Did you know? Today is St Patrick's Day but you don't have to be Irish to get down to your local and celebrate with a cold one – while you can

• Saint Patrick didn't wear green. His colour was 'Saint Patrick's blue.' The colour green became associated with St. Patrick's Day after it was linked to the Irish independence movement in the late 18th century.
• Despite his Irish notoriety, Saint Patrick was British. He was born to Roman parents in Scotland or Wales in the late fourth century.
• According to Irish legend, Saint Patrick used the shamrock as a metaphor for the Holy Trinity when he was first introducing Christianity to Ireland.
• Saint Patrick is credited for driving the snakes out of Ireland, but according to the fossil record, Ireland has never been home to snakes as it was too cold to host reptiles during the Ice Age. The surrounding seas have kept snakes out since.

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Today's Peninsula sunrise:06:04Today's Peninsula sunset: 18:05

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High Tide:

1. 33 (3.50m)
2. 03 (3.08m)

Low Tide:

1. 22 (0.91m)
2. 54 (0.96m)

Caution on the Strand even although it may not completely flood.

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Today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun

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Orwell Bridge: Open

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Today's Post Office Openings:

Shotley: 09.00 – 17.00

Chelmondiston: 08.00 – 17.30

Holbrook: 07.00 – 21.00

Brantham (village hall): Closed

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Today's food shop openings:

Holbrook Co-op: 06.00 -23.00

Brantham Co-op: 06.00 – 23.00

Premier Stores Shotley: 07:00 - 21:00

Hollingsworth's: 07.30 – 17.30

Orwell Stores: 07.30 – 18.00

Suffolk Food Hall: 09.00 – 18.00

Stutton Community Shop: 08.30 – 17.30

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Pharmacy opening times:

Shotley Surgery: 08.00 – 18.30 (closed between 13.00 - 14.00)

Holbrook Surgery: 08.00 – 18.30 (closed between 13.00 - 14.00)

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Peninsula events:

Don't forget if you press the black Nub It button on our What's On page you can add your own events

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Today's peninsula cinema showings:

None

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Movie quote of the day:

"I'll have what she's having."

When Harry Met Sally (1989)

— Random patron to the waiter after witnessing Sally Albright (Meg Ryan) fake an orgasm in the middle of Katz's Delicatessen.

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Riddle of the day:

What starts with 'e,' ends with 'e,' and contains one letter?

Answer will be revealed tomorrow.

Previous Riddle Answer:

There's a one-story house where everything inside is pink: pink walls, pink doors, pink floors, pink ceilings, pink windows, pink curtains, pink chairs, and pink tables. What colour are the stairs?

A - There are no stairs, it is a one storey house

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