A NEW sweet shop is replacing the Wellington town cobbler on South Street.

Founded by the manager of the Green Dragon pub on the same road, Ashleigh’s Allsorts will officially open on Saturday, August 2.

Owner Ashleigh Grabham-White said: “I’ve lived here all my life and I’ve seen a lot of shops close down.

“I’m always coming up with random ideas and I thought, Welly needs something a bit different.”

The pub manager said she considered selling sweets from the Green Dragon but with “a lot of empty shops” in town, Ashleigh decided to open up her own sweet shop in the old Wellington Cobbler venue.

The sweet shop will be the second independent business to open its doors in Wellington in the past month.

She added: “People have been saying that it’s really good to see a sweet shop coming to town.

“It’s exciting. I’m going to put everything into it and see how it goes.”

Ashleigh’s Allsorts is set to offer a range of sweets, ice cream, bubble tea and others, with sweet cart hire available and personalised cake toppers.

While predominantly a takeaway service, the shop will also feature bar stools for customers to enjoy their snacks on site.

The shop replaces the Wellington Cobbler, which closed in March after fifty years of having the service in town. The 6 South Street site has until now been unoccupied.

A grand opening for Ashleigh’s Allsorts will take place at 10am on Saturday, August 2. The shop will then open from Tuesdays to Saturdays weekly.