Well done deserves it's 3 stars more than most, in fact I'm really temped to give it 4 simply…read morebecause there's been more than once... at around 4am when it if wasn't there I MAY HAVE DIED... But the less said about those times the better... Oh! And I like the name!

I remember the first time I noticed Well Done...my friends and I laughed a little too hysterically…read morefor a little too long at a name which is essentially not all that funny. Yes...you've guessed it, we were drunk! We found it even funnier when the lighter we purchased had 'well done' printed on it, as if we were being congratulated every time we had a cigarette! In the sober light of day, this is just wrong! Well Done is very much a stumble in when you're drunk and starving, pick up a packet of crisps, or something else equally unsubstantial, and stumble back out kind of a place. You'll find all of the usual newsagent/corner shop stuff...magazines, tobacco, cold drinks, pretty unappetizing sandwiches and a giant selection of crisps, chocolate and biscuits. Everything makes sense except for the name...why oh why is it called 'Well Done'? 'Well done, you've made it this far in life'? Or perhaps its just 'Well done, you've made it through the night'?

These guys are racist, rude and I would not trust them with my returns…read more They were supposed to have items for me to collect but they lost them even though I was told they had been delivered to 4 st james street, city news. When I complained the young guy behind the counter told me he was sick of my people!!! stay away at all costs.

Mace fulfils your standard corner shop needs whether they are Twix based or not, but is rather…read morebizarrely not open in the late hours, meaning that late night alcohol and snack runs aren't going to be answered by a visit here. Mace (as well as having a memorable name) also fits the St. James style of stores by having a slightly more clean and concise layout than most corner stores in the rest of the nation, let alone Brighton, but other than that remains fairly unremarkable.

This is a nice, friendly newsagent and off licence on London Road, which always seems to be open…read morewhen other places are shut. They stock a decent range of alcohol, including the oblilgatory two for a fiver bottles of vinegary wine, and are also a great place to pick up a last minute birthday card on the way into town.

Smokemart stocks a lightly bolstered range of tobacco products, with the cigars and the like…read moresitting alongside the usual fair of lighters and cigarettes. It doesn't quite have the range of smokers heaven (which stocks electric grinders) but it sure beats it on its range of magazines. There's about a third of the entire store dedicated to them here! There's a few surprising additions in the form of green and blacks chocolate which come as a surprise, but its not the best layed out I've seen on London Road.

Another Brighton newsagents is hardly anything to write home about, and this diddy Kemp Town one is…read moreeven quite small as they go. However, you'll find your basic items such as cigarettes, snacks, cold drinks and magazines aplenty. The guy who was working there last time I popped in was quite friendly too - trying to sell me cigarettes so that my trashy mag/choc bar combo purchase mirrored my friend's! Again, an encounter hardly worth mentioning (yet I'm continuing to type...) but the friendly guy made this newsagents marginally more memorable than others.

This newsagents/post office really is as good as it gets!! If u have a post office card (benefits…read moreget paid in here) you can use the cashpoint to withdraw funds, and as this P.O. is open Sundays its very useful :)

Shiv frustrated me... There's not much you can say when you really need some gum, walk in a store…read morethat doesn't have any prices on its Orbit rack, you hand over a pound and get a penny back... Obviously its my fault for not asking, but 99p is extortionate for a pack of gum... I was half expecting to find that out that Orbit was a code word for some kind of underground drug that was being dealt from Shiv and Shiv alone. I was unsurprised to see this was not the case... Still, everything else is as you would expect from a news agent, with a particular focus on confectionery, so any sweet tooth should be satisfied here. And the rest of the prices are okay and all..

Shiv News, Brighton's most insensitively named newsagent, is your basic newsagent/corner-shop,…read morealthough it does sport Brighton's worst service, selection and price. It's worth going to to look at the sign outside in disbelief, but don't go in. Yes, it is called Shiv News. I'm sure it means something else in another language, but to see a newsie called Shiv News selling papers about stabbings really appeals to my love of black humour. I think most Brits have some kind of funny-bone for this kind of bizarre humour: it is strangely funny every time I walk past. Beyond musing about this shop's name, there is little I can say that is positive. The service is atrocious: I've been sworn at, treated poorly, charged absolutely excessive card rates... Just rubbish. Add that to the already super-inflated prices, and the one star review is already more than justified. Mercifully, the selection is quite poor: there's little reason to have to be faced with prices or the service. In my mind, this is Brighton's worst corner-shop. Badly staffed and run, with a bizarre name that just shrieks bad humour, my only advice is stay away.

Yet another Brighton convenience store/corner shop, North Street Food and Wine is a little more…read moreconvenient than most corner shops for me, being directly on my way back home from the North Laine area. I often seem to end up here on my way home, if money's tight, picking up some cheap grub, and for that this store is absolutely fine. Just don't expect anything too fancy: it is just a convenience store. Run by the same people that run All Sorts across the road, North Street Food and Wine is definitely the better of the two shops. They have more on offer, not just booze and magazines, and it can legitimately replace a cheap food shop if you're just looking for microwave pizzas and crisps. I have to admit the occasional horrible food binge: every now and again, food like that is all I really want, making this the right place to go. As stated above, this is a convenience store: don't expect the world from the stock. If you're looking for anything beyond cheap, tasteless snacky bits and pieces, you should be shopping elsewhere. Also, offering lots of cheap food but smacking on a huge card handling fee is not my idea of a fair deal. Especially when it seems to change depending on who's serving... In the end, North Street Food and Wine is convenient and has a larger stock than most convenience stores, so it is a lot better than many of the convenience stores that dot Brighton's shopping landscape. Just don't expect healthy food, or anything out of the ordinary.

This convenience store looks very similar to the one opposite the road(All Sorts? Or All In Here? I…read moreforget...), so I guess they're owned by the same people. If so, then this store is the better of the two (although lacking an internet cafe, but then why would you need another one 30 seconds away?!). Here you'll find your usual array of cheap snack foods, as well as a few basic grocery/household items. They also sell individual fresh fruit pieces, displayed outside, which can be quite handy if you're on the go.

My saving grace at work, this newsagent's just opposite and I'm in and out of here daily to stock…read moreup on trashy magazines and cigarettes to accompany my lunch. Today's gripping real life story included graphic pictures of raw electrocuted flesh. A perfect accompaniment to my leftover spaghetti bolognese. The shop itself is tiny, one of those box-room newsagents crammed to breaking point of daily essentials. The little man who runs it is very friendly, until you try to pay on your card when there isn't enough on it. He also told me I didn't need to buy butter one evening on the way back from the gym because I was fat enough. I was not amused. I did have my massive bulky parker on though, and he was very apologetic when he saw the red in my eyes. Curiously, he's been overly friendly ever since!

This is about the smallest News Agent I've been to, and despite its good location isn't really…read morerecommended... Unless there has been a massive accident on the road between you and the much larger and better stocked agent across the road, your better off heading there instead. The standard chocolate, emergency alcohol and newspaper are stocked here, and the lack of much else probably makes it good to pick up a paper quickly in the morning without having to queue for long, but otherwise one of the other many many convenience stores will most likely suite your needs better.

This newsagents is one of many dotted around the city named 'The Argus'. Although located in a…read morehandy spot, just off the bottom of the Old Steine of North Street, it's pretty standard as newsagents go. You'll find nuts, chocolate, some basic grocery items, cigarettes, magazines, newspapers etc. I know when I went in there to get a paper on Sunday afternoon it was out of stock, but then it probably was in most places after the morning. All in all this place is okay, but does face competition from the bigger and bolder 'Well Done' across the road.

Yummies is conveniently situated on Western Road. It seems to be open at all times!…read more You can expect to find what you would at most newsagents - you can get a pint of milk here, a few cans of lager and a lotto ticket if you fancy a flutter! Not to forget your tobacco if you're a smoker. Also handy if you're after change because no other shop on western road seems to have any!

I thought I should update my review of Yummies, having just visited this store and found myself…read moreimpressed with the range of products available. Unlike some newsagents, this shop boasts quite an appetising range of sandwiches and snack fod products, which, coupled with its excellent alcohol and soft drinks sections, makes Yummies certainly worthy of recommendation.

The world of local newspapers isn't always the most exciting one. However, the Argus does pretty…read morewell in making the world of local news reasonably interesting. As well as local stories, they run some of the bigger national stories, sometimes putting a local twist on them. There is also a good sports section, with updates on various local teams. Generally, a decent local resource, although perhaps more of a regional paper than a local one.

This isn't a newsagent in the standard sense of the word - as all is stocks is the local Brighton &…read moreHove paper, The Argus. Does offer other services - unsurprisingly all connected to The Argus. If you want to put an advert in the paper, or buy a back issue - then this is the place to go (although I'm sure this can all be done online these days ?) If you live in Brighton & Hove then it's almost a certainty that at some point in your life you will have your picture published in The Argus (albeit that my five minutes of fame in there was a picture of me in a quite a tacky bar !) If you go to this branch you can order a copy of the actual photograph taken. It will make your mum so proud ..... !