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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 UK's sticks of rock are made - has seen the number factories dwindle from around 30 to just 10 in recent years.