DURING recent work converting the living accommodation above Zair's Cafe in Fore Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, into a holiday apartment, a bundle of filthy receipts dating back to the 1930s were discovered. Receipts always offer a fascinating insight into life as it was when they were written. Here we brush off the dust of ages to look back on Bishop Auckland
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