Did you know?

On this day in 565, St. Columba reported seeing a monster in Loch Ness. Legend has it that St Columba turned away a giant beast threatening a man in the Ness River, which flows into the lake. However it is only one of many Catholic church legends about righteous saints vanquishing Satan in the form of serpents and dragons. The loch is Scotland's second largest loch by surface area after Loch Lomond, but, due to its great depth, it is the largest by volume.

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Today's Felixstowe sunrise: 05:52

Today's Felixstowe sunset: 20:02

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Tide Times:

02:44 4.18m

08:19 0.56m

14:58 4.12m

20:53 0.11m

Floodgates open

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Weather:

Sunny start to Saturday morning with isolated showers arriving by early afternoon. Some areas probably remaining dry and feeling rather warm by mid-afternoon, despite the brisk and sometimes gusty wind. Maximum Temperature 24Cc, low of 12c

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Orwell Bridge: Open

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Quote of the day:

I saw an object surface. It was a large, black object -- a whale-like object, going from infinity up, and came round onto a block end -- and it submerged, to reappear a matter of seconds later. But on this occasion, the block end, which had been on my right, was now on my left, so I realized immediately that while in the process of surfacing, as it may, it had rotated. And with the predominant wind, the south-west wind, it appeared to be, I would say, at that stage drifting easily across.

IAN CAMERON

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Joke of the day:

What's the best day to marry the Loch Ness Monster?

Wed ness day

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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

Ferries

Felixstowe-Harwich-Shotley Foot Ferry running

Felixstowe to Bawdsey ferry running between 10.00-17.00 restrictions in place, jetty closed to the public except passengers.

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