An opening date has been announced for a new Specsavers store which will open in a former Warwick pharmacy this November.

The new opticians will open its doors for the first time on November 21, 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 and run Specsavers in Leamington Spa.

Specsavers announced in August that it would be opening a new branch in the town.

"We can't wait to welcome everyone once we're open," said Lena when the announcement was made.

"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."

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

Lena added: "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."