Copson News

A rather strange cross between a corner shop and a pound shop and a newsies, Copson News sells pretty much everything you’ll need (apart from le Booze, go to A&S for that) in a pinch but for a price.
You can pick up the usual array of newwspapers here, and they occasionally stock coolio magazines such as D&C. What I always noticed is that they stock a large amount of kids’ magazines, which always seem to have much better free gifts than Girl Talk (the magazine that taught me everything, until I moved on to J17, which taught me everything *else*…) used to have. They also stock two or three Irish newspapers. So if you need to know what the craic is, this is your place.
There’s a small range of non-​confectionery foodstuffs, but this is no place for buying your Sunday lunch, more a place to pick up an emergency tin o’ beans. The sweetie section is jolly good, and you can pick up old faves such as Wham bars, as well as making your own mix-​up. For those favouring a saltier snack, you can pick up a packet of cashew nuts for £1, which is super cheap! And the pack is adorrned with a picture of a nut who is a soldier. I think they’re going for a colonel/​kernel kinda visual pun.
As well as minimal food, maximum news and sweeties, this shop sells weird toys like Bratz dolls that seem totally out of place, and a range of bathroom items, just in case you’ve run out of your Radox bubble bath.
All in all, this is not a shop you’d go to every day, but if you should ever need it, you’ll be glad it’s there.

Fine newsagents on the busy, slightly ramshackle Copson Street. I’ve been buying my papers here for years, and it’s surprising just how much they manage to pack into this shop. Amongst the hundreds of papers and magazine titles, there lies the obligatory ‘tuck shop’ where all the ‘favourites’ are representedin fact the owner possesses fine knowledge on the world of sweets — ask for an item and they’ll most likely have it or will advise you on the demise of a certain confectionery (I tried recently — those razor thin mint melts are sadly no longer available).
The other side of the shop is taken up with children’s toys and games and anything else from shampoo to mysterious tight wear.
Helpful and friendly staff at all times.