Horsley & Son Newsagents

Horsley & Son Newsagents is situated on Speke Boulevard and is housed in what I can only describe as a shed. It is very small and looks like it might be temporary, but it has been this way for years.
The newsagents, although very small, is crammed with an excellent variety of stock. They sell tobacco products, crisps, chocolate, sweets, soft drinks, magazines and newspapers. Everything is sort of crammed together but the man behind the counter will help you find whatever you need in no time at all.
The staff are very friendly and helpful. They welcome you warmly as soon as you walk in and are happy to chew the fat with you. This newsagents has a strong community feel.

Every morning I watch this shop roll past the bus window and wonder how Horsley and his son (who I shall call Eric for no reason) managed to set up such a business. It doesn’t even look like it occupies a real building. The tiny newsagents looks more like somebody left a shipping container at the side of the road and the Horsleys (both the father and Eric) pounced on it and started selling papers and sweets from inside.
They say the key is in the location and at 7.20am, despite the bleakness of the neighbouring boulevard, this minuscule shop is always busy with grim-​faced commuters in their dying seconds of freedom. I don’t know if it was Eric or the Horsley man of the house (probably called Geoffrey) who was on till duty when I called in but he wasn’t exactly chatty. I don’t mind though. Philosophical silence is something I’ve come to expect from Eric and Geoffrey. That’s so like them. What a crazy couple of guys.