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!

What a wonderful cafe! Its new and adds something a little extra to Ashton. It is modern,…read moreattractive and appealing and has a wonderful latte. Not only that, the place is quite big spreading out over two rooms and there is a lot of room too. The tables are huge so you have loads of space. I like a baguette from here or the traditional cheese and beans. Yummy. What is also great about here is that they sell local art and you can see it all over the cafe and on the walls. Go and see their menu, I assure you it is fantastic.

ABSOLUTLEY APPALLING, I have just had a bacon and sausage muffin which consisted of one full slice…read moreof bacon and some bits of fat which was all burnt to a crisp and one sausage, and I paid £2.20 for this. Now I dont mind paying that money but would expect 2 full slices of bacon not tasting like burnt offerings and a portion of sausage meaning 2. I would not recommend this cafe if you were feeding a dog