Did you know?

On this day in 2008 the Edwardian Grand Pier at Weston Super Mare was destroyed by fire. The blaze started in an area with deep fat friers, and fire alarm company was later found to have been negligent. It cost some £52million in total for the refurbishment but the pier was reopened in 2010.

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Today's Peninsula sunrise: 05:12

Today's Peninsula sunset: 20:50

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Tide Times:

06:21 3.62m

11:51 1m

18:38 3.61m

WED 29 July

00:48 0.64m

Floodgates open

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Weather:

It will be largely dry with sunny spells throughout the day. TA windy day and feeling fresher compared to recent days. Maximum Temperature 20C, low of 8c

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Orwell Bridge: Open

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Quote of the day:

"We should do three things every day of our life. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is to think, we should spend some time in thought. And, number three is you should have your emotions moved to tears.

"If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special."

Jim Valvano

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Joke of the day:

Why is Henry's wife Anne covered in tooth marks? Because he's Tudor.

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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 running from 10am.

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