Britons with a sweet tooth are reaching out for retro classics with sweets like jelly babies and cola bottles make a comeback.

Small, chewy and fruit-flavoured: The nation’s favourite sweet revealed 

Callum has now had to move the business into a purpose built shed in his parents' back garden which has been nicknamed The Shack.

The teen making £4,000 a week selling sweets from a garden shed 

The factory behind the confectionary of Mars Wrigley saw two workers almost drown from falling into a filled chocolate tank. 

The factory behind confectionery giant, Mars Wrigley saw two workers almost drown from falling into a filled chocolate tank. 

 The Toffee Works factory in Dorning Street in Wigan where the sweets are still made today, was completed in 1919 at a cost of £2,400.

The 'oldest sweet making machine in the world' has been found in Wigan - and it still works!

Hull East policing team received 1124 confectionery items as a gesture of thanks from the local community.


For 20 years, Keith and his wife Gloria have owned the oldest sweet shop in the world - now they're looking for someone new to do so.