This has to be the cheapest newsagent in the city. Do you remember when Mars Bars were like 26p and…read morechewing gum was 19p then it started to creep up until in recent years it has clambered so high that you won't even get much change from a pound for a lot of choccy bars? Well, this shop is thankfully bucking the trend selling choccy bars for the 35 - 50p mark, crisps and even drinks the same. What's more, the staff are really lovely and polite. I've just got a job near this shop and I'm sure I'll be saving loads ever month because the stock is reasonably priced (I used to work near McColls on Temple Way). Avon News also has a good mix of newspapers and magazines and greetings card for that last minute panic when you realise you've forgotten your mum's birthday (never done it myself, thankfully).

Avon News is a well rounded little newsagents, boasting the usual range of newspapers, magazines,…read moreconfectionery, stationary and the like. Staff are friendly and welcoming and like to chat.

With park street, and indeed alot of the top of town, you will somewhat surprisingly find that…read morethere are not that many places to pick up a paper or get some chewing gum (or even some sweets if you need to satisfy your sugary craving!) Lexie's gives you the option to get those everyday desirable things, without having to walk all the way down to the tesco's at college green. Unless you live near the bottom then it would make more sense for you to go to tesco unless you want a bit more excersize! A nice clean shop, and stock's everything you would expect it to, very friendly inside.

Paint the picture - It's a warm day, you have spent most of the afternoon shopping and your hands…read moreare raw from carrying so many bags. The sun is beaming down as you face the dreaded walk up Park Street. You are nearly at the top. The Will's Memorial building is shading the sun from you, yet you are starting to feel faint from all this exercise. No worries, Lexi's is here! Pick up a sweet treat, a cheap and cheerful sandwich or a ice cold drink all for a fraction of the price that any other shop would sell. Fantastic.

What a wonderfully jolly man to greet you as you go in! The owner is so friendly and makes you feel…read moreright at home (even in a newsagent). He always has something funny to say about the weather...it's never as warm as India! Laughing at me as I walked in drenched and looking like a drowned rat, he had no shame in telling me all about the sun, the heat and the warm evenings he enjoys back at home. Weather aside, the shop is really good for fruit and veg, alcohol supplies and the general items you expect to find in a newsagent. I usually come in here for water, which I usually resent buying, but the bottled water is sooooo cheap here- around 30p.

Good little newsagents and pleasant staff. Always helpful and generally has things you'd expect a…read morenewsagent to have.

This Evening Post newsagents on Whiteladies Road is fully stocked with essentials ranging from long…read morecooker patches to the local paper. The staff here are efficient and fast, but not overly friendly. The prices reflect their convenient location and working hours. The reason I've given this seemingly ordinary newsagents such a high rating is that they often have certain special offers which make shopping there a treat. Just last week I got a copy of The Times and a free DH Laurence book for just 30p! So whenever you're walking by, keep an eye out for this one-off discounts.

I used to go here all the time for checking out magazines and the daily newspapers when I lived in…read moreRedland. They stock an enormous range of said publications along the right-hand wall as you enter the store, so you're sure to find something to read on a bus or at home on a lazy, weekend day. I also popped in here on my way to work for a milkshake, juice or sandwich, as their prices aren't all that bad for this area, and it beats the hell out of going to Tesco in the early morning rush hour. I was only slightly irked that they weren't open as I returned at about half six, but that's a minor thing really. Yes, I like this place.

This is my local newsagent and, as things should be, it plays an important part in the community…read more It's a small store opposite the Shakespeare pub and the offering isn't exceptional. Basically they sell papers and mags plus a small range of groceries, including bread, milk and eggs. What makes it great, though, is the friendly and slightly eccentric guy who runs the place. He's well known in the area for his friendly, flattering greetings. Men will receive, 'Hey, boss man, how's it going?'; while women are greeted with, 'Where's your boyfriend, James Bond?' A really cheery bloke, and he always remembers my regular order, this is what a local shop should be all about.

Just moved to the area and this shop has quickly become a firm favourite of mine. The shop keeper…read moreis friendly and loves to compliment his customers, for example he recently told me I was a very muscular young women, which was really nice. He also told me I had the valentines spirit which absolutely made my day. As someone who is partially deaf it is nice to find a business owner who make the effort to communicate clearly, there are never any misunderstandings between us x

I do love Star News and Booze. Not only does it boast an impressive selection of news items,…read moreconfectionery and tobacco, but the staff are open and friendly. Having caught a late train back to Bristol one night, I popped in here for some milk and bread on my way home. It turned out I was 30p short, but the guy behind the till turned a sympathetic blind eye and let me off - an act of good will that rarely happens in supermarket chains. If you are a fan of penny sweets, Star News and Booze also boasts an impressive selection of the 'old school' variety. Furthermore, you'll often find discounted cider and larger in here too. Indeed, if you're a cider fiend and are in the area, you won't find an outlet that sells cheaper cider than this place - nope, not even Asda Bedminster...

I remember when I first moved to Bristol I used to regularly pick up The Evening Post as a good…read moreread, and in fact I still do. I don't know what it is then that makes the standard of all the shops slide so much. Surely, the shop should be a corner stone in all that is Bristolian and local? This is seemingly not the case as this is possibly the sixth Evening Post shop that has quite a limited range of stock. As I have noted before, there is little more than sweets, chocolates, beer and fizzy drinks and, for want of more euphemisms, an enormous range of glossy magazines for the less socially inclined gentleman. Yes, they sell The Evening Post and yes, you can put up whatever advertisements and notices you want to in the window - but come on Evening Post! Pull your socks up!

A very handy newsagents, near the Arnolfini art gallery. It has a big selection of sandwiches and…read morelunch stuff, for all the nearby office workers. It does warm pasties in the morning, great on your way to work. The food's a decent quality and includes baguettes, buns, pecoras, bhagis, samosas, chilli slices, flapjacks, salads It's all very satisfying, and it's an invaluable source of sustenance for breakfasting Bristolians. It was the first place I found to have Wispas when they came back. To me that's important Being a newsagent, you can also get a newspaper there too. Amazing.

This was where I bought my copy of Dark Side of the Moon years & years ago! I went home, shut my…read moredoor and put the record on, and I don't really remember much after that. But this shop symbolises everything the Independent Record shop should be; the staff will always chat to you about music and ask you what you like so they can recommend stuff to you, or keep music behind the counter for when you next go in. If you're lucky enough to find this shop open you are in for a treat, they are always playing something you won't have heard before, and my advice is, buy the music they recommend to you. But finding this shop open is a game in itself, I had the misfortune of stopping by earlier today to find they have shaved even more opening hours from their week. So now it's just Fridays & Saturdays, which gives it more of a market stall feel. I hope by doing this they will get the business they need to stay open. So stop by at the weekend and start digging into the boxes of old records they have in the back! You'll find a Zeppelin album you didn't even know you needed.

An independent second hand record shop on Cotham Hill, The Beat Goes On is a rare find nowadays…read more Specialising in vinyl, they've got a big collection of second hand music, both on wax and on cd. Their range isn't massive, but there's definitely a few gems in here and it's worth really taking your time and having a peruse. Like the hardware store just around the corner, they've managed to cram an awful lot of stuff into a small premises, and it gets really crowded with just a few people in here. It's got a nice feeling to it - a bit messy and untidy but in a good, hippy and shambolic way. Definitely a shop that's well worth supporting, come and find a gem and spend a happy Sunday afternoon in musical bliss.