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Asda relaunches chocolate bar 30 years after legal battle
Puffin bars are now back in Asda stores, having last appeared in 1997.
The original bars were pulled after a legal dispute with the makers of Penguin bars, who claimed they were too similar.
Although the court allowed the Puffin name to remain, it ruled that changes to the branding were necessary.
Despite complying, Asda eventually chose to discontinue the product.
Puffin bars officially returned to shelves this week (on Monday, August 17).
Asda announced the news on social media, posting: “Long before Caterpillar Gate, there was Bird Gate.
“Either way, Puffins are back and they are only a quid!”
The post quickly attracted comments from nostalgic shoppers.
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One user said: “Happy they are back.”
Another commented: “Nostalgia hit right there – getting classic Puffin bars back on the shelves for just a quid is absolute top-tier news!”
A third wrote: “Remember these.”
Someone else commented: “I remember these. I’d fill my pockets.”
However, other social media users were quick to pick up on the similarities between Puffin and the branded Penguin bar, which landed Asda in the High Court battle.
One user commented: “Ain’t they just a penguin.”
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Another said: “Basically it is just a cheap Asda version of a Penguin chocolate biscuit.”
Someone else wrote: “Puffin?? Use to be called penguin.”
Newsquest has contacted Asda for comment.
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The Thames Valley Police Abingdon unit arrested a man for “breaching court bail conditions” on Saturday, August 29.
A spokesperson said: “On Saturday, PC Hackett attended reports of a male breaching court bail conditions.
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“With assistance from PC Ellingworth and PC Harvey, the male was arrested. Following a search, a knife was recovered from his possession.”
In a wide ranging update, the force also revealed it had supported in a “concern for welfare incident linked to the night-time economy.
In addition, it had carried out licensing checks across Abingdon with drug wipes used and sent off for testing
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The collision happened on the southbound carriageway between Junction 6 for Lewknor and Junction 5 for Watlington in the late morning on Saturday, August 29.
The emergency services attended the scene and closed the road,
National Highways said lanes two and three of the three-lane motorway were shut as a result while crews dealt with the incident, leading to delays of around 40 minutes.
Congestion was worsened by separate lane closures between Junctions 4 and 5 in both directions following damage to the central reservation from an earlier incident.
Traffic built up on approaches to the crash, with nearby areas including Stokenchurch and Lewknor also affected.
Images from traffic cameras showed long queues of vehicles and emergency workers at the scene throughout the afternoon.
AA Travel also reported that one lane was closed on the northbound carriageway between Handy Cross and Stokenchurch due to emergency repairs.
National Highways later confirmed that all southbound lanes between Junctions 6 and 5 had reopened and that the lane closures linked to the earlier incident were also being removed.
Despite the reopening, delays of around 40 minutes remained on the approach as traffic slowly returned to normal.
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