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AYCLIFFE TODAY PEOPLE | 9 SCHEME TO ATTRACT START-UP RETAILERS Newton Aycliffe town centre could soon be home to a whole host of new start-up retailers selling anything from children's ware, handmade beauty products, to pet accessories and men's clothing. Our MP Phil Wilson has invited a Stockton-based social enterprise to develop a proposal based on a successful pilot scheme it ran on behalf of Stockton Borough Council, which saw 54 new retail businesses started within a year in the Teesside town. The proposal being developed will support firsttime retailers to try out a new business idea, by giving them support, mentoring, training and easy access retail space in Aycliffe town centre. Phil Wilson said: "I was particularly impressed when I heard about ѡ