Did you know?

In Somerset and parts of Dorset, it's traditional for the last person to finish eating their sprouts to have to do the Christmas Day washing up dressed as a giant turkey. This tradition is believed to have started in the 1960s as a way to encourage children to eat the vegetable.

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Today's Hadleigh sunrise: 07.58

Today's Hadleigh sunset: 15.44

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Weather:

A mainly dry, bright, breezy day with isolated showers. Cloud will increase later with intermittent rain, perhaps locally heavy, overnight. Winds increasing, especially along coasts. Maximum temperature 9c, low of 7c.

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Orwell Bridge:

Open

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Quote of the day:

A three-year-old gave this reaction to her Christmas dinner: "I don't like the turkey, but I like the bread he ate."

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Joke of the day:

Why did the police arrest the turkey?

They suspected it of fowl play

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Babergh's Home But Not Alone helpline: Freephone 0800 876 6926

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Doctors:

Hadleigh Health centre

1. 00am - 6.30pm

Boxford Mill Surgery

1. 00am - 1pm

Link to online booking system for both, here...

Contact: 01473 822 961

Call 111 out of hours.

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Bus timetable:

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Supermarket opening times:

Morrisons – 07:00 – 22:00

Spar – 06:00 – 23:00

Co-op - 07:00 – 22:00

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Pharmacies:

Mill Lane: 08:00 - 18:30

Boots: 09:00 – 17:30

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