Pontefract Pontefract and Castleford, referred to locally as 'Cas Vegas'. It is reported that Pontefract once held the British record for the town with the most pubs per square mile: indeed, numerous pubs still survive in the town centre in particular, for example Beastfair Vaults, the Liquorice Bush, the Red Lion, the Malt Shovel and the Blackmoor Head. A Wetherspoon public house opened on Horsefair in 2010. Pontefract's deep, sandy soil makes it one of the few British places in which liquorice can successfully be grown. The town has a liquorice-sweet industry; and the famous Pontefract cakes are produced, though the
Kennedy's Confection magazine over the business. As a child he had his own column, called "Sweet Spot". Kennedy's Confection magazine Kennedy's Confection magazine, is a publication for confectionery manufacturers worldwide. The magazine was started in 1890. It is published on a monthly basis. "Kennedy's Confection" have an archive of their magazine online, with issues dating back to 1969, including vintage articles and archived adverts & reports on the likes of Cadbury's & Mars. Angus Kennedy edited "Kennedy's Confection" magazine for over 20 years. The magazine has been in his family for 40 years and Kennedy had been involved with it since the age