Is soooo glad I have found somewhere to buy sweets from jars. But the proper old sweets that are…read morethe best when sold per 100g in little paper bags!! I was so excited when I finally found this little shop after wandering around the time zone that is Afflecks Palace. This place sells all the favs from dip daps, nerds and wham bars to 10 flavours of bon bons, midget gems, pineapple cubes, lager tops and so on and on and on and on..... all priced at 75p per 100g! They should change the saying from "cheap as chips" to "chip as the sweets in Retro Sweets in Afflecks Palace". A big surprise was the selection of Wonka sweets available. I have only ever seen a few varieties in Selfridges but this was just simply amazing! I can't even remember the names of them there were so many! We came away with a bag full of sweets for only £4 and were well happy! :) Shall be my new fav sugar haven.

Sweet Sensations brings up that nostalgia in me that makes me long for the days when I would buy a…read more20p bag of sweets in a small paper bag on my way home from school. Honestly, those days did once exist. And they were brilliant, let me tell you. We're talking bon bons, liquorice, chocolate buttons and far more besides. I love all of those things. They also sell a range of drinks, crisps and chocolates that are more like the regular confectionary you find nowadays. Sweet Sensations is located in the bustling food hall in the Arndale Centre.

Calling all chocolate fans. SO basically the whole world. Here is a store for you that is not only…read morefull of chocolate, it is Crammed full of chocolate. I literally got dragged out of this shop when I walked in as I was in awe and all that was around me. They have box like shelves and in each one is a special surprise......Yes choccie! Everything is different you have different shape chocolate, boxes of chocolate and white chocolate. It is wild!!!!!!!! haha Yes, I left with a bag of goodies and I have demolished them and did not share. I am selfish

The Choc Box is the cutest and best sweet and chocolate shop i have ever been in…read more Traditional sweets in cute candy coloured cubbies, everything from Yorkshire Mix, Choc Lick, Sports mixture. cute pick and mix (vampire Teeth Rock) to really posh choclates. Try the Montezuma (sp) Lime and Chilli Milk Chocolate Bar, its dearer than a regular bar but sooooooo worth it!!! every time i go i have to have a sweetcone £2 for a delish mix of pick and mix, lollies, space dust. The shop also makes the most amazing sweet trees, hampers and always has the best window display in the whole of Lees. i'm sure i have have missed out lots of things that is great about this little shop. get down to Lees and visit the shop to find out for yourself. xxx

Candy Cabin is a small newsagent in the middle of Droylsden. What's amazing about this place, and…read morewhat marks it out from all the other dull newsagents out there, is that Candy Cabin has an immense selection of bagged sweets. Literally, it's just like my childhood in here. This is exactly the kind of place I would have come in to every day after school when I was younger. Lemon sherbets, liquorice. They've got it all. And the guy is super friendly as well.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Chocolate. Well, there is only one thing I can say.... Delicious…read more As a incredible chocolate fan, I adore shops that smell great a million miles away and they draw me in. I am addicted it is a problem I will never get fixed. Here, is some of the greatest chocolate around. Yummy chocolate and they even have fountains of chocolate and ice-cream. I like buying boxes of choccie from here as gifts and also for myself. Great!

Manchester is one of the best market towns in the country. If it isn't the weekly farmer's markets…read moreor the Sunday carboot and flea markets, it's the specialist markets that take place around the calendar. Apart from the now very famous Christmas market, my next favourite annual event has to be the Fine Food Market, usually held between September and October every year in St Ann's Square. This is one event that no epicurean in their right mind would miss. Bringing together some of the biggest talents and producers in the North, expect to be fed by the best restaurants in town and offered some of the best home grown produce in the country. According to the government website, 'speciality meats, smoked foods (fish, cheese, meats and poultry) cheeses, chutneys, pickles, black puddings, ice cream, specialist ales and sloe gin' are just a very few items on sale here.

If you're a fan of hog roasts, paella, wood-fired pizza and vintage-style tea shops, head to the…read moreManchester Markets on St Anne's Square before it disappears again. A mooch around the market is the perfect way to liven up an otherwise dull day at the office (or living room, if you work from home, like me), so as soon as the clock strikes 1pm, get yourself there. You're going to spend, on average, about a fiver for takeaway food from one of the stalls but portions are good - especially at the Hog Roast stall, where they'll ram your baguette so full of pork and apple sauce you won't know where to start. As well as food, you'll find a number of stalls selling art and hand-crafted decor for the home, plus vintage furniture and clothing in the market's main indoor area; The Orangery, where you can also see/hear live music at certain times throughout the day (check the signage outside for more details). I'm really impressed with this little market. It's brought a much-needed injection of 'quaint' to the city centre. I wish it was here all the time!