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Mother’s Day 2021 is just round the corner. After living through the pandemic for the past year, many people up and down the country will have gone months and months without spending time with their family members. As a result, mums and grans everywhere will be missing their children and longing for the day when we can all be reunited. Falling on Sunday 14 March 2021, it’s likely that Covid restrictions will still be in place this Mothering Sunday. Consequently, lots of us will be wondering what is the best way to show some of the most important women in our...

We all have memories of visiting a sweet shop, with jars filled with treats lining the walls from floor to ceiling. Colourful candies and retro sweets adorning every corner, and a friendly shopkeeper ready and waiting to weigh out your pick 'n' mix selection. Sweet shops first appeared on British towns in the 1800 (in fact the oldest sweet shop in the world can be found in Yorkshire). Over the years, confectionary has evolved and changed to reflect people's tastes, but retro sweets continue to remain some of the UK's favourite treats. Despite a revival of nostalgic shop fronts on...

Sweets and kids go together like rhubarb and custard or strawberries and cream. And unsurprisingly, a sweet or chocolate hamper bursting with delectable treats is a failsafe way to delight the children on their birthday, Christmas, Easter, Halloween... or any other special occasion for that matter. After all, who needs an excuse to enjoy candy?! We certainly don't! With many people unable to spend time with friends and family over the past year as a result of the pandemic, more and more of us are getting gifts delivered to each other. We may not be able to personally give our...