As a book lover, I saw this shop and ran inside. The smell of old books and leather was almost too…read moremuch to bear. I got all excited like a child in a sweet shop, wandering what I could possibly find here. It is only small but let me assure you that you can spend hours in here. They have old version of Pride and Prejudice and even some Winnie the Pooh books. In Tameside, it is rare to find book stores like these as there is only WH Smith around. So this is a great find. I love this place. So go and have a look at what surprises you may find.

Ashton wh smith is the worst disrespectfull workers when im sending a package especially the indian…read morewomen that works there she is the worst loud mouth and worst attitude i have ever seen in a worker she starts arguing with you be talking to a diffrent worker she will just start talking inbetween for no reason instead of focusing on her own customer

A pretty nice WH Smith location for a small town, although it isn't the new-style, modern format…read morewhich is mainly in larger towns and cities, and shopping malls, it still remains a pretty good store, located inside Ashton-Under-Lyne's The Arcades' mall. The book selection is pretty good, it's the best bricks and mortar retailer in the town if you're looking for books, the prices obviously are more than Amazon. It also is home to a decent selection of stationary and the post-office. The typical old-fashioned WHSmith decor in older stores remains, the carpet is less than ideal as it looks ragged and dirty, I much prefer the wooden style floors in their newer stores. Still a pretty decent WH Smith location, useful location within the town offering some decent services. 3*

This is situated in the Greensway Shopping Centre in Shaw and has been here about 18months now…read more Bob Johnson is one of few independant bookmakers left and that makes it all the better that he has decided to bring an office to Shaw. Bookies have changed from how they used to be and this office typifies this, its modern, friendly and airy. Long gone are the smoke filled bookmakers we all have a picture of. The staff here are very friendly and helpful, they helped my grlfriend put a simple bet on the National last week. It is far from intimidating and encourages new people to come in rather than use the big boys. If you like a flutter then there are far worst places you could go than Bobby J's in Shaw. It is open everyday bar xmas day and it stays open for evening racing.

A perfect little shop that provides all your art needs. To be fair though, it would be wrong not…read morehaving one in Uppermill as who wouldn't want to paint this village! It is stunning. I use to go here when I was in school and needed my art stuff. I hated art but loved the stationary side of things. Bit geeky i know! But anyway, I would go in here for hours and buy everything I thought I needed but did not; such as pencils, pastels, paint, paper, brushes, frames and everything else. My mum would go mad as I spent a fortune! This shop is great and it is inexpensive if you buy only what you need! They have some unique cards too for that someone special and they offer printing services too.

Everything you could need for painters/ artists I come here a lot. The staff are always helpful and…read morevery friendly. Reasonably priced. Lovely little shop!