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We hope you have a great day this Christmas Eve, on Friday the 24th of December! And a wonderful long festive weekend.

Click here for our top story from yesterday, about the independent Trash & Treasure markets in Ealing that have managed to raise over £800 from their raffles for Ealing charities.

Today's weather: Highs of 10 degrees and lows of 7 degrees, cloudy changing to heavy rain in the afternoon, according to the Met Office, with wind gusts between 7 – 14 mph.

Christmas weekend weather forecast in Ealing: Christmas Day is expected to see highs of 8 degrees, lows of 6, overcast changing to light rain by late morning. Similar outlook for Boxing Day, with predicted highs of 9 degrees and a lower chance of rain.

Today's Sunrise: 8:06 am

Today's Sunset: 3:56 pm Pollution: Low

UV: Low

Traffic: As of 8 am according to AA Traffic, temporary traffic signals and single alternate line traffic due to emergency water repairs on A406 North Circular at Woodville Gardens. Near the traffic lights by North Ealing Station. Expect delays.

Supermarket opening times Ealing Broadway: 

Morrisons: 7am – 10pm

Sainsbury's Local: 7am – 11pm

Tesco express: 6am – 10pm

Planet Organic: 8am – 9pm

Co-op (Uxbridge Road): 7am – 9pm Don't miss: Latest Covid-19 cases and vaccine uptake in Ealing, according to government data. Ealing Broadway opening hours this Christmas, for the last-minute shoppers. Check the changes to rubbish and recycling collections over the Christmas period and you can look ahead at how to recycle your Christmas tree. Also, did you hear about the TV stars who visited a fridge near Ealing last month? (Christmas) Joke of the Day: Why was the snowman embarrassed when he was spotted rummaging through a bag of carrots? A. He was caught picking his nose.

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