Blakeston School - Shopping around Stockton-on-Tees

We have bought antique furniture from Mark and he has also made new furniture for our kitchen as well as occasional furniture for the lounge, including one that we chose to have French polished to match another piece of furniture. On every occasion we were thoroughly delighted with the quality of Mark’s work as well as the friendly service. Most recently we have had an old door dipped and stripped, once again first class. We will definitely be seeking Mark’s help if we need any more of what he can offer!

I recently bought a 35 year old Mahogany and Walnut inlay coffee table as a present, however, the legs were out of sync and the underside of the table was a mess and needed restoring to it's former condition. Mark and his team were quick to respond, they did a fantastic job at a very good price, resulting in one happy customer. If you want a professional company who will do an excellent job, then look no further, you won't be disappointed. Highly recommended!

Did a fantastic job

Amazing!!

Lovely hair dressers with a good selection of staff always happy and helpful and good prices

Lovely, friendly stylists. Can't do enough for you.

Gill did my nails last minute. Very happy with them. She did a great job. Would defo recommend her. Can't thank her enough for fitting me in at short notice

Ladies in here are so lovely. Waxing is recommended here

Great selection of books and great atmosphere. The whole family love going in for a browse. My son really enjoys the children's storytime on a Wednesday morning.

I wouldn't want to purchase my books from anywhere else. The couple who own the shop are simply amazing. Great choice for myself and my son. Just visit the shop and you will feel the same.

Excellent bookshop. Adjoins bridge cafe which is superb. Disabled Access and toilets very good. Very friendly helpful staff. Good range of products. Well worth a visit

Brilliant Christian bookshop. Thumbs up!!

I love WH but seems to getting less and less books which are what i personally shop there for.

Good selection of magazines,newspapers,and stationary.Also has Post Office inside,and Lottery.

This place has always had the appearance of being a bit uncared for. Don't let this put you off. There is a really good range of products and accessories. The staff are really helpful and have plenty of knowledge. Most important of all is that the prices are good. Many suppliers of caravan spares are happy to take your eyes out with ridiculously high prices. Not this place. The only downside is a car park that's just a bit too small but there's plenty of street parking.

Very helpful they go out of there way to get you what you need. Great prices too. First class

Nice friendly staff, good prices and if they haven't got parts in stock they can get them next day from there no1 supplier

So handy to have a full mechanic and electrician just down the street. Took a bit longer than expected to fix my car but price was decent and the guys were friendly.

Young guy upstairs very knowledgeable and plesent very helpful when I picked bike up downstairs was like shopping In another store after waiting for young girl to finish picking her nose behind counter I enquired about availability or pressure washer. Response from across the store Nah out of stock.Training required in some areas.

I've never had an issue when visiting this store. The staff always come across as friendly, and they seem to be interested in what you're asking them.

Very helpful staff prepared to spend as bit of time with you. Willing to discuss your problem and find a solution. Much better than the standard response of "cant help yer, mate." Some fittings a bit pricey though.

Lots of auto bits you struggle to find elsewhere

Young guy upstairs very knowledgeable and plesent very helpful when I picked bike up downstairs was like shopping In another store after waiting for young girl to finish picking her nose behind counter I enquired about availability or pressure washer. Response from across the store Nah out of stock.Training required in some areas.

I've never had an issue when visiting this store. The staff always come across as friendly, and they seem to be interested in what you're asking them.

Great selection of cars at reasonable prices. Andrew was brilliant let us go out for a test drive straight away fulfilled his promises and kept me up to date with progress, would definitely recommend. Great customer service and am so please with my little car

Very friendly and polite staff really help you in buying your car don't push you into buying like some places you go to definitely recommend

No complaints lovely staff and solved the problem. What more can you ask for!

A better courtesy car would be good

.allways get a good deal nice cars I've bought about 10 over the years without any problems.

Very happy with my purchase ,will use again, very nice people to deal with.

Good friendly staff allways happy to help

Very expensive.

Small independent garage who sells calor gas along with petrol etc, seems reasonabley priced and owner is friendly.

Not no more is tt

My car loves the diesel from here. In fact it took a picture of it and put it on its Facebook page with the caption "nom nom".

Fantastic little service station, or should I say big. Plenty of space to park, fill up, get your car washed, etc and it's open 24 hours, even on Xmas and New Year's Day. Them once you're inside there's a mini Spar store, Costa machine and Subway (note: halal). I really like going here as it's one of the few places open in my way to work.

Friendly cheerful staff. Half price car wash Tuesday to Thursday.

Good local fuel station, clean tidy place very friendly. Only negative there is no cash machine here

I have rated 4 star because I couldn’t give the extra one for 2 reasons, firstly there is not a wide variety of drink and secondly not enough baction in the houses nearby, other than that really good store with lots of baction

The service was good but there was too much baction in the corner house

Handy for fuel and bits and bobs of food locally, they are also a 'my hermes' drop off place​ for parcels so great for sending ebay items and the like during post office closed hours.

Very good service and great prices. Coffee and Deli available inside too.

Excellent staff who are very friendly. The shop has a great selection of bikes and accessories.

If you are in the market for a new bike then pay Chris and Steve a visit. Pioneer is a trustworthy place to buy a bike.

Helpful staff, also bought a o Honda cbr 500 from them. Fabulous bike for the right price

Very helpful. Ordered sizes in different colours for me to try on before i decided. Small changing room available. Advice if you need it ;)

Best place to buy a blinged up Beta XT. Cheers Graham!

Great shop always got what u want in stock

Good value.

I love this shop. I sometimes go in there to have a look with my mum.

I like this charity shop I always go in there to have a browse

Awesome branch. Lots of stuff to choose from. Staff are helpful.

Great branch, always well stocked with a variety of good products to suit all tastes and requirements. Great friendly staff who would do anything to help out.

I love shopping here. Good friendly staff. Great cloths clean and tidy. I always call it my shop. I would love to work for them. X

Some good bargains but could have a better range being such a large shop.

Marie was very helpful on finding the right sized Pjs for my little boy who can b awkward.great clothes great quality at affordable prices😀

Quality ex high street clothing at really affordable prices, would recommend to anyone

Good value family clothes

Always worth a look.

Liked Topman for a lot of years. Worth spending your money in.

Good clothes in there

You wont find better quality clothes or more fashionable in any other menswear shop, the service is fantastic and incredibly helpful.

Love shopping in Review Allens favourite shop ❤️

Huge store with a huge range of quality items and affordable.

Great shop , such a pity it will be closing .

Nice shop.. Reasonable prices. Nice fitting clothes

Was looking for something for a wedding, although I didn't find what I was wanting I still thought it was a good shop for the more mature lady, a good range of holiday attire, and I liked the way they had the shop set out, staff very helpful without being pushy, will keep calling in to have a look

Smallish shop but packed with clothes, footwear, lingerie etc. Friendly staff.

Nice clean friendly staff

myself and my mother went into the stockton branch today .they where very helpful .couldnt ask for more from the staff .but the lady who helped my mam bent over backwards nothing was to much .my mam was looking for a blue jacket and the lady rang stores in the area. but no one had it .she then said she had a friend in another store and rang her .the lady had one .my mam was over the moon and wants to say thank you very much.its for her sons wedding .

Lovely clothes great bargains

The canteen is a pleasant place to eat, with excellent menu and friendly staff.

Brilliant place. Knowledgeable, always courteous and never over charges. I've been giving him my computer problems for 15 years and he's never let me down.

Good people to get you sorted.

TCS helped me set up my AutoCAD products which can be a frustrating process and really went out of their way to help. Proper customer service is a rare thing and I can only say that TCS really do know how to achieve it. Highly recommended

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Good prices

Lovely shop with lots of character. The best place for unusual and quirky gifts. First stop for Star Wars, Dr Who, gem stones, angels and unique items. The staff are always extremely helpful and friendly, nothing is too much trouble. One of Stockton's gems.

The owner of the shop Martin is very friendly he seems to be one of nicest business men in Stockton. The store stocks Doctor Who, Star Wars and it's one of the few Sc-Fi stores that has a decent selection of Star Trek stuff. The paper bags are a nice touch as a member of staff draws Doctor Who and other various Sc-Fi shows they are amazing and you can choose which one you want. It's also worth mentioning that Who-Ray is also Dog Friendly.

Always find a gift in here.

Amazing shop.... Good deals.... Something for everyone.

Helpful and friendly staff. A large range of good quality art and craft supplies; stationary; fiction/ non fiction books; and toys. All at highly discounted prices. With so much stock, can sometimes be difficult to actually see what it is you are looking for. Thankfully, the staff are very knowledgeable about what they have, and where.

just had my sirrus expert in for a gold service 10/10 also all the staff are great and very helpful would highly recommend skinnergate cycles,thank you. also just had 11sp edco cassette fitted on my 10sp hub great would recommend if you have 10sp wheels you want to keep great advice from skinnergate 10/10,

Great service really friendly staff highly recommend

Probably one of the best bike shops in the area. Dropped bike off for a service , feels like new again. Wouldn't bother going anywhere else. 1st class service.

Best bike shop, they know what they're talking about. Honest and will tell you the truth, just kind and genuine people.

Great hardware shop always plenty of stock available

Good stock, quite expensive

Staff are sweet. Remarkable shop. Lovey deals. Quick service. Lots of stuff to choose from.

Well laid out had all items I wanted fast check out

I've used Argos quite a bit over the last couple of months for new released games since it's only place left in the Town since we lost Grainger Games. The service is great and the staff are quick at getting your order. The 2 negatives I have to say is it's a bit annoying that Argos always send more stock over to Teesside Park while Stockton sometimes gets 1 copy or none at all but at least they can be transferred to your local store if you don't mind waiting until 4pm or the next morning. Also the IBM Touch Screens are frustrating to use as they are slower than a dial up connection.

Very simple and quick, just walk in, select what you want and go up to the counter and pay. Within 5 minutes you have your stuff. Easy.

Scoured the northeast of England for rental of a plasterboard lifter and was let down by all the big boys (closest option was Leeds). A quick phone call to Andy and he sorted me out for less than 50% of what Jewson's or HSS would have charged. Will look to support more independent local businesses in the future. Moreover, Andy is a very nice man. Top marks!

Good equipment, good service, good price. Can't beat it for value!

A good place to work friendly people great team and we take great care of our products.

Loads of good stuff

The ever-helpful Matt., source of calm, wise and informed knowledge, is a true asset to this branch. Common-sense advice dispensed with a smile and a sense of humour. If he suggests that you "trade up" to a higher-spec. product, take his advice. I'm still benefiting from his suggestions several years later. Overall, a helpful and friendly branch.

Very happy with all the work I've had done. New living room lights, sockets, spot lights in the hall, new fans in bathroom etc so much so I've ask Craig to come back and do some more jobs for me. They arrived on time and got stuck straight in. Would definitely recommend them.

Great service and keen price!!! I needed some electrical work at my business premises and at my home address Craig priced both the jobs and give me a detailed breakdown. himself & his team finished the work in a couple of days very clean very tidy he even sorted part of the refinishing works via his extensive building contacts. We’re getting a price for other building work. I would highly recommend him & his team.

Friendly helpful staff

Polite happy n always smiling

Great training centre I've attend 2 courses would highly recommend

I completed the City and Guilds 2394 and 2395 courses at Pass. They were very professional and the courses were run very well. I would highly recommend them and will be using them for further training in the future.

Popped in here about an hour ago asked for a bouquet to be made up, just collected a beautiful bouquet and the lady who served me was brilliant really friendly and chatty. Great service and lovely flowers well done Simply Flowers

Nothing is to much trouble for these girls they are so friendly and helpful and make the most beautiful flower arrangements for any occasion.

Ordered flowers through Interflora which used this Florist. Ordered 12 long stem roses for delivery today and the recipient thought they were so beautiful it brought her to tears. So I'm very grateful. I will just order direct with this Florist in future. Thank you.

I ordered a boxed bouquet for my daughters 16th birthday and I really must say how gorgeous they were. We were over the moon with them. I always go here for my flowers and now I know why! Thank you girls. You surpassed yourselves. Best wishes xx

Lots of variety, staff very friendly, obliging, willing to help and knowledgable in providing the right advice for customer needs

Couldn't have been more accommodating to my specific needs for an immediate order at short notice. Completely approachable and listened to exactly what I asked for a bespoke flower arrangement for a funeral. Delivered exactly what they promised with skill and care. Would highly recommend and I will be using them for all my flower orders from now on.

Asian foods and spices. Great variety. Halal meat. Awesome collection. Affordable prices too. I was looking for cardamom white colour. Staff was quick enough to bring it from store. Friendly chap.

It's good place to buy all things under one roof as they got meat section ,grocery,And all other basic stuff for Every day needs

It's a nice store and the guy who served me knows his stuff. I never see anyone in there though, I wonder how they stay in business?.

Good store highly recommend! Ask for Adrian clever lad!

Very good friendly staff nothing to much trouble to help

Helpful staff

Really Friendly Staff and Great Prices On Rings.

So helpful- a lovely lady served me.Great service.

Lovely friendly people nice clean store and really helpful.

This B&M is an ok store, staff are pretty much non existant though. There is usually only one register open and the person serving you acts like a drone. Besides the service they have all the products you need.

Range of products is good. Many staples at much cheaper prices

Absolutely a great little market, just never know what you will find

Young guy upstairs very knowledgeable and plesent very helpful when I picked bike up downstairs was like shopping In another store after waiting for young girl to finish picking her nose behind counter I enquired about availability or pressure washer. Response from across the store Nah out of stock.Training required in some areas.

I've never had an issue when visiting this store. The staff always come across as friendly, and they seem to be interested in what you're asking them.

Handy for all your per needs

Really friendly and helpful

The member of staff who helped me was lovely and friendly and very helpful I wasn't sure which of the pick n mix treats would be suitable for my 10 week old pup Sandy after following her advice I bought a few bits including two veg toothbrushes in the hope it might help Sandy to relax when it came to eventually using her toothbrush which at present she hates have to say only half of the first toothbrush remains she loved it and the salmon pate that I bought was also very popular and I think will have to be a once a week treat in future. All in all I will definitley be back probably with more cash as my daughter saw several toys that she thinks Sandy will love 🙂

It's always nice to be left on your own to browse. Then there says can help you, they are not on your bones pushing you to bye something.

It's worth a look round if you have the time it just depends on what you're looking for and how much you're willing to spend.

They sell a couple of good things in here and they also sell England shirts/Training gear. Customer service is totally non-existant though.

Very helpful dive shop , I needed my regulators for a weekend dive and they fed ex them to me for next day delivery . Highly recommend them ...

Brilliant job on the dry suit and great price. Also went above and beyond to help me out - couldn't recommend more if I tried!

Amazing shop.... Good deals.... Something for everyone.

Helpful and friendly staff. A large range of good quality art and craft supplies; stationary; fiction/ non fiction books; and toys. All at highly discounted prices. With so much stock, can sometimes be difficult to actually see what it is you are looking for. Thankfully, the staff are very knowledgeable about what they have, and where.

Really convenient and always have great deals

Brilliant choice , First Class Service

Poor service received consistently however there is a good range of products for a small shop

Great people to deal with. They made 25 sweetie cones for my sons birthday at very short notice and the price was great and they even delivered them as we were so busy sorting things out. Will definitely recommend to anyone 😀😀

Would highly recommend friendly staff job well done

We chose North East Fireworks to put on a spectacular display for our wedding and they did not disappoint! !! Very professional and a very friendly team. The perfect end to our perfect day and we certainly ended it with a bang 😀🎆✨

Not many butchers provide locally sourced pigeon breast and rabbits. Changed my local butcher in the boro to a 12 mike round trip.

Best local butcher in the area