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Optician warns not to turn blind eye to poor sight when driving

A leading optician is urging parents to get their eyes checked before they head off on holiday in their cars after research revealed millions are potentially risking lives by driving when their eyesight is not up to scratch.

A study earlier this year by the College of Optometrists revealed that one in five drivers aged between 35 and 55 has driven knowing that they have poor eyesight.

It also showed that more than a quarter of those admitted that they put off going for a sight test for up to six months after noticing their eyesight had deteriorated – with a worrying 21% putting it off for up to five years.

Clive Marchant, director of Colin Lee Opticians, which has practices across the Midlands, said that some people seem to prioritise the performance of their car before their own health.

Passionate about "people power" in Walsall...

WE are delighted to continue to work with Walsall's £52 million New Deal for Communities - which puts people at the heart of its ambitious vision, tranforming neighbourhoods and raising aspirations.

Having worked on on features and other promotional copy for this life-changing and award-winning initiative, which covers areas including employment, health and housing, we are now all set to proofread on-going marketing and news material.

Bulgarian Villas launches new brochure

We've just finished working on a brochure for Bulgarian Villas Ltd and here it is.  It's the first eight page brochure they've had produced and we had four weeks from start to finish to get the design, copy and images together so they could take it to the Places in the Sun exhibition at the NEC. And while I was working on this, Katie was reporting on this which resulted in some excellent coverage so it was a great result all round.  [Carol]

If you'd like a brochure you can contact Helen Toney on 0870 950 9332 but here is a bit more of a taster too...

Variety, the spice of our lives

It has been an interesting few days to say the least - from the kerfuffle of a page lead in The Sun and all that entails to chasing the department of the minister for international development for a quote on how students can help change the world, and plenty more in between.We haven't had much chance to scratch our heads and wonder how on earth did we get here? But I think we could do with it. [Linda]