Hayes news

The Hayes is in the perfect location in the middle of Cardiff and I’ve got a knack of passing it just as I run out of cigarettes or fancy a drink and a paper on a warm day. It’s pretty small and has everything you’d expect. I tend to look at the price of a pack of cigarettes when comparing newsagents and corner shops. I know that’s little basic but it works and this one is certainly not as highly priced as Spar and other alternatives.
I wouldn’t expect it to last too much longer as the modernising of the Hayes area engulfs all and sundry with its power. But enjoy this place and the convenience it provides while it lasts as it’s the most well placed newsagents in town.

There not a lot one can really say about Hayes it’s right bang smack in the middle of the city centre, where a long days shop can make you feel a little bit parched. Like the other reviews have said it seems absurd that this small newsagent is in the location it is, completely surrounded by the corporate big boys. It’s good to get some sweets, tobacco or a lottery ticket when you’re far away from the nearest corner store that can help you in your endeavor.
As for the state of the shop it doesn’t really matter to me because this is a store where you know exactly what you want when you go in there so let’s all thankful to the powers that be that Hayes exists.

There is always room for a newsagent if its well placed and Hayes News is so well placed the owner must always look back on the day he purchased it and feel proud of his business judgment. It’s right next to the bus stop and its just so handy to pop in and pick up a newspaper, a drink and something to nibble on before hopping on the bus or getting your car from the multi storeys.
One thing to look out for and I don’t know if its is just me but last time I went in there I smelled of damp dogs. Maybe some damp dogs had just been in there buying their stuff before heading home but it wasn’t pleasant!
That aside this shop is so well placed, when in central Cardiff you will almost become a regular without meaning to.

This pokey little shop just off the Hayes is, I expect, going to look very out of place, very, very soon. At the moment, the Hayes is half built from this amazing looking, reflective-​windowed monstrosity called the St. David’s 2 that looks like it was imported from the future, and half built from shop fronts stolen from the back-​end of Splott. Cardiff are on a «let’s make the city look pretty» kick for the foreseeable future and I can probably place safe money on them not tearing down John Lewis to put up more worn down shop fronts in an attempt to keep the city coherent.
So before this store gets bought out and jettisoned into the abyss or the arcades like Spiller’s before it, may I recommend it for all your magazining and quick drink and sweet craving purchases. It’s a lovely little shop that’s almost an anachronism now, and that’s a shame. Pretty soon we’ll be living in a world of wall-​to-​wall McDonald’s, Starbucks’ and WH Smiths. Savour this little store while you can.

There are so many shops in Cardiff that sell really niche speciality things for literally any occasion. The thing that really annoys me though is the absence of a reliable little shop to grab some ribena and magazines for the bus ride home, luckily there’s a cute little shop called Hayes news that comes to the rescue.
It’s really quite tiny but there’s a lot of crisps, magazines and newspapers jammed in for good measure. I find that the prices can be slightly above average but it’s right in the middle of town so forgivable for the convenience factor.
The women behind the counter are usually gossiping so it’s worth buying your morning paper there just to get an insight into who’s sleeping with who…

Something missing from city centres are traditional Newsagents. It really is annoying that you have to go into a big department store etc to pay for over priced drinks you know you could pay alot less for if there just a damn newsagents around. Luckily Hayes provides this service.
It’s just a typical newsagents in all honesty, fairly cheap prices compared to changed stores, mags, sweets etc etc it’s all here and a very nice member of staff that will always make you live with a smile.