Asda removes cartoon characters from its own brand sweets

Asda removes cartoon characters from its own brand sweets, ice cream and flavoured milk in bid to combat childhood obesity Asda will alter packaging on 14 of its confectionery items and 4 flavoured milks Nine of its ice-creams and ice-lollies will also be altered to remove cartoons Asda removed characters from 12 of its own-brand cereals … Read more

Strictly’s Jamie Laing raked in £2million in ONE year with sweets brand

He recently placed as a runner-up in the Strictly Come Dancing final alongside his professional dance partner Karen Hauer. And Jamie Laing has also seen success in his business, as it is revealed that he raked in a staggering £2million in just one year through his sweets brand Candy Kittens. The Made In Chelsea star’s confectionary … Read more

Drug dealer is jailed for nine years for making cannabis-laced boiled sweets

A drug dealer has been jailed for nine years after he was found in possession of the means to make £4million worth of cannabis-laced boiled sweets. Ryan Dobson, 54, claimed he only produced the confectionary for cancer patients in order to ease their pain, insisting this was not for financial gain. He was jailed for nine … Read more

HEALTH NOTES: Student creates fruity jelly sweets that help dementia patients beat dehydration

HEALTH NOTES: Student creates brand of fruity jelly sweets that help dementia patients beat dehydration By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:13 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 22:16 GMT, 28 November 2020 A student has created a brand of jelly sweets that can help dementia patients beat dehydration, preventing life-threatening infections.  The tasty fruity … Read more

The playground spiv who’s making mint selling sweets… CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV 

 Educating Greater Manchester   Rating: Blood Of The Clans Rating: Refreshers and Flying Saucers, Opal Fruits, Space Dust, Black Jacks Spangles and Toffos — the shelves of my school’s tuck shop were heaped with sweets, all at a penny each. Tuck shops went out of fashion along with the comic book character Billy Bunter.  At … Read more

Police in Lake District issue warning after schoolchildren were found eating cannabis sweets

Cannabis infused sweets have become the latest craze among teenagers with authorities warning parents that they pose a serious danger because of their strength and if consumed to excess. Nerds Rope bites, the ‘super potent’ edibles which supposedly contain 600mg of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis Known as ‘edibles’ they are freely available on … Read more

Summer Monteys-Fullam tries on a black lace mask and jokes around with VERY cheeky sweets

Summer Monteys-Fullam was getting ready for the spooky season with a special fun-filled delivery from lingerie store Ann Summers. The stunning redhead, 25, showcased the selection of gifts from the retailer as she shared snaps on her Instagram Stories to her 43,700 followers. Referencing x-rated Netflix hit 365, Summer shared a snap of her wearing a black … Read more

Man, 41, and woman, 24, arrested after 17 teenage girls fell ill after eating drug-infused sweets

Two people have been arrested after 17 teenage girls fell ill after eating drug-infused sweets at a Catholic high school in north London.  A 41-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis and child neglect after the schoolgirls started vomiting and feeling dizzy at La Sainte Union school in … Read more

The sweets that can fight dementia are created by British inventor hat could save patients

The sweets that can fight dementia: British inventor launches ‘rehydration’ tablets that could save the lives of elderly patients who forget to drink enough fluids Lewis Hornby created the sweets after his late grandmother ended in  hospital Jelly Drops are a sugar-free snack made from 95 per cent water and electrolytes Mr Hornby, from Burscough, … Read more

Parents are warned over cannabis-infused sweets that are almost IDENTICAL to the real thing

Parents have been warned about cannabis edibles designed to look identical to children’s sweets and are said to be 50 times stronger than a joint after 13 schoolgirls were rushed to hospital.  Detectives from the Metropolitan Police are trying to trace the source of the ‘sweets’ after the girls from La Sainte Union Catholic School in … Read more