Lovely little bookshop that is a lot bigger than you expect. Staff are really helpful. Very wide…read morerange of books on sale and will get you a book if its not there. Love this place

This is one of only a few bookshops in the town. It is situated in the secondary shopping centre of…read morethe town and offers a reasonable amount of choice. It would be no good for specialist choices and tends to mainly cater for the passer by who nips in and may want the latest celebrity cook book. The shop is quite big and the books are seperated into different catergories as you might expect. The prices are quite good because as already mentioned this place sells cheapish books of the celebrity kind along with sports books, a few biographies etc. It cannot rival somewhere like waterstones for the wide range of choice that that shop offers but since there isnt one in the town then this is probably the best book shop in the town.

I love shopping in the works, and by the looks of things so does every other Tom, Dick and Harry in…read moreSt Helens because there is always a queue! The Works is they type of book shop where you can always pick up a good bargain or two. Dont expect to find the latest releases in the bestsellers list as most of their stock is last seasons; which is why its so cheap! They sell a good range of calendars which I love and diaries too. The Works also sell a huge range of arts and crafts materials which are fantastically priced! Huge tubs of gesso from £4.99, acrylic paints for only £1.99, artists canvases, paint brushes and lots more! They also sell a good range of card making materials with blank cards and stickers. Additionally they also stock some good art books which are normally top price in proper book shops; cant you tell I cant resist a bargain!! Great shop! Staff always rushed off their feet, mad busy but worth putting up with the queue for the bargains.

Waterstones in Warrington is located in Golden Square Shopping Centre - it is a fairly small branch…read moreof the book chain by their usual standards, but considering it is located in Warrington, which is a small town in Chesire, the UK this can be expected. The store didnt follow the new, updated layout which has been rolled across many Waterstones stores lately so the store didn't have that beautifully excellent contrast of old and new which are usually my favourite parts about Waterstones store. Again, with no staff members on the shop floor and only at the checkouts, especially for a book-store where you should be able to find staff and talk to them perhaps about recommendations, it's a shame this was virtually impossible without holding a queue up of people who already have a book and want to pay etc. They did have some comments from staff members underneath big name and popular books, but not to the extent of other stores - again this was nice to see. A store which surely does need a refurb as it has been left behind compared to other Waterstones branches with the selection being OK at best - despite low staffing levels this store does remain a nice brand to have in Warrington so the brand being here does benefit the city, although this is far from one of the better stores the brand has. 2*

WHSmith in Wigan is a decent store, it has improved since my last visit and now has a Post Office…read moreat the back of the store, which is becoming more and more common now in WHSmith's town centre locations across England. I like how the building has a victorian-Esque style feel about it while being combined into Grand Arcade Shopping Centre. Pretty much your typical WHSmith, the staff seemed friendly enough, a little overpriced could be slightly cheaper but OK overall. 3*

I haven't been to this branch of WH Smith for around 20 years now, so this review may not be fully…read moreup to date. However, I am going to give it 5 stars because it was the only shop in Widnes that sold cassette-based games for the Commodore C16 Plus4 computer. A computer so rare, that nobody else had one. Those were the days!

A pretty cramped and old-fashioned WH Smith store which is surely in need of the refurbishment…read morewhich other branches have had of late - located in Warrington town centre. The store is a decent size but the layout of the store really does make it feel smaller with boxes in the way of the aisles which are already pretty narrow - making the store hard to get around, especially if it's a busy time or you require extra space anyway due to having a pushchair for example. It does have a Post Office inside which is useful as it is the only one in Warrington town centre - I don't recall seeing this on my first visit to the store so I do presume this is a pretty new thing, which by the looks of thing is the only improvement this store has made in years. Product range again lacks compared to other stores in larger towns and cities such as Manchester - Market Street and Liverpool One, which are both quite close-by (virtually the same distance north or south of here). Despite its' flaws, it still is a useful brand to have in Warrington with the added benefit of housing the only Post Office in the town centre. 2*

This is the second Oxfam on Allerton Road. It provides a wide assortment of used furniture at…read morereally great prices. There are actually three floors of furniture and you will everything you can imagine here in all styles--beds, bookcases, night stands, CD storage, display cabinets for collectables, you-name-it. Some of the pieces here are very nice and you will certainly be getting a great deal as compared to what you would pay in a department store or a catalogue.

This oxfam store is of high quality, meaning that the clothing is of high quality, prices are…read morelittle more expensive than most but you are getting what you pay for, and lets not forget that proceeds are going to charity!!! I find myself in here alot and I always come out with something. Highly recommended for modern garments, not so much for true vintage!