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We hope you have a great day and start to your week, on Monday 18 October

Click here for our top read story from last week, with the news of Glaxo Smith Kline's relocation plans from Brentford and councillors response.

Today's weather: Highs of 17 degrees and lows of 13 degrees, cloudy changing to heavy rain in the afternoon, with wind gusts between 18 – 13 mph.

Todays Sunrise: 7:30 am

Todays Sunset: 6:02 pm

Todays Moonrise: 4:30 pm

Todays Moonset: 4:08 am

Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous Moon. From 13 – 20 October, Waxing Gibbous Moon rises after noon (with some exceptions) and is usually visible in the evening and sets after midnight. Waxing means that it is getting bigger, while gibbous refers to the oval-to-round shape.

Traffic:

AA traffic reports severe delays of ten minutes and delays easing on M4 Eastbound between M4 (Heston Services) and J2 A4 Great West Road (Brentford). Average speed ten mph.

Delays of one minute on M4 Eastbound between J2 A4 Great West Road (Brentford) and J1 A205 (Chiswick Roundabout). Average speed 15 mph.

Severe delays of 23 minutes on A312 The Parkway Northbound between Heron Way and High Street. Average speed five mph.

Brentford Lock High Tide: 1:52 am and 2:16 am

Brentford Lock Low Tide: 10:14 am and 10:54 pm

Pollution: Low

UV: Low

Supermarket opening times Brentford: 

Morrisons: 7am – 11pm

Costcutter (High Street): 7am – 10:30pm

Al Shaam Market: 7am – 9pm

Co-op (Boston Manor Road): 7am – 10pm

Don't miss: Black History Month celebration with an online event, organised by third sector community groups, residents and staff with Hounslow Council. The theme for this year is 'Proud To Be', and the event will look at the personal and unique experiences of individuals, as well as the challenges, contributions and achievements of Hounslow's Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities.

You can join the free Zoom event on Wednesday 20 October 2021 from 5.30pm to 7:30pm. Tickets must be booked in advance, here.

Joke of the Day: Q: What's orange and sounds like a parrot?

A. A carrot.

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