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Sweets in Whitstable: Centuries of Oyster Fishi...

Whitstable's oyster beds have been fished for centuries, and the trade still shapes the town today — but there's no dedicated bulk sweet shop to go with the seafood.

Sweets in Newtownabbey: A Town Assembled From V...

Newtownabbey was created in 1958 by joining villages along Belfast Lough under one council — a large town with a patchwork history, but no dedicated bulk sweet shop.

Sweets in Ludlow: A Norman Marcher Castle, and ...

Ludlow Castle has stood watch over the Welsh Marches since the late 11th century — a small Shropshire town now famous for food, but with no dedicated bulk sweet shop.

Sweets in St Andrews: The Home of Golf, and a U...

Golf has been played on the links at St Andrews since at least the 15th century — a small Fife town built around a university and a golf course, but...

Sweets in Whitby: Captain Cook's Shipbuilding P...

Whitby's shipyards built the colliers a young Captain Cook trained and sailed on — a small seaside town with a big maritime history, but no dedicated bulk sweet shop.

Sweets in Truro: Cornwall's Only Cathedral City...

Truro became Cornwall's only city when its Gothic Revival cathedral was built — one of the first new cathedrals in Britain since St Paul's — but it doesn't have a...