How refreshing to see a new shop opening in our little backwater - and a big welcome to Scoop Away in Findon Valley Parade.

This shop is just the injection of new blood we need here. Too many shops have closed in the past few years.

Run by a charming young mum, it offers a wide range of serve-yourself items, including cereals, dried fruit and vegetables, sweets, etc. She deserves to succeed.

Life would be even better if some equally enterprising newsagent (perhaps one tired of theft, damage and harassment in Brighton) would move here and challenge our branch of One Stop.

-Findon Valley resident