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Bank Holiday

The term for a public holiday in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. As the term implies, banks are closed on bank holidays, as are many other businesses. Employees who work on bank holidays often are paid extra. Bank holidays may or may not coincide with cultural or religious festivals.

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Bank Holiday Monday in 1999 was 23.6A[degrees]C, while the hottest bank holiday weekend ever was in 1995 when temperatures peaked on the Saturday at 28.6A[degrees]C.

This is how hot it got in Wales today - and the forecast for Monday; Bank Holiday Monday is forecast to the hottest early May holiday since records began and temperatures could be hotter than Majorca

George Stephenson's Birthplace, Wylam, Northumberland, open Thursdays to Sundays and Bank Holiday Monday, 12noon- 5pm.

National Trust openings

Buy a pounds 20 advance adult weekend ticket by contacting Octagon Motorsports (01327 850249) and arrive at Brands Hatch on Sunday August 25th or Bank Holiday Monday 26th, with a valid ticket and this token.

Motor Racing: WIN VIP tickets to Brands

On the Early May Bank Holiday Monday the majority of Waitrose supermarkets will be open from 9am to 6pm, however selected branches will open slightly longer, from 8am to 8pm (and a few reducing hours to 10am to 4pm).

Early May Bank Holiday 2018 supermarket opening times for Asda, Lidl, Tesco, Sainsbury's and more major stores; Need to know what time your local store will open over the Bank Holiday weekend? Read our handy guide to find out

Collections will take place as normal on bank holiday Monday and through the week.

What the bank holiday means for your bin collection days; Some authorities will be collecting refuse later owing to the long weekend

DANBY Antique and Collectors Fair will take place at the village hall, Danby, on Bank Holiday Monday between 10am and 4.30pm.

Families can learn together

THE heat is on as the Butetown Carnival gears up for a traditional summer celebration this Bank Holiday Monday.

Heat is on at carnival

I know thousands of workers already have this arrangement in place, otherwise there would be nowhere for us to eat, play, shop 'til we drop or even be able to buy petrol on a Bank Holiday Monday.

This could be the end of the Bank Holiday chaos; ON MONDAY

On Easter Bank Holiday Monday Hairy Eric will be trolling around Monument Mall on his tricycle talking with passers-by.

Meet cuddly friends

Youth Inclusion Project manger Lin Ford said: "There is not usually a lot going on for young people on a Bank Holiday Monday so it was good to organise something for them to enjoy."

Prize time in our day of fun

According to the Met Office, Bank Holiday Monday is set to be dry with plenty of sunshine in Wales.

The weather forecast in Wales for the week ahead; The rest of the week is looking cooler and cloudier with some rain expected

Debenhams' trading times will vary nationwide and some stores will be open until 10pm on Bank Holiday Monday.

August Bank Holiday 2019 opening times for M&S, Next, Boots and all the major department stores; August Bank Holiday weekend is the perfect time for a spot of splashing out in the summer sales - but what times will House of Fraser, John Lewis and more high street shops open and close?