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David Crossman picks up the maker and creator of the year award. (Photo by Black Hills)

Family engineering firm wins business award

He's above you! One of the few T-Rex dinosaur bone collections to be found in the world.

RICHARD ORD: One billion of our dinosaurs is missing... probably more

Aldi throws ‘shade’ at Marks & Spencer after supermarket accused of ‘ripping off’ UK brand

Aldi & M&S revive Twitter feud

Top 10 most common first date fears - including splitting the bill and leaning i...

Splitting the bill and leaning in for a kiss are some of the most common first d...

A fifth of adults find themselves in embarrassing situations due to bad eyesight...

10 sounds that go first for people with hearing difficulties – including raindro...

The top 20 hearing frustrations – including lipreading and ringing in the ears

Adults will miss nearly 300 appointments over their lifetime

Millions could be putting their eye health and safety at risk from UV exposure

Specsavers in Alnwick is encouraging residents not to put their eyesight at risk due to rising costs.

Opticians hopes to ease cost of living pressures with discounts
With the cost of living continuing to rise across the UK, one local opticians hopes to support its community by offering discounts throughout June.

Over a quarter of adults believe their hearing has got worse since they started ...

These are the top 20 most frequently used slogans in everyday conversations

Worst football team in Britain gets coached by Premier League footballer Jimmy B...

Adults over 60 feel 'unseen' in society due to their age, research has revealed

The Alnwick Specsavers team.

Alnwick business sponsors Christmas festivities

Jill Clark of Alnwick Rotary Club.

Alnwick Rotary Club launches Christmas gift appeal

Boy, 8, suffers headaches after being nervous about school – before eye test unc...

Top 50 sounds most likely to trigger happy memories.

Emily Rutherford.

Berwick mum eyes up a new career thanks to Specsavers apprenticeship scheme

Millions of adults may have undetected health conditions after missing routine t...

Grant Welsh of Alnwick Specsavers with the new optical coherence tomography (OCT ) machine.

Alnwick opticians install £40,000 scanner to detect serious eye conditions

Adults have revealed the little things in life they no longer take for granted l...

Alnwick Rotary Club is appealing for gift vouchers to be donated instead of Christmas presents.

Alnwick Rotary Club launches Christmas appeal with a difference

Grant Welsh of Specsavers in Alnwick.

Optician makes almost 3,000 glasses for key workers

(Photo: Shutterstock)

Essential eye tests open up in England to deal with lockdown sight deterioration...

Sofia Bell-Taylor at Specsavers

Girl overcomes lockdown eyesight problems thanks to opticians

After Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his chief aide Dominic Cummings claimed that having coronavirus affected their eyesight, many people may be keen to get their own eyes checked after recovering from the virus (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here are the opticians open in England for emergency eye care

Specsavers in Alnwick.

Alnwick optician delivers spectacles to nearly 90 homes in one week