New shop inspired by sweet taste for success

A Kidderminster couple are hoping to taste success by bucking the recession and opening a sweet shop in the town next month.

While several shops have closed throughout the town, Neil Major, aged 54, and partner Janet Lambert, 48, from Franche, believe they have hit on something that will appeal to young and old.

They plan to sell chocolate, fudge, sweets, ice cream and candy floss in the Weavers Wharf shopping centre.

The shop will fill a unit near the Husum Bridge which was left vacant after a Chinese herbalist left several months ago.

Neil said the shop would be named Poppy's after their daughter, 5. Janet has three other kids.

Neil said: "Janet has always made goodies for the children and the shop came about as just an evolution of that."