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Sweets in Rowley Regis: Turner's Hill, the Blac...

Turner's Hill, in Rowley Regis, is the highest point in the Black Country at 269 metres — the hills around it were quarried for 200 years, but never for confectionery.

Sweets in Prescot: 300 Years of Watchmaking, an...

Prescot supplied watch components to the London trade for the best part of 200 years — a small town with a big industrial history, but no dedicated bulk sweet shop.

Sweets in Leyland: Leyland Motors, Founded 1896...

Leyland Motors, founded in 1896, once built lorries and buses shipped worldwide — the British Commercial Vehicle Museum tells that story, but sweets were never part of it.

Sweets in Chorley: The Flat Iron Market, Tradin...

Chorley's market has traded since 1498 and now runs to over 100 stalls — but even that scale doesn't stretch to bulk bags, vegan or halal-friendly sweets.

Sweets in Blyth: Northumberland's Largest Town,...

Blyth's market underwent a £3 million rebuild in 2009, and the town has four kilometres of sandy beach — but no local shop set up for bulk, vegan or halal-friendly...

Sweets in Borehamwood: Elstree Studios, Star Wa...

Star Wars, Indiana Jones and The Shining were all made at Elstree Studios, physically in Borehamwood — yet the town has never had a bulk sweet supplier of its own.