A brand new opticians is set to open later this year in a former Warwick pharmacy.

Specsavers is due to open its doors in November, at the former Mellors Pharmacy site at 27 Market Place - with Mellors now located at Priory Medical Centre.

The new store will be part-owned and run by local residents, Lena and Navin Aggarwal, who have nearly 30 years' optical experience between them.

"We can't wait to welcome everyone once we're open," comments Lena, who, along with her partner Navin, also runs Specsavers in Leamington Spa.

"Our aim is to offer the local community even greater accessibility and convenience to support their eye and hear care, by opening this sister store to our Leamington practice.

"We'll have two test rooms over one floor, along with a dedicated contact lens area, audiology room and a state-of-the-art piece of equipment usually found in hospitals.

"The Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) machine takes detailed scans of the back of the eye and helps detect eye conditions up to four years earlier than traditional methods."

Specsavers Warwick team Lena and Navin Aggarwal and Pamela De Jesus (image supplied)

Store manager Pamela De Jesus will head-up the nine-strong team.

"We've already recruited five local people to join us and are looking for four more – so if you're an energetic and friendly individual, we'd love to hear from you," continues Lena.

"Optical or retail experience isn't essential.

"It's really important to us that not only will we provide an important healthcare service, but that we can make a difference to our community. Getting involved with local groups, schools, organisations and charities is something that we're looking to do.

"We want to play an active role in what's going on locally so that everyone benefits and we hope it's something our customers can support us with too. It's set to be an exciting time and we're looking forward to what's to come."