THRIVE NEWS

Thrive News
Unit P4, Westfield
London, W12 7GF

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 65p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Thrive News is part of the CNG Family of Companies, which "dates back to 1971 when Mr. & Mrs. Charles Patel opened their first CTN (Confectionery, Tobacco & Newspaper) store, Capital Newsagents, in Paddington, Central London. The shop carried a broad range of products at competitive prices and was open 7 days a week."

This particular store has a "compact layout to provide a premium impulse shopping environment". What this actually means is that it looks a bit like a shop in a petrol station. Reasonable price, I suppose.

This was my final Twirl spot of 2009!

FABELS

Fabels
67 Chiltern Street
London, W1U 6NJ

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 65p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Despite being directly opposite AD Food and despite the road sign (top left), this shop appears to have an address on Chiltern Street rather than Paddington. I've never really understood how addresses for corner properties work.

AD FOOD

AD Food
29 Paddington Street
London, W1U 4HA

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 65p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: This shop is directly opposite Fabels. It was incredible. I stood on the traffic island, took one picture, turned 180° and took the next one. Not surprisingly, both shops sold at the same price, a reasonable 65p.

BORDERS

Borders
120 Charing Cross Road
London, WC2H 0JR

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Unexpected
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 65p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Well, would you believe it? Twirls in Borders! What next? Soon they'll be selling BOOKS in TESCO. I suppose for the location, it's not an unreasonable price, but it all seems a bit pointless. I'd gone in to buy Wired (US edition), I also bought Smoke (and a Twirl, of course).

VICTORIA NEWS

Victoria News
The Terminus Place, Victoria Station
London, SW1V 1JU

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 65p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Twirl information and photo supplied by mapsadaisical, who contrasts this store with the nearby WHSmith: "a mere two minutes walk upstairs saves at least 4p".

GOOD NEWS

Good News
23 Berwick Street
London, W1F 8RB

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: Probably 65p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Twirl information and photo supplied by MandrewB, who admits that he took the photo on Saturday and forgot the price, but thinks it was 65p. He also says that, true to the store's name, the News was "good, but not special".

LUNCH 4 U

Lunch 4 U
Unit 1, Gloucester Road Station
London, SW7 4SF

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Good
TWIRL STORAGE: In fridge
TWIRL PRICE: 65p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: This place is mainly a sandwich shop, although they have a small selection of chocolates in the fridge, including Twirls at 65p.

EURO FOOD & WINE

Euro Food & Wine
63A Kensington Church Street
London, W8 4BA

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent, in fact doubly excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelves
TWIRL PRICE: 65p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: There were TWO sets of Twirls on different shelves here. Very impressive. They claim to sell souvenirs, but apart from some postcards, I didn't really see much which would count - unless you consider a Sure roll-on deodorant to be a souvenir.

BRIDGES

Bridges
94 Kingsway, Holborn
London, WC2B 6AA

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 65p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Is there a word for something which is half way between a shop and a kiosk? A Shosk? Or Kiop?

"NEWSAGENT"

"Newsagent"
8 Little Turnstile, Holborn
London, WC1V 7DX

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 65p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Photo and Twirl information supplied by thehomme Can it really be called "Newsagent"?

METRO CENTRAL

Metro Central
St Catherines House
10 Kingsway, Holborn
London, WC2B 6LH

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 65p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Information sent in by thehomme. He also comments "Small shop. Informed shopkeeper".

JAMES NEWS

James News
29 James Street, Mayfair
London, W1U 1DY

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 65p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I like the name of this shop. It sounds like an exciting magazine for people like me.

WEST ONE FOOD FAYRE

West One Food Fayre
85 Duke Street, Mayfair
London, W1K 5PG

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 65p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Not to be confused with West One News on Foley Street, this shop was a bit warm. I also bought a copy of The Guardian from here.

MAYFAIR FOOD FAYRE

Mayfair Food Fayre
25 North Audley Street, Mayfair
London, W1K 6WS

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 65p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Apologies for the bad photo. It was a sunny day. If you go to Mayfair Food Fayre, and it looks a bit different, that's probably because it's a temporary sign.

GATESHILL NEWSAGENT

Gateshill Newsagent
39 Bloomsbury Way, Bloomsbury
London, WC1A 2SA

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf and in big mixed up pile in fridge
TWIRL PRICE: 65p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: They've obviously just shoved all the chocolate into the fridge. Everything is mixed up in a big heap, so you have to rummage around to find the Twirls. They also seem to sell old covermounted DVDs for 50p if you're interested in buying one.

CRISPINS

Crispins
69A Great Titchfield Street, Marylebone
London, W1W 7PX

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 65p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Pricey, considering West One News is just across the road

2010 UPDATE: Twirls are now 69p.