New Look is a new addition to this retail park. And some may say welcome. Or we would say welcome…read more Not because we are generally young enough to be this stores target market. Which I would judge to be between twelve and seventeen. But because we are small enough to be this store's target market. Which I would judge to be between sizes four and twelve. I'm sure there are lots of women out there who suffer from challenged height and I always thought it strange that, although the larger lady seems well catered for the petite is a category that is often ignored. Even the shops that say petite don't really mean it. In new look you can actually get small clothes. Ok, the words mutton and lamb spring to mind but at least I don't need braces and platform heels.

Hello TK Maxx. Why do I always expect so much of you? Why do I think that I can go into your store…read moreand find the perfect item that will fit. I never have and I probably never will. And yet I continue to go in, load my arms with items of clothing, take said items to changing room before returning items to rather peeved off looking member of staff who is tired of seeing this pattern not only in my behaviour, but also in that of every other person who walks into this store. Hello TK Maxx shopper. Please don't look at how much an item was before you've actually tried it on and fallen in love with it. This is the only way you can claim it is a bargain or a saving, not simply a mistake on the part of the designer. Hello TK Maxx worker. I'm sorry for burdening you with all the odd items I've picked out in the past, and I feel dreadful that I'll inevitably feel compelled to do it in the future. URBAN CHALLENGE: Shop wisely, and try to get a 33% success rate with the items you take into the changing room

If you know exactly what you're looking for, chances are you won't find it in TK Maxx. However if…read moreyou don't have anything in particular in mind, TK Maxx is a great place to go shopping. With a massive selection of largely random items, this Aladdin's cave of shops has a huge array of items on sale, ranging from household items and clothes to toys and beauty products. If you do manage to stumble across something that takes your fancy, the prices are hard to beat, with many great items for as little as under a fiver. Not the best place to find anything specific, but if you just fancy a browse around the shops, TK Maxx is a good place to start.

Most people who were school children in Britain during the last 50 years will remember being…read moredragged along by the hand to have their feet measured and fitted careful to new school shoes at the end of every August. Clarks deliver a very good service, and employees know their stuff. There has to be a reason why Clarks is still going after all these years. And, of course, there is a very good one. They sell shoes of a superb quality. Admittedly you're maybe not going to find all the most up to date fashions in a Clarks shop, but you will find simple, comfortable, classic styles which are likely to last you a lifetime. If you need shoes sensible shoes, then this will always be the place to go. This is a particularly good place to come if you have particularly wide, small, or generally a little bit weird, feet. So few high street shoe shops actually cater to these needs, it makes a pleasant and handy alternative.

I'm middle-aged and have feet. So I love Clarks. Not only do I have feet but I have feet that are…read morenothing but trouble, flat, bunioned and with a broken but never quite fixed metatarsal. I pretend the metatarsal injury was a dramatic moment when I was playing football for Wales. In fact it was a nasty sauna accident. So, problem feet. Clarks shoes are the only ones I can wear without limping. Which in some ways is lucky because they are well made and not as boring as you'd think. Currently I'm sporting a beautiful pair of turquoise blue and in my cupboard are long red boots. Catch the 70% sale and it's even cheap!

A big peacocks with a lot of choice for adults and kids…read more This store also has a large selection of shoes and accessories There are plenty of changing rooms to try stuff on It can get very busy on weekends and holidays

I know a lot of people don't care for Peacocks by I really like it. It's come a long way from the…read moreutilitarian drab stuff they had twenty years ago when I used to just buy cheap baby clothes. Now they've gone in for the sort of hippy look which, when you're my age takes you back to a life when clothes were important. It's incredibly cheap and, although there is some rubbish there also always seems to be something I'm quite tempted by. It's also a good place for some standard underwear, socks and T-shirts. They like to do those '3 for 2' sort of deals which is fine when you are trying to replace old strappy tops. The swimwear is also good and in a bigger range of sizes than most.

We call it the sparkly twinkly shop. So ideal if you like sparkly twinkly stuff. It's for girls…read moremostly although, as with all these sorts of shops, there is a men's bit as well (generally hidden upstairs). Not many men shop in River Island I imagine except for the twinkly ones and ones suffering from deeply severe middle-aged crises. The inside of the shop sparkles and twinkles, the clothes sparkle and twinkle and all the sparkles and twinkles tend to come off in the wash and please please approach with caution should you try and iron an item from River Island.

Pretty much smaller than the other Marks and Spencers but it has all the usual departments,…read moreclothes, food, home, a very nice café, and most important lingerie. It's a fairly well known and acknowledged fact that if you need a good bra there are few places better than Marks and Spencer. The range of other stuff in this branch isn't so wide but at least they understand their priorities. This is our first port of call in search of the perfectly fitting and not overpriced bra. There's parking outside but it can get a bit crazy here at the weekends. Somehow they thought it would be a good idea to put a load of great shops next to a totally inadequate car park.

I love this Marks and Spencer because it near and its out of town. It has a good selection of…read moreClothing items fo Men, Women and Children. It also have a coffee shop on the top floor and the best thing is the food hall. The staff are extremely helpful and very friendly. It also has a great range of christmas gifts and packing items. The dine 2 for £10 is also a good offer they have in the food hall whcih is worthy looking out for.

Incredibly picturesque from the outside, and upon entering I really wasn't disappointed. They sell…read morea wide range of high quality items for the home, and also have a good selection of gifts available. My only slight complaint is that there was a rather odd smell when I was in there (rather worrying as there is a café upstairs). However don't le this you off, this is a lovely little shop and really helped make me fall in love with the incredibly quaint and unusual Lantrisant.

Think of an old fashioned shop; with old, brown, oak wood, nicely polished…read more.. Ornaments; expensive watches, china, vases, paintings, a grandfather clock or two, jewellery, furniture and some stairs slap bang in the middle of it all leading up to a second floor, where there is a... a tiny, busy little cafe all springing and is full of wonderful life and joy. Down stairs you can hear the chattering of female voices; the old baby or toddler crying, plates, knives, forks, and cutlery cluttering together, and sometimes the odd smashing sound of china, but that is extremely rare. A small cafe that is very popular; making it very busy regularly, depending on the time of year perhaps. It is a quaint and neat building and cafe and I have enjoyed going there every so often. It is out of the back and beyond almost, but there are some other shops and places to visit around there. The food prices are brilliant and I always enjoy having crisps with every yummy sandwich order and the delicious creamy cakes. The staff are very happy and smiley people and they welcome you to their hubby hole, that is very cosy indeed.

Judging this place by it's fabulously camp name, and it's deliciously pink exterior, I thought I…read morewas going to absolutely love this place. Unfortunately it's rather disappointing. The clothes are frumpy, and not exactly cheap, and I wasn't too keen on the accessories.

Love the Yankee candlesread more