An EastEnders actress helped open a new care agency drop-in shop today.

Nina Wadia helped open the Seva Care Group’s new shop which will offer older people the opportunity to find out more about options for care at home giving them the chance to live independently.

Ms Wadia, who is a patron of the learning disability charity MenCap, cut the ribbon of the premises in Station Road, Harrow.

Seva Care Group, based in Sudbury Hill works with different councils in London and individuals providing care for people with learning difficulties and the elderly.