Badger for books is located in such a small space in a converted old secondary school building, yet…read moreit consistently amazes me how much I can spend when I go in there on behalf of my school. I am based in the foundation stage and the stock of books on display by far exceed our needs. The business aims to provide schools with quality reading and research materials. The business has a very comprehensive web site to support its base in the Southlands centre. Staff are always very knowledgeable and are able to offer help with searching for that lost favourite book on their data base. Prices are as you expect when you are buying books but you do pay for quality. If you live in this area and are part of a school organisation I would highly recommend a visit to this school book specialist.

This is one of the better branches of WH Smith in this area. It's located in one of the large…read moreindoor shopping centres in Middlesbrough town centre, not too far from Boots. Now, I am one of these awkward people who love magazines - but not just ordinary magazines. No, I like the more obscure ones which sadly are simply not stocked by most newsagents, and are not stocked by a number of branches of WH Smith (for example the one in Stockton town centre and the one on Teesside Retail Park). However, this branch in Middlesbrough is brilliant! It has an excellent range of magazines - ok not quite as good as you will find in Borders on Teesside Park, but then Borders is unsurpassed! If you're in Middlesbrough town centre, this is definitely the best place for magazines. The branch is quite large and set out over two floors. They sell everything you would expect from WH Smiths, not just magazines, but also books, games, DVDs and CDs, even sweets! The only real downside with this place is the queues at the check outs. Maybe I've just been unlucky, but there always seems to be a queue, and it never seems to move very quickly!

This is your usual Smith's: they sell books, magazines, cards, stationery and some DVDs/CDs. They…read morealso sell a small range of drinks and snacks. It's always mega busy so there's often a queue at the till. There's now a post office downstairs which is also quite busy, especially at lunch times. I don't think the store is laid out very well as I always have trouble trying to find the book or magazine I want and there never seems to be a member of staff available to ask for help. It's not a very big store so their book selection is limited and they only tend to stock the most recent releases or those that are on special offer.

This is a great place to pick up bargain dvds rather than bargain books, although there are plenty…read morein here. They tend to be biographies that noone wants. I suppose a shop like this should be the first port of call for any potentiaL publishers wishing to see how the market is behaving. Dare I say it, it's great at Christmas for cheap cards and wrapping paper, and you can always cleanse yourself after by buying some overpriced biscuits from marks and spencer and gorging on them by the river.

Lovely bookshop with a large range of books, gifts & music. They offer a lovely selection of…read moreChristian books, etc. It's located near a very nice coffee shop too. Worth visiting.