Standen Opticians

20/01/2026

Meet the Team
Next up is Chris, our optometrist. Chris has been with Standen Opticians for five years, and you’ll usually find him in our test room helping patients see their best. Stay tuned to meet another member of our amazing team tomorrow!

19/01/2026

Introducing our Meet the Team series!
First up is Lisa, one of our friendly team, always ready to help you find the perfect frames. Stay tuned over the next few days to meet more of our amazing team!

19/01/2026

Monday morning means it is time for this week's word puzzle!
'Email races' can be rearranged into a ten-letter word.
If you see it, keep it to yourself, and we will reveal the answer on Saturday.

17/01/2026

On Monday, we gave you 'Road up warn', not a reference to the roadworks in Truro, but our weekly anagram. The answer was WRAPAROUND. Did you get it? If you did, let us know in the comments, we love to know if you are playing along.

12/01/2026

'Road up warn' might sound like a reference to the roadworks in Truro at the moment, but it is actually our weekly word puzzle! Can you unscramble the letters in the eye-test chart to make a ten-letter word? If you see it, keep it to yourself so everyone can have a go, and look out for the answer on Saturday.

10/01/2026

On Monday, we gave you 'Encore Lift', not something from Strictly Come Dancing, but our weekly anagram! The answer was REFLECTION. Did you get it?

09/01/2026

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month.
Glaucoma can develop quietly, without obvious symptoms at first. We’re sharing a few slides to explain glaucoma clearly, outline possible signs, and show how regular eye examinations help with early detection.

09/01/2026

We are open as normal this morning and the road around Truro seem to be clear. There have been reports of trees down around along the A390 so please be careful. New Bridge Street is currently closed to traffic due to Gas works but all businesses are still open.

07/01/2026

Just an update to say New Bridge Street is closed to traffic at the moment for the next 5 weeks. We are open as normal and the car park on old bridge street is available as usual. It would be worth allowing a little extra time to get to your appointments as the extra lights are slowing things down a bit.

𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗨𝗽𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗶𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮

Wales & West Utilities started a project yesterday (Monday 5 January) to upgrade the gas pipes in the St Austell Street area of Truro.

The project is vital to ensuring that gas continues to flow safely and reliably to homes and businesses across the area, helping to keep people warm for decades to come.

Businesses will continue to be open for customers during this period.

Wales & West Utilities has worked closely with Cornwall Council, and it has been agreed that between 5 January – 9 February, the following closures will be in place:
- New Bridge St, between the junctions of Duke St and St Clement St
- Duke St, between the junctions of Boscawen St and New Bridge St
- St Mary’s St, between the junctions of High Cross and New Bridge St
- Mitchell Hill, between the junctions of St Clement St and James Place

As part of the project, multi-way traffic lights will be on St Clement St, Austell St and Furniss Close.

It is hoped that the works should be completed by 9 February.
Diversion routes will be clearly signposted, and motorists are advised to allow extra time for travel. Times, dates and durations are subject to change.

If you have further queries about the project, you can call Wales and West on 0800 912 2999, message them on X (), or visit their page at Wales & West Utilities.

Wales & West Utilities

05/01/2026

'Encore lift' sounds like something from Strictly Come Dancing, but it is actually our weekly word puzzle! Can you spot the ten-letter word hiding in the eye test chart? As always, if you see it, don't give the game away. We will reveal the answer on Saturday. Good luck!

03/01/2026

This week's anagram was “To ole ruins”, congratulations if you managed to spot “RESOLUTION” hiding in there!
Have you any New Year’s resolutions for 2026? Sometimes they’re as simple as taking a little better care of our health, like making time for an eye test, it would be lovely to see you.