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Cadbury makes massive change to Heroes chocolate tubs
With Christmas getting closer, many shops are starting to get their tubs of chocolates in, with shelves packed with Roses and Celebrations.
However, fans have noticed the Heroes tub looks a little different this year.
UK Newest Foods posted a photo of the new tub on Instagram, with many fans upset with the changes.
Cadbury makes changes to Heroes tub
The new tub was spotted being sold in B&M for £4.99 for a 500g box of the classic Cadbury chocolates.
The caption on the post said: “Cadbury Heroes Cardboard Tubs for Christmas 2026.
“First they were big metal tins, then they were plastic tubs, now they’re cardboard boxes and the smallest, yet most expensive they’ve ever been. £5 for 500g. “They’ve also removed the chocolate eclair and added flake.”
The tubs will now be made from cardboard and will contain chocolate bites, including Dairy Milk, Wispa, Twirl and Crunchie.
As part of a trial, many of the boxes will now have mini Flakes instead of the Cadbury Eclairs.
The change was trialled in a few tubs last year and has been rolled out again for 2026.
Some of the tubs will still have the Cadbury Eclairs in them.
Fans have taken to social media to share their thoughts on the new changes.
One person on Instagram wrote: “This is so sad…. “Bring back the nostalgic huge tin!!
“Life is so sad and minimal now.
“Bring back the Xmas of the 80s and 90s!”
Another person wrote: “Should have replaced it with a small version of Boost.
“Twirl and Flake are too similar, then you’ve got Wispa and Dairy Milk being boring as well.
“Oh well gives me reasons to avoid on top of the chocolate being terrible.”
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Another commenter said: “It’s not as fun when it’s smaller.
“I love the Christmassy feeling or rummaging around in a huge tub of sweets!”
Other people are happy with the changes, with one person saying: “I’m not mad at the swap, I don’t mind an eclair but I love a flake!
“I’m not mad at a cardboard box over plastic either, I think we should go back to a tin though as it would always get used again in my house for homemade snack storage.”
Will you be trying out the new tub of Heroes, or will you be searching for ones that still have eclairs in them? Let us know in the comments.
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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