THERE are times when only chocolate will do.

That 50p bar of chocolate may help you through your day, but just what is that chocolate bar doing for anybody else?

That is a question that Fair Trade campaigners are hoping you will ask yourself during Fairtrade Fortnight, which began on Monday.

By spending just an extra few pence you can make a big difference to communities who produce the cocoa, by giving them a fair price for goods.

We went to Warrington Market to ask the public to take part in a taste test with normal' chocolate and Fair Trade chocolate.

First up to take the challenge was Ken Spottiswood, a 72-year-old from Newton. He described himself as a chocolate fiend' so was a natural choice to compare the two.

Ken said: "They are similar. If I had a bar of one or the other, I wouldn't be bothered."

But Paula Muckley, aged 39, from Latchford, didn't agree. She said: "There is no taste to it. I would rather have Cadbury's."

Darren Higginson has bought Fair Trade chocolate before.

The 34-year-old, from Longford, said: "It's nice to try something different. When you are used to the same thing it gets a bit boring."

Another Fair Trade buyer is 65-year-old Enid Whittaker, from Latchford. She also said she would be willing to buy more Fair Trade products, adding: "I have bought Fair Trade teas and I've read about it but I don't know a lot about Fair Trade."

Les James, aged 55, from Runcorn, said: "I have thought about buying Fair Trade and would do it. When you are paying that extra you find it is a better product so it is worth it."

Finally Liam Jones, a 27-year-old from Haydock, thinks that if people were more aware of Fair Trade it would make a difference.

He said: "Because they are not advertised as much it probably wouldn't come into my mind to buy Fair Trade."