Elloughton Pharmacy
A local operator has expanded their East Yorkshire portfolio after purchasing a high-dispensing village pharmacy (May 15).
Sie Yew Ting now owns five pharmacies after purchasing Elloughton Pharmacy from Shariq Hussain, who opted to scale back his portfolio after developing the pharmacy “as much as I could”.
It dispenses around 13,700 items per month in a prime location on Main Street that connects Elloughton to neighbouring town Brough.
Yew Ting said: “I was drawn to the opportunity to acquire Elloughton Pharmacy due to its consistent performance and strong reputation within the local community. I look forward to building upon the excellent foundation that Shariq has established and ensuring continued success for the pharmacy.”
Windermere Health Centre Pharmacy
A pharmacist has sold his Lake District pharmacy so he can retire after 56 years in the sector (May 20).
David Carter said he was “delighted to sell this pharmacy to an independent first-time buyer” after owning Windermere Health Centre Pharmacy for 18 years.
Located within a health centre, the pharmacy is on Lake Road that links the two town centres of Windermere and Bowness-on-Windermere.
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Popular with tourists as well as locals, it dispenses around 4,250 items per month and new owner Ali Awais will introduce more services and run it full-time after two regular locums managed it under the previous owner.
Awais said he is excited to introduce new services such as “contraception services, free blood pressure checks, Pharmacy First, and free delivery for all our customers”.
He added: “This is just the beginning, we plan to expand further with private services such as a travel clinic and weight loss management support. I’m passionate about providing accessible, high-quality care and making the pharmacy a trusted health hub for the area.”
Frenchwood Pharmacy
A first-time buyer has purchased a “perfect fit” Preston pharmacy (May 22).
Frenchwood Pharmacy dispenses around 4,600 items per month, but its previous owner Saif Valli decided to pursue interests away from pharmacy.
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New owner Hamza Khan said: “I am very pleased with my first pharmacy business and look forward to welcoming new and existing customers. I have been looking for a pharmacy for a while and Frenchwood seemed like a perfect fit from the moment I first saw it.”
Christie & Co pharmacy senior business agent Tom Young said the Lancashire area “remains a hotspot for pharmacy buyers” as “operators in the county are keen to expand” amid “many first-time buyers looking to acquire in the area”.
Grade II listed and community centre upgrades
An application has been submitted to transform a Grade II listed building in Halifax to a pharmacy (May 6).
18-20 Bethel Street Limited director Adil Mahmood has applied to change the vacant building at 4 Hopwood Lane into a pharmacy and private medical clinic but not alter any of the building’s structure to preserve its heritage.
A Peterborough city councillor has helped a local pharmacist inquire about purchasing an unused community centre (May 14).
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Cllr Alex Rafiq brokered a meeting between Walton Chemist’s superintendent Mohammed Taseen and the Peterborough City Council to acquire the site on Mountsteven Avenue so it could expand and provide more consultations.
Rafiq said: “We have a few small obstacles to overcome but are confident that we can make this happen and would like to thank everyone so far for their continued support and positive feedback. I strongly believe this will be enhance our area and add value to the wider community of Peterborough.”
Scotland consultations
A public consultation in a new town being built in East Lothian has opened ahead of a proposed new pharmacy application (April 30).
The development in the new town Blindwells, east of Edinburgh, will have around 1,500 homes built in the development and NHS Lothian has undertaken the consultation with Logan Gray Ltd.
The planned pharmacy would be open 6 days a week and offer Pharmacy First, acute medication service and medicines care and review service.
It also will offer a free collection and delivery service, a 24/7 collection robot, a travel clinic as well as disabled access and an induction hearing loop system.
And in Elgin, a consultation has launched for a proposed new pharmacy to open.
The proposed Elgin Pharmacy would be open 6 days as well as offer NHS services, including a stoma service, gluten free foods service, naloxone services and have a public holiday provision too.
Manor Pharmacy
An unopposed East Sussex village pharmacy has been sold to an experienced operator (May 28).
Manor Pharmacy dispenses around 8,700 items per month in its shopping parade location in Horam, north of Eastbourne.
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Hutchings sold it from a retiring owner and said it has been a “cornerstone of the local community for the past 35 years” and the sale will preserve “of trusted patient relationships within the area”.
Cleeve Wood Pharmacy
A high-dispensing Bristol pharmacy has been sold to first-time buyers (May 28).
Cleeve Wood Pharmacy is based on a busy shopping parade near the M4/M32 corridor and dispenses close to 12,000 items per month.
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Hutchings sold the pharmacy for previous owners Mr and Mrs Cipolla, and the new owners are bringing “fresh energy” to continue the pharmacy’s success.
Cardross Pharmacy
A Dumbarton pharmacy has been sold to allow for its owner to retire (May 7).
Cardross Pharmacy dispenses an average of 5,000 prescriptions per month and stands unopposed in the Cardross village, with most scripts coming from GP surgeries in nearby Dumbarton and Helensburgh.
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It will become the second pharmacy that new owners Pharmastop Healthcare Ltd will own. Christie & Co pharmacy director Karl Clezy said it’s the “second pharmacy we have sold for Fraser MacPherson after selling Garelochhead Pharmacy for him back in 2017”.
He added: “MacPherson has worked hard in Cardross for the past 20 years, building this pharmacy up and competing with corporate operators in nearby Helensburgh, where the surgeries are. The new owners should benefit from a builder who has planning consent to develop new homes in the village.”
New prescription collection machines
A Paisley pharmacy west of Glasgow is looking to increase its floor space by merging with a closed down salon next door (April 30).
Ralston Pharmacy, owned by chain M & D Green, is seeking permission from Renfrewshire Council to also install an automated prescription collection machine so there is 24-hour access for patients to retrieve their prescriptions.
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In Cambridgeshire village Parson Drove, the Day Lewis pharmacy has been granted to install a pick-up prescription collection machine to be fitted within its retail front window (May 2).
New pharmacy rejected by ICB
Plans to open a new pharmacy in Cornwall has halted after the NHS South West ICB rejected the application, local reporting by Bude Today revealed (May 29).
Banns Pharmacy had the application accepted by the local council to open a temporary portacabin pharmacy in Bodmin for three years, but South West Pharmaceutical Services Regulations Committee refused to give it a licence to open.
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The operator will appeal the decision, but the previous application to the local council had received 59 objection letters to just 5 supporting letters.
New Plymouth pharmacy
A new pharmacy has been refurbished and opened in Plymouth (May 19).
Cattedown Pharmacy completed its refit last month and has been fully stocked with a new OTC range and will offer NHS and private services such as a travel, weight loss, and skin and beauty clinic.
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Superintendent Chen Xin Ang posted on Facebook that he is “proud to be part of the Plymouth community” and he “can’t wait to welcome you into our newly refurbished pharmacy”.
Elloughton Pharmacy, Windermere Health Centre Pharmacy, Frenchwood Pharmacy, Manor Pharmacy, Cleeve Wood Pharmacy and Cardross Pharmacy were all sold for an undisclosed price.
