This little newsagents is great for a little village, it does newspaper deliveries. Sells…read moremagazines, sweets, basic stationary essentials for the kids etc you can even get a pint of milk from here. The staff are very friendly too

Oh right, so that's its name. To be honest despite years of this being my local newsagents I've…read morenever had a reason, nay the downright tenacity to glance up and get to know this place as anything other than that shop by mine that has everything. An outsider venturing here would fail to be impressed as it bears little difference to a billion little newsagents up and down the high streets of Britain but, for the most part, they're all equally brilliant. Where else can you burst in five minutes to closing time on a Christmas Eve demanding medium-slice bread and be answered with what you asked for, as opposed to a smack in the mouth? I'm just gutted I wasn't alive in 1905, when the building was used as a 'chronometer manufactory'. What the hell do either of those two words mean? Answers on a postcard.

Watergate news is a very handy newsagents for those working around Chester city centre. It is…read moreuseful for emergency chocolate supplies, and obviously sells papers and cigarettes as well as a selection of magazines. There is a card section to one side which is good if you need to get a greetings card at short notice. Because of the strange shape of the shop (something of a Chester speciality) it is quite difficult to joint the queue or to get to the papers. The queue is not usually more than 4 deep though, and if you don't want cigarettes then you can often be served at the additional till by the door. It is accessible via two large steps so it isnt very wheelchair friendly.