I have very fond memories of this shop and the chap (Mr Guraya I presume) who runs it - my Nan used…read moreto live up the road so we sometimes used to pop over to pay her paper bill and have a chat. He was always really lovely and twinkly with my Nan but these days the shop is run by a younger crowd - who are equally sweet if a little heavy handed on the remote control (when Coronation Street is on, it can get LOUD in there). Popular with students and people from the nearby flats Guraya's is a corner shop and off license whose frontage is pretty much entirely covered by signs - they offer special deals on booze and you get a free bottle of wine if you spend over 20 pounds in store -no fags. They also do a pretty mean samosa here and I sometimes stop off on my way to work to pick up a coffee - half the time they make it out the back for me because the coffee machine is broken. Anyway I really like it here and if you are a student in need of a late night snack or bottle of wine for under a few quid then I suspect you could do worse.

I'm in the shop every day, every single day 7 days a week to buy foods and a few cans of beer. It…read moreis immaculate and the proprietors, Laki and Guraya are extremely helpful and kind, so the person who wrote this..."this is a very small run down and usty off-licence. keeps a small selection of essentials only." Is just flat out lying. I would hardly buy my food there if it wasn't spotless. This is a top little shop!

This is a great newsagent/sweet shop/toy emporium and purveyor of frozen goods - in fact this place…read moreis so versatile you can pop in for a copy of Cosmo, a kids BB gun, a half pound of gob stoppers and then pop upstairs for a guitar lesson - it does everything! Staff are really lovely and friendly - they seem to know most of the customers who go in which I think is a good sign and they do sweets in those lovely plastic, screw top jars. The toy selection is also really impressive - I think they even sell jigsaws. There's a small freezer section and they also sell cigs, papers and the like. Based just over the road from The Court Oak pub and a few minutes away from Queen's Park, this is a lovely place that's well worth a visit.

They sell old fashioned sweets .... Re-live your childhood here…read more This shop sells newspapers, sweets, ice creams, gifts, toys and cards. Everything you want from a classic newsagents they have here under one roof. Can't fault it really. But it is a little tired and outdated. I have known the shop owner for a long time now having lived in the area for over 10 years. most of their regular customers are known by name so its very much a community shop.

Atwal news is a really nice newsagents. They are a really nice friendly bunch of people. The owner…read moretalks to you as if you are his best friend. They sell essentials such as milk, bread, eggs washing up things. They sell alot of things. They have offers each week. Not very big store or well know but deserve recognition. On a school day they only allow six children in at a time because of theft. But they also consider customers waiting time at lunch time and if its full of children its put me off going in. They have daily newspaper and magazines. They have an asian section of chapatti flour and mixtures and spices. They sell asian magazines. The owner recommended a recipe and it was yummy. Recommended

I started my journalistic career at Redbrick! It was 2002 and I was a cocky and precocious young…read morewriter, working alongside plenty more cocky and precocious young writers. It was like Press Gang only with less double denim and more Home Counties accents. I didn't appreciate quite how good a student newspaper it was until I encountered lesser student publications. The editorial standards were, and still are, high. The free paper is distributed around the campus and contains a range of news and features, some specific to the uni and others of a more general interest. The crossword makes an ideal way to pass time between lectures.

As a previous student of the University of Birmingham I often found myself picking up a copy of…read moreRedbrick, the student newspaper. It is run entirely by students, which I think is really impressive. It is also free and is dropped around the campus every few weeks, which is a bonus as obviously students are supposed to be skint! They cover a range of areas and issues in the paper, including news features, arts, music, culture, sports and travel. It seems there is something for everyone and they do have regular features, one of which is a 'what's in and what's out' type of column which I think is highly entertaining. I think it is really useful especially for those who are new to Birmingham as it informs you of what is going on in Birmingham and of course around the campus. It is particularly aimed at students but I have also seen academics reading it too. It is definitely worth a read if you are a student at UOB!