Mere Green Off-licence and Convenience Store

While rumours of Mere Green’s death have been exaggerated, the centre is not in the rudest of health since a doomed development bid left the area down on its luck.
Returning bars have helped matters, but with departed independent stores, it remains, for now, a mix of takeaways, discount shops and boarded-​up property.
While this off-​licence and convenience store would not, for some, be indicative of Mere Green’s former glories (which, to be fair, may have been equally exaggerated), it is a perfectly-​welcome addition to the scene; handy and fronted by helpful, friendly staff.
A sign in the window which reads ‘now sells newspapers’ may appear to damn it by faint boast, but you’ll find everything, including alcohol and basic necessities, without navigating the queues of either the nearby supermarket or service station. A fraction of the fuss in a fraction of the floor space. Wouldn’t you know it though, the curry restaurant next door is licensed.