Standen Opticians

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.

01/01/2026

We reopen tomorrow morning, but before we do, here is the end-of-year edition of our monthly roundup!

29/12/2025

Just a reminder that we are still resting our eyes, and we reopen on Friday 2nd January.
If you have any urgent eye concerns when we are closed, please don’t hesitate to contact NHS 111 for guidance and support.

29/12/2025

'To ole ruins' sounds like a nice Cornish walk, but it is, in fact, our weekly anagram! Can you find the ten-letter word hiding in the eye-test chart? If you see it, keep it quiet and we'll reveal the answer on Saturday.

27/12/2025

On Monday we gave you 'Pie station', not a new restaurant but a ten-letter anagram. The answer was, rather festively, POINSETTIA! If you got it, let us know in the comments below, we love to know if you are playing along!

24/12/2025