Cadbury’s has released a new range of orange flavoured variations of some of its most popular chocolate products and there’s an old favourite returning too.
The beloved chocolate manufacturer is giving chocolate orange fans everything they could’ve wished for this week as it was announced that the limited edition Orange Twirl would once again be available to get your hands on in the UK from today.
The Orange Twirl is the classic Cadbury Dairy Milk treat infused with a delicious orange essence and is so good that one customer described it as “better than Terry’s Chocolate Orange”.
If you’re desperate to try it though, it unfortunately won’t be as easy as just nipping to your local shop and grabbing a bar.
The chocolate bar actually goes on pre-sale online today (18th August), where an initial 5,000 bars will be sold today and 5,000 more on 20th August. The resale isn’t accessible to everyone though, so you’ll also need to show Cadbury some love on Twitter in order to get in.
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Last year Twirl Oranges were hard to find, so this year we’re doing a presale before they hit the shops.
❤ this tweet to get a reminder about the first release. They're yours for 69p, but you'll have to be quick; it's first come, first served in the #TwirlOrangePresale. pic.twitter.com/J2aulktptQ
The Twitter exclusive pre-sale will let you bag an Orange Twirl for just 69p, but it’s only on a ‘first come first served’ basis from 12pm.
Radhika Pai – Brand Manager for Cadbury at Mondelez – said: “We are very excited to bring limited edition Twirl Orange back in the UK after the positive response it received last year. It was clear our fans loved Twirl Orange, so we wanted to give people more chances to enjoy it, especially anyone that missed out last year.”
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“The online pre-sale means that everyone has a chance to get their hands on one, no matter where they are in the UK, from the comfort of their homes.”
Cadbury UK
It seems that’s not all that Cadbury is launching this week though, as there’s also Orange Giant Buttons and Orange Fingers too.
Eagle-eyed shoppers over at the popular food spotting and reviewing Instagram account @newfoodsuk shared the sighting of these other two chocolate orange treats in a post yesterday afternoon, and with it amassing hundreds of likes and comments in just a few hours, it seems people are already getting giddy over them.
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In a full follow-up review of the Orange Giant Buttons, @newfoodsuk said: “As soon as you open the bag, you’re hit with the freshness of the Dairy Milk, and the zestiness of the Orange. They have the very distinct taste of Dairy Milk we all love, which goes perfectly with the orange flavour.”
“Cadbury and orange lovers, you need these in your life right now. Stop what you’re doing and head to your nearest [shop] – you won’t be disappointed”.
A full review of the Orange Fingers is to be expected shortly, so keep your eyes peeled.
According to @newfoodsuk, these two chocolate orange treats were picked up from a local Londis store, but it has been said that they are available to get your hands at a number of other supermarkets and shops – you might just need to keep your fingers crossed and hope for the best.
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BBC is back looking for more Mancs to test their music knowledge and win £10,000
Emily Sergeant
Consider yourself a music fan? Spend your days with tunes on in the background? Would you be able to identify a song within the first couple of seconds?
Well, this might be your chance to win £10,000 then.
Once again, the BBC is back casting for the next series of its smash-hit competition show The Hit List, where contestants get their music knowledge put to the ultimate test, and the broadcaster is now looking for people from across Greater Manchester to apply and be in with the chance of winning a massive pot of cash.
The Hit List, presented by popstar couple Marvin and Rochelle Humes, sees three pairs of music-lovers go up against each other.
Across three rounds, the contestants attempt to identify huge hits from across the years, and the three teams must prove their ability to recognise songs from across all genres of music, both artist and song title, if they want to take home the win.
A casting call for the next series of The Hit List on the BBC website reads: “Could your love of music win you a £10,000 cash prize? We are looking for lively pairs of contestants to take part.”
Any one can apply to take part in the show, but producers and casting directors say they would particularly love to hear from couples, grandparent and grandchild, siblings, best mates, and parent and offspring.
“Anything goes, as long as you love your music and know your hits,” the casting call concludes.
Anyone who applies to the show must be a legal UK resident, and be available for potential filming dates in early March 2026 up in Glasgow.
A short train ride away to Cheshire, and being a big Man United fan basically counts, if you ask us.
Yes, Warrington’s very own Luke Littler has been named on the shortlist for the 2025 Sports Personality of the Year, quite literally 12 months from his previous nomination.
Littler, who is still only 18, did go on to win the 2024 Young SPOTY last December – a very decent consolation prize following his blockbuster debut year or so – but he has been tipped as a bookies’ favourite this time around.
He’s also been voted for that award again this year, so you’d hope he’d be walking away with at least one of the trophies, though it’d be far from his only one of late.
Since then, the young sporting prodigy has gone on to win all but two of the 10 PDC majors, including two Premier League Darts titles.
In fact, if you want to look at how his arrival onto the senior professional darts circuit breaks down, you can take a gander at the frankly staggering stats behind his breakthrough down below.
As you can see, other nominees include former Manchester City Women’s star Chloe Kelly and Lioness, Hannah Hampton; rugby union and national team member, Ellie Kildunne, F1 favourite Lando Norris, as well as Irish golfer, Rory McIlroy (not for the first time).
We’ll confess we’re very much biased and backing local lad Littler – sue us.
The other Young SPOTY nominees for 2025 include another rising England star in Michelle Agyemang and Northern Superchargers cricket talent, Davina Perrin.
Being hosted over at MediaCityUK in Salford once again, voting will take place during the show on BBC One and the BBC iPlayer on Thursday, 18 December.
Emily Sergeant -
18th August 2020 
