Sep 13, 2013

Yorkshire Sweet Shop Officially ‘Oldest in the World’By Telegraph.co.uk

Pateley Bridge, UK – The high street store, called the Oldest Sweet Shop, has been selling sweets in the market town of Pateley Bridge since 1827.

Former bank manager Keith Tordoff, 58, who bought the business with wife Gloria 20 years ago, said he was overjoyed when Guinness World Records confirmed it was the longest continuously-running sweet shop on the planet.

“I used to love the Guinness Book of Records when I was a lad, so to be in it is really exciting,” he said.

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