David Thorp News Today

Any mention of Blackpool will conjure up images of children enjoying donkey rides on the beach and novelty shops selling Kiss Me Quick hats and - of course - sticks of rock.

Calls have been made for a debate in Parliament on the future of Blackpool's famous rock amid warnings the seaside favourite 'could disappear'.

The Nevada County Composers Cooperative (NCCC) is excited to present their 2024 Spring Concert featuring new music from living, and celebrated, Northern Californian Composers.

Ten Blackpool-based confectionery manufacturers have come together to urge UK Government to grant rock origin protection status after ‘cheap, imitation imports’ place their businesses at risk.

Ten Blackpool-based confectionery manufacturers have come together to urge UK Government to grant rock origin protection status after ‘cheap, imitation imports’ place their businesses at risk.

Stanton & Novelty is one of 10 Blackpool businesses that handmakes UK rock, but cheap imports and MP scandals are frustrating attempts to gain geographical protection

The traditional stick of Blackpool rock is under threat from cheap Chinese imitations, according to the shrinking number of UK manufacturers. In an open

Dave Fishwick, whose real-life fight to set up a community bank inspired the Netflix film Bank of Dave, spoke to a rock maker in Blackpool on This…

Rock, a candy made in stick shapes, has been synonymous with the British seaside for over a century. Now it’s vanishing because of cheaper Chinese imports.

The seaside resort of Blackpool, in Lancashire - where almost all of the UKs sticks of rock are made - has seen the number factories dwindle from around 30 to just 10 in recent years.