services:

Check here for Monday to Friday timetable

Ferrys

Felixstowe-Harwich-Shotley Foot Ferry[L+] running

Felixstowe to Bawdsey not running.

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See which businesses are still operating with our Felixstowe Business Directory: Add your business or community group to our Local List

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