An award-winning opticians in Sutton is under new ownership.

Specsavers in the ldlewells Shopping Centre had been led by store director Nigel Davidson since 1995, who has grown the team from six colleagues to 40.

Now Nigel has retired, handing over the reins to Michael Hinder, previously store director in Grimsby and Cleethorpes, and divisional chairman for all Specsavers stores in the east of England.

Nigel’s wife, Dawn, has also retired from the store. “We will both miss the wonderful customers, the team, and lovely people of Sutton,” he said. “It has been an absolute privilege to have been able to provide eyecare to the people of Sutton for the past 27 years.”