Traditional sweet shop up for sale

A traditional sweet shop in Wolverhampton is up for sale at £20,000.

Bosses of Sweet Tooth, in Tettenhall Road, Newbridge, are looking to sell the property after deciding to sell their treats on the road instead.

They hope to spend time selling treats like pear drops, barely sugars and egg custards at events around the region.

Owners Anita and John Pinches revealed they have been inundated with requests to bring their traditional sweet trailer to roadshows, and no longer want the overheads of a shop.

Mrs Pinches, aged 39, said: "We've got a sign in the shop saying the premises are up for sale. The shop is on the market at £20,000.

"We go to places like Weston Park and various country shows to sell our sweets and have decided we no longer want the overheads of our shop. We have a lot of fun on the road and like travelling around to different places.

"We get a lot of people come in and ask us what events we are off to and then they turn up too. The support we get is great. We've got a big traditional sweet trailer for shows, and we'll be using it all the time now."

Back in February, the Express & Star reported how the store was targeted by vandals three times in a matter of weeks.

Mrs Pritchard stated there had been no attacks since then, and the shop was doing well.

She added: "Everyone has £1 to spend, even when times are hard. People love sweet shops."