Big padlocked crates. There, that's my new attempt at a three word review. What do you think?…read moreShould I employ the tactic more? I jest! Of course I'm going to talk far more about Safestore, that dull essential one finds oneself turning to when downsizing or moving. But my story's far more interesting. In fact, I'll divulge my personal history, then I'll tell you all about the various crazy things you can use storage for. When my parents moved from a small village near Wigan to the Canary Islands, I'd arranged to move into an unfurnished apartment, so they sold some of their furniture and kept enough for me to set up home. But wait. What could they do? They'd already flown over there and sold the house, I was over there with them, and my apartment wasn't ready yet. Ye Gods, the horror! Calm down, they'd already used Safestore Warrington. Yes, situated not far from the UK's flagship Ikea store is a similarly blue and yellow behemoth which instead of offering you furniture will happily take yours and keep it safe and dry for as long as needs be. With a minimal rental period of just one week and no maximum, the possibilities are endless. It's ideal for when you're moving house and the prices are very reasonable, based on the amount of space your stuff requires. There are discounts for students, a week's free storage, pre-pay discounts, you name it. My stuff stayed there for around six or seven weeks before I finally got it into my apartment. But business is booming for Safestore since the recession. I saw a BBC Breakfast item once about how not only are people having to downsize, hence keeping larger items elsewhere, these giant crates are even being used for activities. Yes, a professional dancer had hired out her own crate and decorated it with mirrors and an electric heater so that she could practise without needing to rent a studio. It worked out far cheaper. Even small businesses have started using the larger crates as offices, and the lack of heat and electricity hasn't bothered them because they have light, they can plug kettles into generators and bring bottled water. How cool is that? So you can be boring and use these things for what they're intended for. Or you can be creative and rent one as an extremely cheap office. I'd do both if they were required. Safestore truly is safe, both in the secure sense and in the cool sense.

I was impressed with this place. Looks professional and clean from the outside…read more It's located on the St Helens Linkway opposite the Micklehead and close to Rainhill, Widnes and M62 too. I would recommend if you are looking to store your belongings here. The staff are helpful and make the stay a pleasurable one. We also got given a surprise moving in gift in our room to welcome us in which was a nice touch. Along with storage rooms, they also offer lockups, workshops and offices to local businesses. As far as I am aware, this is the only self storage company in St Helens. Well done to all the staff!

Bizarrely located opposite Johnson the Cleaners, I will always favour the little man! Efficient…read morefriendly service. Completely reliable in my experience, helpful where you may have a specific issue. Competitively priced and with easy parking in front of their shop. Always my first choice for dry-cleaning in Neston.

There are two sides to this place the laundrette and the dry cleaners. I would recommend the dry…read morecleaners, friendly service & reasonable prices. Unfortunately the other day when I took in a duvet to be laundered, and asked about the options for doing so, I was greeted with a look, like I should already know that. Well considering the price list on the door is out of date (either that or plain wrong) it's just as well I asked. When I went back to collect the duvet, the same lady served me and was much more friendly. I had already paid though!! And when I got my duvet home, she had written my name on it in permanent marker!! I will feel like I'm on a sleepover every time I change the bed now! haha

Ive been coming here for years and the staff are friendly and helpful. Ive used the laundry drop…read moreoff where everything was laundered and folded for me, I've used dry cleaning services and best of all is the ironing and pressing service - with this I am a regular! Staff have been really helpful especially on the odd occasion I have had to work until late and they've rung me when they are in out of hours so I could collect my ironing.

This is situated towards the top of westfield street. I go in now and again for a browse because…read morethey have some quality stuff. There are the usual charity shop items such as second hand clothes and shoes but what really interests me is that they always have a few interesting books and rare cds in the shop. I like to sift through these kinds of things to find a bargain. Surprisingly, maybe for a charity shop but this place also has a changing room. So, if you do decide to get some clothes, you can try them on first with privacy. The shop is quite long but narrow so the shelves are quite close together, making the place feel a bit like a jumble sale at times. The staff are pleasant and always helpful if you need assistance, for example, bagging your goods or even directing to to another shop if they know they have something you are after.

I use Ravenhead Services for my hotel & restaurant. I have had to use a few different laundry's…read moreover the years but none compete with the level of service we received from Ravenhead Services. The quality of linen was first rate, the delivery has always been on the correct day within a decent time frame, and if I have ever had any kind of queries, it is the Managing Director himself that has always come out to meet with me. I've never come across a laundry service that has placed that much importance on the individual customer to be honest!! I wouldn't hesitate recommending them to anybody.

Brilliant, Brilliant company. We get our floors polished at home at least twice a year by this…read morecompany and my wife noticed carpet and sofa cleaning services on the vehicle. We ask Gary for a quotation and he arrived at our home within 48hrs to provide. Quotation agreed, 48hrs later Christopher arrived to clean the sofas and the lounge Matt. Christopher protected everything and was extremely well mannered and provided a fantastic service. I would highly recommend this company. Thank you Peter Odgear

Fortunately I haven't been in here too often (repairs etc) but when I have been in, I've found it…read moreto be delightful. Never anyone else in (not entirely sure how they make a profit) but its full of clocks all ticking away, and chiming away, to themselves. The chap serving always seems to have an assistant and they're dead helpful. They've replaced watch batteries for me before instantly and also they've repairs a watch for me. I noticed that their clocks on sale seemed to be quite expensive in my opinion but then if they're not busy they'll need to mark them up to make a profit! They have a lot of stuff in there - nothing dead modern or trendy but a lot of traditional stuff and they're very kind and chatty in there so its worth a visit if you need a repair or are thinking of treating someone to a clock/watch as a present. No immediate parking but there's a side road where there'll usually be a spot so its not a problem.