THE CO-OPERATIVE LAUNCHES INDEPENDENT LIVING STORE!

The Co-operative has launched a new store providing products and specialist advice to help keep people mobile and independent.  The first Independent Living store has been opened in Poynton, Cheshire. 

The store offers people who require some day-to-day help practical assistance and specialist products, so that they can lead as full a life as possible. Following the pilot store, the concept will be rolled out to additional stores and online in the future.

The new store features a vast range of products, from mobility scooters and beds to chairs, bathroom aids and specially shaped cutlery.

 

The layout of the store is designed to offer customers easy access to items with everything arranged room-by-room, so whether you need a jar opener for the kitchen or an adjustable bed, you’ll know exactly where to go.

 

 

The store will also feature paediatric and orthopaedic products, wheelchairs and walkers.  A number of products come with a free warranty and customers can receive servicing on certain items including scooters and wheelchairs.  VAT exemption is also offered for all customers who qualify.

Staff at the store have received specialist training to offer expert, one-to-one advice and customers can also benefit from a free consultation and product demonstration in their home to ensure products are right for them.  A large range of items can be personalised or tailor-made to suit individual requirements and a free delivery and installation service is also available.

There is also free parking next to the store with disabled spaces.

Postcard App

When was the last time you sent a postcard to friends and family whilst on holiday?

Modern technology has banished the pen for many but a mobile app called ‘ByPost Postcard Marker’, allows you to send real postcards from your iPhone!

Set up by Luke Heron in November 2010, the app has grown to become number one in the iTunes Chart in 22 countries and over 5% of UK iPhones have downloaded the app.

ByPost was recently named winner of the ‘Best Mobile Business Award’ at the Smarta 100 Awards, sponsored by O2.

#AgathaChristie's #Poirot In A Wheelchair

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Will you be watching the last, ever, Poirot tonight?

Poirot and Hastings come full circle at Styles- where they first solved a crime together. Now wheelchair bound, there is still one case for Poirot to solve. Who is the serial killer X?

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#HestonBlumenthal comes to Heathrow!

Heston Blumenthal is to open a new restaurant at Heathrow Terminal 2  in June 2014.

The concept and menu, currently being developed, will showcase Heston's love for nostalgia and celebrate his pride of all things British.

"This is an incredible project,” Heston explains. "There are so many different elements to consider when people are travelling. We want to deliver a broad spectrum of easy to enjoy, familiar dishes from fish and chips to pizza.”

 Passenger satisfaction scores now rank Heathrow as among the world’s very best large airports. What is your favourite?

Mascara vs Eye Health!

UK spends more on mascara than on eye health research!

A new report by the charity think tank and consultancy NPC has found that, while visual impairment will affect around four million people by 2050, eye care services in the UK are stretched and people are not thinking about their eye health. The direct and indirect cost of eye disease and sight loss in the UK is estimated at almost £8 billion and yet reported spend on eye research in the UK is £30 million per year (equivalent to just £83 for each person registered as blind or partially sighted). In contrast, the UK mascara market is worth £130 million per year.

Sight tests are free for people over 60, but less than half of those eligible take advantage of this, and fear of the cost of purchasing glasses is one of the key barriers to people accessing eye care, particularly for those with low incomes.

Indian Wheelchair Dancing!

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#Diwali2013!

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Are you celebrating Diwali? Follow these tips for the perfect preparation and find out where to celebrate!