Heartfelt thanks to all who have supported and worked so hard on Labour’s campaign #ge2010

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Easington Election Result

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Grahame Morris, Labour, 20,579

Tara Saville, Liberal Democrat, 5,597

Richard Harrison, Conservative, 4,790

Cheryl Dunn, BNP, 2,317

Martyn Aiken, UKIP, 1631

Turnout 34,914

Good luck to all Labour candidates. “Work horses not show ponies.” Don’t forget to vote Labour today #Labour

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Postal voters who have missed the post can hand in their completed ballot papers at any polling station on Polling Day.

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UKIP driving around Easington in silver stretch limo bedecked with UKIP flags attracting some bemused looks and unreapeatable comments

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Gordon Brown’s inspirational rallying speech to Citizens UK – http://bit.ly/a69xko

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Easington’s Labour Candidate takes RNIB quiz and says “It’s time we all took more care of our eyes”

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Grahame Morris today took part in a quiz from RNIB to raise awareness amongst election candidates of the leading causes of sight loss. Questions also ask who can get free eye tests and how many of us are already living with sight problems.

Six million older people at risk of blindness

There are around 1.8 million people in the UK already living with sight loss, with around 2,700 in Easington. RNIB’s quiz revealed that pensioners are most at risk of losing their sight, in fact two-thirds of partially sighted people are aged 75 or over. Yet, six million older people in the UK (47 per cent) are needlessly risking their sight by not having their eyes tested regularly, despite being eligible for free eye tests.

Saving sight

Grahame Morris was also shocked to learn that nearly 50 per cent of all sight loss is avoidable. This includes people with refractive error – that is people in need of a correct prescription for glasses or contact lenses – and people who have lost sight through conditions that could have been treated if detected early enough, such as glaucoma.

Grahame Morris said, “Sight is the sense we most fear losing, so why are so many of us are potentially putting it at risk through not having regular sight tests? There needs to be a greater public understanding that a sight test isn’t just about whether you need glasses, it can also detect signs of eye disease. It’s time we all took eye health and sight loss seriously.”

RNIB recommends that everyone should get their eyes tested every two years, or more frequently if recommended by an optometrist.

ENDS

Notes to editors

1. For further information please contact Grahame Morris, Labour Campaign Office, Durham Place, Murton, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 9BX – 0191 526 2828.
2. Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is the UK’s leading charity offering information, support and advice to around two million people with sight loss. Visit www.rnib.org.uk or call 0303 123 9999.
3. The production of the quiz has been supported a by third-party agency provided by Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd.