Axminster Breakfast Briefing – yellow weather warning for thunderstorms

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Here you'll find the day's weather forecast, things to do, the latest news, traffic, transport and roadworks, opening times and more!

Sunrise and sunset

Sunrise: 07:43

Sunset: 18:10

Weather

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms continues today from 4am until 12noon, with the possibility of rain and gusty winds causing some disruption.

However, the weather is expected to brighten up throughout the morning into mid afternoon, with more rain and thunder forecast from 6pm onwards.

Transport & Traffic

There are no major roadworks or disruptions reported on the roads around Axminster today.

Some South Western Railway services were disrupted by poor weather last night and early this morning, with replacement buses from Exeter St David's.

A tunnel has been closed due to safety reasons, as a result, trains between Axminster and Yeovil Junction may be cancelled, delayed or revised. This is expected until 4pm.

For the latest updates visit www.southwesternrailway.com/plan-my-journey.

What's on today?

Pie & Pint – Talbot Arms, Uplyme, 6.30pm

Axminster and Lyme Cancer Support are hosting this event for men only. Join them for a pie and pint (healthier options available) and an opportunity to take to other men affected by cancer and ask questions about the support they offer.

Find more local events on our What's On page.

In case you missed it

Nominations for Axminster's Citizen of the Year are now being accepted by the town council.

The annual Robin Cross Award for Citizen of the Year is once again being sponsored by Axminster Nub News.

Read more here.

Supermarket opening times

Tesco: 08:00 - 22:00

Co-op: 07:00 - 22:00

Fact of the day

Axminster was recorded in the late 9th century as Ascanmynster and in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Aixeministra. The name means "monastery or large church by the River Axe".

On this day...

Australia's Sydney Opera House, designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, whose dynamic, imaginative, but problematic plan won an international competition in 1957, was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on this day in 1973.

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