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We hope you have a great day today, on Thursday 9 December.

Click here for our top story from yesterday, about the new Plan to tackle flooding in Hounslow as it identified 15 hotspots, including in West Brentford, from a total of 35 across the borough with a 'High' risk rating.

Today's weather: Highs of 7 degrees and lows of 4 degrees, sunny changing to cloudy in the afternoon, according to the Met Office, with wind gusts between 13 – 25 mph.

Today's Sunrise: 7:54 am

Today's Sunset: 3:53 pm Today's Moonrise: 10:54 am

Today's Moonset: 11:18 pm

Brentford Lock High Tide: 5:56 am and 6:26 pm

Brentford Lock Low Tide: 1:43 am and 2:23 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: Boris Johnson has implemented plan B measures in a bid to limit the spread of the omicron variant. Find out what this means, here.

Today is National Pastry Day AND Christmas Card Day!

Christmas Card Day serves as a reminder to get your stamps, envelopes and cards together and start sharing your holiday cheer.

Pastry Day is a day to celebrate – pastry! Arguably one of the nation's favourite baked goods.

If you're looking for some pastry in Brentford why not check out these bakeries in the area:

Verdict Bakery – Magistrates House, open 9am – 6pm

Rye By The Water – Catherine Wheel Rd, open 9am – 3pm

Capri Café and Bakery – High Street, open 7am – 5pm It's also National Llama Day in the USA, for your information. Joke of the Day: What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A. A stick.

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