Recent News
Here you will find out all of the latest news to do with The Hearing Care Centre and what we have been up to.
For any press or media enquiries, please contact Matthew Coward our Marketing Manager at marketing@hearingcarecentre.co.uk
Red Wine Can Be Good For Your Hearing!
Not many of life's indulgences are actually good for you, so it's reassuring to hear that a drop of red wine could be good for your hearing!
Heard It Through The Grapevine: Charity Wine Tasting Event Launched
Local award winning hearing care company, The Hearing Care Centre, has joined forces with Southwold based, beer and wine experts, Adnams, to host a very special charity wine tasting evening.
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Appeal to Young Photographers For Photo Competition
Today the organisers of an exciting photographic competition here in Suffolk, are calling on the younger generation to try their hand at submitting some entries, with the chance of winning a large cash prize.
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TV Background Noise Survey - Your Help is Required!
Frustrated about the level of background noise on TV? James Buchanan from the deafness charity RNID explains how you can make your voice heard.
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Lipreading Classes in Suffolk
People who are hard-of-hearing in Suffolk are being encouraged to attend classes to learn lipreading techniques that could transform their lives.
BBC Breakfast DJ Announced As Hear Suffolk Judge
An exciting and unique new photography competition, launched in by The Hearing Care Centre a fortnight ago, has today revealed its full judging panel line-up.
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It's Official! THCC Offers the Best Customer Service!
Staff at The Hearing Care Centre are today celebrating, being chosen as the winners for the award for 'Outstanding Customer Service' at last night's EADT Anglian Business Awards.
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Success For Suffolk's First Hearing Care Show
Last week, The Hearing Care Centre gave the hard-of-hearing and deaf community the opportunity seek help, advice and support at a specially created event, which was the first of its kind, here in Suffolk.
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Second Pudding Club Evening Raises £532
The Hearing Care Centre's second Charity Pudding Club Evening at Arlingtons Brasserie, in Ipswich, managed to raise another £532.00 for the EACH Treehouse Appeal.
New BBC Drama Surrounding Deafness
New BBC Drama 'The Silence' starts on Monday 12th July and features 18 year old Amelia Edwards (introducing Genevieve Barr) has recently been fitted with a cochlear implant, enabling her to hear, but she struggles to accept that she has a place in the hearing world.
Sir Michael Parkinson Backs Deaf Awareness Week
Michael Parkinson is still haunted by the isolation experienced by his grandparents, who were both profoundly deaf. The chat-show host says we must all do more to help the hard of hearing.
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Suffolk Show Competition Winners Announced
What a wonderful couple of days we enjoyed at the Suffolk Show this year! Lots of sunny weather, a happy team and, of course, your company! Every year we look forward to meeting lots of people, giving them not only the chance to have the health of their ears checked, but also to chance to win a variety of great prizes.
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Suffolk Hearing Care Show - Friday 2nd July 2010
On Friday 2nd July, The Hearing Care Centre will stage a day-long 'Hearing Care Exhibition' to help people to improve and manage their hearing loss - the first of it's kind in Suffolk.
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Noise Safety Zone @ Ipswich Music Day - Sunday 4th July 2010
To cap Deaf Awarness Week off The Hearing Care Centre will be setting up a 'Music Noise Safety Zone' at Ipswich Music Day, in Christchurch Park, Ipswich, on Sunday 4th July.
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Karen speaks to BBC about vuvuzelas
Every 2010 world cup match is now synonymous with the deafening sound of tens of thousands of brightly coloured plastic trumpets known as vuvuzelas. Audiologist Karen Finch has been talking to the BBC about the damaging effects that they can cause to hearing.
Music in the Park raises £204 for EACH
Following the brilliant news that the EACH Treehouse Appeal is now over £500,000, a summer music event in Woodbridge has raised even more money to add to the pot.
THCC Bring The World's Largest Ear to the Suffolk Show
Our very own county show will have somewhat of an unusual attraction this year, in the form of a show about a certain body function.
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Sweet Success For Pudding Club Fundraiser
The Hearing Care Centre together with Arlingtons Brasserie, in Ipswich, are today raising a glass to the 'sweet success' of their charity fundraising, after collecting over £680.00 for the EACH Treehouse Appeal.
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Karen Finch Supports Local Business Start Up Event
MD of The Hearing Care Centre, Karen Finch, was grilled by one of the world's top leadership gurus last night - as part of a national high-profile programme to inspire others to set up businesses on their own.
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HEARING CARE CENTRE SMASHES £1,000 TARGET AT CHARITY QUIZ NIGHT
Local hearing care specialists and super-keen fundraisers The Hearing Care Centre have been at it again, raising money for their beloved chosen charity Hearing Dogs For Deaf People...
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Hearing Care Profession Gets New Regulator
From today (1 April) the Health Professions Council (HPC) takes over regulation of private sector hearing aid dispensers from the recently abolished Hearing Aid Council (HAC).
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Karen Speaks @ Hear The World Exhibition - VIDEO
Back in July the hugely popular "Hear the World Ambassadors" exhibition opened its doors in the UK at London's Saatchi Gallery.
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Late Night Opening Comes to Ipswich
We listen to our patients, and in response to many patient requests, we are delighted to announce that we will now be offering a late evening hearing aid service at our Ipswich centre.
The Hearing Care Centre wins prestigious Investors in People award
The Hearing Care Centre has today been granted Investors in People status in recognition of the way it cares for its staff and involves them in the business.
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