Wednesday 9 July 2014

Co-operative Energy looks to future with User Chooser - Spend & Save - Money - The Independent


How would you like to be able to decide what energy source and even the precise generator that the energy you use in your home comes from? It may sound futuristic and fanciful but independent supplier Co-operative Energy is making it a reality.
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Wednesday 18 June 2014

Bagworth community centre refurbishment by Smallman & Son of Leicester


Bagworth Community Centre - Lottery Funded Refurbishment Project Completed - Smallman and Son Commercial Builders of Leicester
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Wednesday 23 April 2014

Map Waste Disposal Leicester | Services Include domestic & Commercial Rubbish Bin Collection & Recycling

Map Waste Disposal Leicester provide waste Management services including recycling, rubbish collection and house clearances . Call Map Waste on 0116 236 2299
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Tuesday 15 April 2014

Terry Woodhouse | London Marathon 2014 – Mission Accomplished

Terry Woodhouse from Blink Optican Management Software ran the Virgin Money London Marathon this weekend and raised funds for Guide Dogs UK Read his blog and view some great selfies taken out on the 26.2m course
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Wednesday 2 April 2014

Running for Guide Dogs

Running for Guide Dogs
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Tuesday 18 March 2014

Sales of Blink Opticians Software Will Help Guide Dogs

This year Blink Opticians Software owner, Terry Woodhouse, will be raising money for charity by running the Virginmoney London Marathon. In addition to accepting regular donations via a donations page, (click here), Blink OMS will be donating income from any new sales of our software for opticians , or from any website development work that we are asked to do between now and the end of April 2014. Did You Know: As well as providing mobility and freedom to blind and partially sighted people, Guide Dogs UK also campaigns for the rights of people with visual impairment, educates the public about eye care and supports eye disease research. Terry s Reason for Supporting Guide Dogs During 2013 I was lucky enough to undergo laser eye surgery which gave me 20/20 vision and the whole experience hit home, once more, just how delicate the eye is and what it means to be able to see clearly. As many of you reading this will be opticians, this is probably not something that I need to remind you abo
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Monday 3 March 2014

Optician Unsuccessful on Dragons Den

The recent episode of BBC 2 s Dragons Den featured an optician and his business partner, a GP. The pair went on to the popular TV show in order to ask 5 wealthy investors for £50,000, in return for a percentage share in their business, which is a comparison website for laser eye surgery and other cosmetic surgery services.
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Thursday 27 February 2014

Exciting News About Blink’s Support For Guide Dogs

Blink founder, Terry Woodhouse will be running the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon on April 13th. We can this week confirm that we will be using the event as a way of raising funds and awareness for Guide Dogs. Watch out for information posted here detailing how you can contribute to this worth while cause and support Terry in his marathon effort.
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More than 800 have free laser surgery - Optician Online

More than 800 have free laser surgeryOptician OnlineQualified optometrists made up nearly 60 per cent of those treated, ahead of students on 27 per cent and dispensing opticians on 11.8 per cent. Some 64 per cent of enquiries into the procedure were from those under 30 years of age and already working ...and more
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Winsford optician encourages check up during World Glaucoma Week - Winsford Guardian

Winsford GuardianWinsford optician encourages check up during World Glaucoma WeekWinsford GuardianA WINSFORD optician is urging residents to book an eye test during World Glaucoma Week, March 9 -15, in a bid to boost the number of cases caught early. Winsford Specsavers store director, Peter Adshead, said: People over the age of 40 are more likely
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Profession urged to influence GOC plans - Optician Online

Profession urged to influence GOC plansOptician OnlineAndrew Harman, MD of The Eye Studio Opticians in London, has been engaging with the GOC for a number of years and called on practitioners to take part in a new consultation that will run until May (News 21.02.14). A new strategy would counter practices
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Wednesday 26 February 2014

West Malling optician arrested on suspicion of distributing indecent images of ... - sevenoakschronicle.co.uk

sevenoakschronicle.co.ukWest Malling optician arrested on suspicion of distributing indecent images of ...sevenoakschronicle.co.ukA FORMER West Malling optician has been released without charge after being arrested on suspicion of distributing indecent images of children. Keith Brown, who owned Keith Brown Opticians in Swan Street, was arrested in October last year before being
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Optician news in brief - Optician Online

Optician news in briefOptician OnlineA memorial gathering has been scheduled to celebrate the life of Keith Edwards, who died in Florida on January 25 (News 31.01.14). The event will take place at Apothecaries Hall, Blackfriars Lane, London on Friday March 21. There will be a reception ...
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'Childhood trauma' led Goole optician's assistant Paula Curry to steal £7300 ... - Hull Daily Mail

Hull Daily Mail Childhood trauma led Goole optician s assistant Paula Curry to steal £7300 ...Hull Daily MailA LONG-SERVING member of staff at a family-run opticians stole more than £7,000 from the company to "feel better about herself" after suffering a trauma in her childhood. Paula Curry, 45, worked at Blenkinsop Opticians in Pasture Road, Goole, for 14 ...
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Optician staff record charity single - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

Optician staff record charity singleNorfolk Eastern Daily PressStaff from an opticians are hoping they have a hit on their hands after lending their voices to a charity single. Comments; Email; Print. To send a link to this page to a friend, you must be logged in. help us keep our site free. Members of the team at ...and more
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Monday 24 February 2014

Specsavers visit gives advice to WI by optician and audiologist - Hucknall Today

Specsavers visit gives advice to WI by optician and audiologistHucknall TodayPrint this. A very informative talk by an optician and an audiologist was presented to members of Leenside (Hucknall) Women s Institute recently by the Specsavers. Their talk involved causes, tests and treatment of glaucoma, cataracts and age-related ...
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Sunday 23 February 2014

Town centre optician receives cash to help customers - This Is Cheshire

This Is CheshireTown centre optician receives cash to help customersThis Is CheshireA TOWN centre optician has received a £50,000 investment to provide new facilities, space and services to customers. As a result, Specsavers in Golden Square has almost quadrupled the number of sight tests it carries out in its downstairs test rooms ...
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Thursday 20 February 2014

DVLA contract faces further questions - Optician Online

DVLA contract faces further questionsOptician OnlineMeanwhile, dispensing optician James Oliver Radley, of J Oliver Radley Opticians, wrote to his local Hertfordshire MP Oliver Heald about the DVLA s decision. Radley questioned whether the move was consistent with a free market as patients would no
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Optician news in brief - Optician Online

Optician news in briefOptician OnlineA new guide for commissioners which explains the LOC company model has been published by LOCSU. The Commissioners Guide to Primary Eyecare Companies outlines the benefits to commissioners of using a company set up by a local optical
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Sunday 16 February 2014

East Grinstead opticians is the set of international movie - East Grinstead Courier

East Grinstead CourierEast Grinstead opticians is the set of international movieEast Grinstead CourierShe said: "I was trying to think of a film that involved a kiss and I saw this card which was set up like an optician s eye chart so I made an eye chart which says I only have eyes for you ." 50 Kisses, directed by Chris Jones, features 50 clips from ...
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Leighton optician has the vision to help overseas - Leighton Buzzard Today

Leighton Buzzard TodayLeighton optician has the vision to help overseasLeighton Buzzard TodayThe people of Africa benefitted from a whopping donation of 2,400 pairs of glasses from the community of Leighton Buzzard in 2013. Specsavers in Waterborne Walk has been collecting customers used and unwanted glasses on behalf of global sight charity,
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Friday 14 February 2014

FMO to present show of unity at Optrafair London - Optician Online

FMO to present show of unity at Optrafair LondonOptician OnlineWith only two months to go before Optrafair London, Federation of Manufacturing Opticians chairman Barry Dibble has described Optrafair as the heart and soul of optics. Optrafair unites suppliers and provides the lifeblood for the profession, said ...
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Dispensing Optician of the Year 2014 - Optometry Today

Optometry TodayDispensing Optician of the Year 2014Optometry TodayIn nominations for the Dispensing Optician of the Year Award, the AOP is seeking a DO with an encyclopaedic lens knowledge, which they have utilised to find creative solutions for each patient s individual needs. The nominees will be able to ...
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Kick-start your career at Optrafair London - Optician Online

Kick-start your career at Optrafair LondonOptician Online Boots Opticians is one of the leading opticians in the UK with 604 practices of which 188 operate on a franchise basis. Of these, 433 are standalone practices and 171 are in Boots stores. Specsavers has enjoyed being an Optrafair participant for many ...
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Thursday 13 February 2014

De Rigo plays global game - Optician Online

De Rigo plays global gameOptician Online14 February 2014. De Rigo plays global game. The growth of De Rigo s Police eyewear has become a global branding success. Last week Optician editor Chris Bennett caught up with the Italian frame giant s global managing director to find out more. de rigo.
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LOCSU disappointment over driver test contract - Optician Online

LOCSU disappointment over driver test contractOptician OnlineSpecsavers told Optician it was unable to comment on the contract as a standstill period for the decision was still in force. LOCSU chairman Alan Tinger said: I and everyone associated with the bid are very disappointed with the DVLA s decision.and more
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Optician news in brief - Optician Online

Optician news in briefOptician OnlineApplications for grants towards research fellowships, postgraduate scholarships and summer scholarships have been sought by the College of Optometrists. Financial support ranged from £30,000 worth of funding for new lecturers and hospital-based
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Tuesday 11 February 2014

Local man praises optician for flagging brain tumour - STV Aberdeen

STV AberdeenLocal man praises optician for flagging brain tumourSTV AberdeenA Moray man has praised an optician who helped to save his life by flagging up what turned out to be brain tumours. The shocking news was broken to the Scott Garden at his first eye-test. The 20-year-old from Craigellachie made an appointment to see
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Carrots a sight for sore eyes, insists optician - Mid Devon Gazette

Carrots a sight for sore eyes, insists opticianMid Devon GazetteTO ease children s suspicion of vegetables, parents often feed them the old adage that carrots will help them see in the dark. Whether this is true or not is open to question, but an optician in Cullompton has released research that suggests the orange ...
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Monday 10 February 2014

Caterham optician saves the sight of supplier of handbags to The Queen - Surrey Mirror

Surrey MirrorCaterham optician saves the sight of supplier of handbags to The QueenSurrey MirrorTHE supplier of The Queen s handbags has had his sight saved thanks to the intervention of a Caterham optician. Gerald Bodmer sought an urgent eye examination as his vision quickly deteriorated. It emerged he had a detached retina and was only days
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Crewe optician wants glasses for kindness week - Crewe Guardian

Crewe GuardianCrewe optician wants glasses for kindness weekCrewe GuardianA CREWE optician is asking is asking members of the public to donate their old and unwanted glasses during random acts of kindness week . Specsavers on Market Street will be setting up collection bins in store during the nationwide initiative, which
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Sunday 9 February 2014

Crewe optician wants glasses for kindness week - Crewe Guardian

Crewe GuardianCrewe optician wants glasses for kindness weekCrewe GuardianA CREWE optician is asking is asking members of the public to donate their old and unwanted glasses during random acts of kindness week . Specsavers on Market Street will be setting up collection bins in store during the nationwide initiative, which
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Saturday 8 February 2014

Dispensing Optician of the Year 2013 - Optometry Today

Optometry TodayDispensing Optician of the Year 2013Optometry TodayJennifer Brower has many strings to her bow – she is a DO and low vision practitioner, an independent practice owner of D&J Brower Opticians and a member of the Vision 2020 UK learning disability committee. Her involvement and passion for advancing the
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Friday 7 February 2014

De Rigo kicks off Police strategy - Optician Online

De Rigo kicks off Police strategyOptician OnlineAracri told Optician the UK was a strategic market for De Rigo and said the coming year would see a raft of activities by the firm. A full interview will follow in a forthcoming issue of Optician. Spread the word: bookmark it! diggit! reddit ...
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De Rigo kicks off Police strategy - Optician Online

De Rigo kicks off Police strategyOptician OnlineAracri told Optician the UK was a strategic market for De Rigo and said the coming year would see a raft of activities by the firm. A full interview will follow in a forthcoming issue of Optician. Spread the word: bookmark it! diggit! reddit ...
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Thursday 6 February 2014

Optometry course debate rages on - Optician Online

Optometry course debate rages onOptician OnlineAs Optician went to press, it had attracted over 2,000 signatures. Student optometrist Aneela Azhar from Bradford felt that the new course would create an over-supply of optometrists while the profession faced dwindling numbers of vacancies for locum ...
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Optician news in brief - Optician Online

Optician news in briefOptician OnlineCells from human tissue taken from cadavers and injected into blind rats have been found to improve vision. Muller glial cells, a type of stem cell found in the retina, have the potential to develop into a variety of specialist cells that may allow ...
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Optometry course debate rages on - Optician Online

Optometry course debate rages onOptician OnlineAs Optician went to press, it had attracted over 2,000 signatures. Student optometrist Aneela Azhar from Bradford felt that the new course would create an over-supply of optometrists while the profession faced dwindling numbers of vacancies for locum ...
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Optician news in brief - Optician Online

Optician news in briefOptician OnlineCells from human tissue taken from cadavers and injected into blind rats have been found to improve vision. Muller glial cells, a type of stem cell found in the retina, have the potential to develop into a variety of specialist cells that may allow ...
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Tuesday 4 February 2014

Schools experiments with new pocket optician device - spyghana.com

Schools experiments with new pocket optician devicespyghana.compocket optician device A pocket optician made from a modified smartphone is to be used by teachers in Kenya as part of trial to catch pupils eye problems. Access to eye care is a major issue in the developing world. The same kit used on older people ...and more
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Monday 3 February 2014

NAPW Announces Martha L. Lopez, Licensed Dispensing Optician / Regional ... - Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)

NAPW Announces Martha L. Lopez, Licensed Dispensing Optician / Regional ...Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)Ms. Lopez has been a licensed dispensing optician for more than 20 years. For the past ten years, she has been with US Vision, a national optical company, where she serves as the optical manager and regional field coordinator of South Florida.and more
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Sunday 2 February 2014

'Pocket optician' trialled in Kenyan schools - BBC News

BBC News Pocket optician trialled in Kenyan schoolsBBC NewsA pocket optician made from a modified smartphone is to be used by teachers in Kenya as part of trial to catch pupils eye problems. Access to eye care is a major issue in the developing world. The same kit used on older people had promising results ...
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Saturday 1 February 2014

Doncaster optician setting sights on charity - Doncaster Today

Doncaster TodayDoncaster optician setting sights on charityDoncaster TodayParkhurst Opticians, which has branches in Thorne and Bentley, is running two competitions – guess the number of contact lenses in a jar, and guess the number of spectacle frames in a jar. The store wants to raise more than £250 for a global ...and more
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Friday 31 January 2014

Optician pledges support to local voluntary support organisation - The Northern Echo

Optician pledges support to local voluntary support organisationThe Northern EchoOptician pledges support to local voluntary support organisation. 1:43pm Friday 31st January 2014 in News. AN opticians has chosen its charity of choice for this year. Northallerton Specsavers is backing Northallerton and District Voluntary Service
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Thursday 30 January 2014

DO struck off following 'shocking' assault case - Optician Online

DO struck off following shocking assault caseOptician OnlineDispensing optician Shashi Obhrai has been erased from General Optical Council registers after she was convicted of actual bodily harm and threatening to kill a woman who had been trafficked from India (News 25.05.13). The fitness to practise inquiry ...
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DO struck off following 'shocking' assault case - Optician Online

DO struck off following shocking assault caseOptician OnlineDispensing optician Shashi Obhrai has been erased from General Optical Council registers after she was convicted of actual bodily harm and threatening to kill a woman who had been trafficked from India (News 25.05.13). The fitness to practise inquiry ...
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DO struck off following 'shocking' assault case - Optician Online

DO struck off following shocking assault caseOptician OnlineDispensing optician Shashi Obhrai has been erased from General Optical Council registers after she was convicted of actual bodily harm and threatening to kill a woman who had been trafficked from India (News 25.05.13). The fitness to practise inquiry ...
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DO struck off following 'shocking' assault case - Optician Online

DO struck off following shocking assault caseOptician OnlineDispensing optician Shashi Obhrai has been erased from General Optical Council registers after she was convicted of actual bodily harm and threatening to kill a woman who had been trafficked from India (News 25.05.13). The fitness to practise inquiry ...and more
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DO struck off following 'shocking' assault case - Optician Online

DO struck off following shocking assault caseOptician OnlineDispensing optician Shashi Obhrai has been erased from General Optical Council registers after she was convicted of actual bodily harm and threatening to kill a woman who had been trafficked from India (News 25.05.13). The fitness to practise inquiry ...and more
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DO struck off following 'shocking' assault case - Optician Online

DO struck off following shocking assault caseOptician OnlineDispensing optician Shashi Obhrai has been erased from General Optical Council registers after she was convicted of actual bodily harm and threatening to kill a woman who had been trafficked from India (News 25.05.13). The fitness to practise inquiry ...and more
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DO struck off following 'shocking' assault case - Optician Online

DO struck off following shocking assault caseOptician OnlineDispensing optician Shashi Obhrai has been erased from General Optical Council registers after she was convicted of actual bodily harm and threatening to kill a woman who had been trafficked from India (News 25.05.13). The fitness to practise inquiry ...and more
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DO struck off following 'shocking' assault case - Optician Online

DO struck off following shocking assault caseOptician OnlineDispensing optician Shashi Obhrai has been erased from General Optical Council registers after she was convicted of actual bodily harm and threatening to kill a woman who had been trafficked from India (News 25.05.13). The fitness to practise inquiry ...and more
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DO struck off following 'shocking' assault case - Optician Online

DO struck off following shocking assault caseOptician OnlineDispensing optician Shashi Obhrai has been erased from General Optical Council registers after she was convicted of actual bodily harm and threatening to kill a woman who had been trafficked from India (News 25.05.13). The fitness to practise inquiry ...and more
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GOC suspends DO after convictions - Optician Online

GOC suspends DO after convictionsOptician OnlineA dispensing optician who failed to disclose two drink driving convictions to the General Optical Council has been handed a 12-month suspension. The GOC received notification of Derrick Tempest s conviction in March 2013 from the Metropolitan Police
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DO struck off following 'shocking' assault case - Optician Online

DO struck off following shocking assault caseOptician OnlineDispensing optician Shashi Obhrai has been erased from General Optical Council registers after she was convicted of actual bodily harm and threatening to kill a woman who had been trafficked from India (News 25.05.13). The fitness to practise inquiry ...
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Optician news in brief - Optician Online

Optician news in briefOptician OnlineVision Aid Overseas has postponed a fundraising ball scheduled for Saturday May 17 to make way for its 30th Anniversary Ball in 2015. The charity said it was a sensible decision given the next few months would be extremely busy in the optical sector,
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Comment: Protect and survive - Optician Online

Comment: Protect and surviveOptician OnlineAs Optician went to press around 1,400 people had signed the online petition calling for the course at Hertford to be stopped and a cap to be placed on the number of optometry graduates, following dentistry and pharmacy. This is a divisive issue if ...
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Group calls for cap on optometry courses - Optician Online

Group calls for cap on optometry coursesOptician Online We are not able to consider factors such as demand for optometrists or market conditions when considering accreditation applications. Changing this would be a matter for government, added a GOC spokesperson. As Optician went to press, the University ...
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