“We’re really passionate about the town. We’ve got a lot going on here, and there’s money that we’ve been given by the government to make it a better place. We have got an opportunity to make something of it.”

Mum and daughter,

Carol and Laura Knight,

Tinkers Treasures, Fore Bondgate

“I’ve been here 50 years. You can’t live in the past, you’ve got to make things better.”

Robert Bedford,

Bedfords Appliance Care, Newgate Street

“There’s a lot going on behind the scenes in Bishop Auckland. In the next 18 months to two years there will be changes that will hopefully bring a lot more people into town and benefit businesses.”

Simon and Amanda Hill opened Simon’s Butchers on Newgate Street