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We hope you have a great Friday today, on the 19th November, and a lovely weekend ahead.

Click here for our top story from yesterday / this morning, as it was revealed Brentford's much-loved art centre Watermans will receive a £100,000 grant in the latest round of the government's Culture Recovery Fund, as one of the 925 recipients to benefit across the country.

Today's weather: Highs of 13 degrees and lows of 10 degrees, just overcast all day, according to the Met Office, with wind gusts between 8 – 11 mph.

Expect a generally dry weekend ahead, with highs of 12 degrees on Saturday, and 8 degrees but more chance of sun on Sunday.

Traffic:As of 8:00am according to the AA Traffic, there is queueing traffic on M4 into town between J3 / A312 (Hayes / Heston) and J2 A4 Great West Road (Brentford). Where three lanes drop to two, a mile before J2.

Delays of eight minutes and delays increasing on M4 Eastbound between M4 (Heston Services) and J2 A4 Great West Road (Brentford). Average speed ten mph.

Delays of five minutes and delays increasing on A406 North Circular Westbound between Audley Road and Gunnersbury Avenue. Average speed ten mph.

Today's Sunrise: 7:25 am

Today's Sunset: 4:07 pm

Today's Moonrise: 6:03 am

Today's Moonset: 5:39 pm

Brentford Lock High Tide: 2:28 am and 2:39 pm

Brentford Lock Low Tide: 10:47 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: What's On in Brentford this weekend! From live music at the Magpie and Crown on Friday, Hounslow's Winter Lights Festival on Saturday, and an organist performance at the Musical Museum on Sunday – there's something happening around town all weekend.

Joke of the Day: Can February march? A. No, but April may. Fancy flexing your funny bone? Tweet us a joke @BrentfordNub or email it to [email protected].

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