Premier Convenience Store, also known as the Clifton Food Market, situated on the troubled Clifton…read moreStreet, is one of several convenience stores that are vying for diminishing trade since the one way system was implemented about a year ago. One of the ways that this store attempts to compete is by keeping its doors open as much as possible, and so it is open seven days a week from 8.00 in the morning to ten 'o' clock at night. It is also one of the few places that still stocks newspapers, and of course the discounted alcohol that it carries remains ever popular! Another thing that is impacting the smaller corner shops on the street is the fact that the council have granted permission for a Tesco Metro midway up the street. Although Premier Convenience Store is part of a chain, it is run as a family business, allowing the owner to make a reasonable profit for the responsibilities of running a complex shop of this kind. Conversely, Tescos employ people on minimum wage to work all hours, and then keep the profits for themselves. This means that huge sums of money leave the local economy, and end up in the pockets of the fat cats in London. This is really bad news for Clifton Street and Cardiff as well as Wales as a whole. What Cardiff and Clifton Street need more than anything else is for the council to stop making choices that will further entrench the recession, making it ever more difficult to turn these desperate times around. Cardiff needs a good flow of money within the local economy to endure the vicissitudes of the global slump. If this does not happen, the people of Cardiff can look forward to the prospect of working unsocial hours for an almost punitive wage, with all of the profits being siphoned out of the economy and shipped off to England! If this happens the people of Cardiff will not have the spending power to improve their lot over time!

I always use ST HELENS Post Office and have been very good. The staff is very helpful and gave me…read morethe full choice in prices and insurance for parcel cover, and help me in packing.they offered proof of postage without my asking. I imagine they could be chatty to those they know but from my own experience a pleasant and not too long a wait in the queue. and have very nice and easy entrance for old people.very very helpful staff.

Handy location, open 6.30 - 10.30 most days. friendly service.read more

I totally agree with the below comment all round, this store is very handy, and certainly does have…read morefriendly and helpful staff, and it always has a good selection of special offers too. They also offer a parcel delivery service as well, which we have used many times, and it is excellent indeed. However, that picture which has been posted is NOT the Spar that is at the St Helens Avenue location, the one there is a LOT nicer than that one pictured above here

This Londis is basically the village shop stocking your basic amenities that you may need if you…read morelive here or are visiting the area. It is quite a big store and stocks a large raneg of the basic items that people want and need. This store is located in the centre of Woolacombe, with a selection of other shops. There is parking outside but this can be very limted in the summer months when the village is busy. The store is a 5 minute walk from the beach so it is good for those days when you are lounging on the beach you can get stuff onthe way to or from the beach.

This shop has quite a lot of competition, there is a large Lidls across the road and a Spar around…read morethe corner, so the fact it has managed to survive is quite an achievement. The shop is a bit outdated, it has been the same since it was rebuilt about 12 years ago. The prices are about the same as a Spar and there is little reason to go here instead of Spar, I go to whichever one is nearest on my way. It's a shame because the traditional corner shop is a dying breed, they need to offer something their competitors do not.

A handy store which has been extended. Just when you think you're at the back of the shop beside…read morethe post office counter, you notice there's a passageway through to another room! The main reason I like using this shop is because the staff are always friendly and polite. Useful for newspapers and magazines, and tinned and packet foods.

This is a small local convenience, recently renovated and now a Premier shop. It's right on the…read morecorner of Leonard Street and Gnoll Park Road, and there's plenty of roadside parking. It's got a good selection of food and drink - lots of alcohol for sale, so you can see where a large part of their business comes from. They also have some good offers. Occasionally they'll do a mail drop to local houses which lists these offers. The shop also contains a small sub-post office, which is reviewed elsewhere. It's a very convenient and friendly store to stop at on the way home to Tonna.