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Sweets in Bangor: Curious Candy, Central Avenue...

Bangor's Curious Candy on Central Avenue is a genuine independent sweet shop next to a market that turned 90 in 2014 — but neither covers bulk, vegan or halal-friendly ranges.

Sweets in Kingswinford: Broadfield House and a ...

Kingswinford's Broadfield House Glass Museum holds one of the finest Stourbridge glass collections anywhere — but glass isn't sweets, and the town's own high street has no flagship confectioner to...

Sweets in Banbury: Banbury Cross, the Cakes Tha...

Banbury Cross made it into a nursery rhyme and Banbury Cakes were once exported worldwide — but neither the cross nor the bakeries selling the cakes today can fill a...

Sweets in Cannock: The 1259 Market Charter, and...

Cannock's market charter dates to 1259, granted by Henry III — but nearly 770 years of market days never covered bulk, vegan or halal-friendly ranges.

Sweets in Royal Leamington Spa: The Pump Rooms,...

Royal Leamington Spa's grandest landmark, the Pump Rooms, has stood since 1814 — but the town has no single flagship sweet shop, leaving bulk, vegan and halal-friendly ranges to online...

Sweets in Livingston: A New Town Since 1962, an...

Livingston was designated a Scottish New Town in 1962 and its shopping centre has grown ever since — but bulk, vegan and halal-friendly sweets still mean ordering online.