Did you know?

If you like to start the new year with a good omen, then have a bacon sandwich for breakfast. It's thought that eating pork is lucky for the New Year, as pigs put their feet forward. If you're strictly vegan, load up on extra green vegetables instead. Eating green is said to be very lucky on January 1.

To avoid bad luck, don't do your dishes, laundry and other chores as one tradition says you should leave the laundry pile until January 2 Apparently, the old wives who invented this tale didn't enjoy doing their washing at all. It's also believed it 'flushes good fortune down the drain'. Another superstition is much darker, suggesting a laundry load completed on January 1 will 'wash a family member away' in the year ahead.

Enjoy more New Year traditions here...

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Today's Peninsula sunrise: 08.02

Today's Peninsula sunset: 15:55

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Tide Times:

00:43 3.84m

06:40 0.58m

13:04 3.85m

18:48 0.79m

Fine on the Strand

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Weather:

Any freezing fog patches will lift into low cloud, giving a rather cold, grey feel to the New Year. Largely dry, though a showers spreading inland. Maximum temperature 5c, low of -1c.

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Orwell Bridge:

Open

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Quote of the day

"We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day."

Edith Lovejoy Pierce

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Joke of the day:

Why did the man sprinkle sugar on his pillow on New Year's Eve?

He wanted to start the year with sweet dreams.

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Helplines:

Samaritans: 0330 094 5717

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Post Office Openings:

Shotley:

Fri 01 Jan Closed

Sat 02 Jan 09:00-13:00

Sun 03 Jan Closed

Monday 04 Jan 09.00-13.00

Chelmondiston

Fri 01 Jan Closed

Sat 02 Jan 08:30-17:00

Sun 03 Jan Closed

Holbrook:

Mon: 9:00 - 18:00 Closed for lunch 12:30-13:30

Tue: Closed

Wed: 10:00-14:00

Thu: Closed

Fri 9:00-17:30 Closed for lunch 12:30-13:30

Sat 10:00-12:30

Sun: Closed

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Food shop openings:

Premier Stores Shotley:

New Year's Day: 08.00 - 13.00

Saturday: 08.00 - 19.00

Sunday: 09.00 - 14.00

Monday: 08.00 - 19.00

Orwell Stores:

New Year's Day: 08.00-13.00

Saturday: 08.00-17.00

Woody's Butchers:

Jan 1 - Closed

Jan 2 - 0900 - 1600

Jan 3 - Closed

Stutton Community Shop:

Friday Jan 1 New Year's Day Closed

Holbrook Co-op:

New Year's Day 08:00 - 20:00

Brantham Co-op:

New Year's Day 08:00 - 20:00

Premier Stores Wherstead:

TBC

Suffolk Food Hall: Times vary

Hollingsworth's: Times vary

Please wear a cloth face covering, respect social distancing rules and treat shop staff with respect.

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Holbrook and Shotley surgeries and dispensaries.

Appointment only.

Holbrook: 328263

Shotley: 787435

Call 111 for emergency medical matters.

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Live travel updates: Road and rail

Bus services:

Check here for new Monday to Sunday timetable

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Takeaways:

Lasan Shotley:

Wednesday: 17.00-22.00

New Year's Eve: 17.00-22.00

New Year's Day: 17.00-22.00

Saturday: 17.00-22.00

Sunday: 17.00-22.00

Monday: 17.00-2200

Tuesday: Closed

Laws Cottage Chelmondiston:

Open tonight and then as usual over New Year.

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