A derelict building in Bishop Auckland town centre that was last open as Beales department store A FACEBOOK group has been created to raise awareness to the council of how ‘unhappy’ residents have become with the condition of their town and the local surrounding areas. The non-political community group ‘let’s clean up Bishop Auckland’, started by town resident Brian Sutton, has attracted nearly 700 members on Facebook, including MP Dehenna Davison, Durham County Councillors, and Bishop Auckland Town Councillors. The main aim of the group is to highlight town issues, including fly tipping, a lack of litter bins on main roads in the area, rat and pigeon infestations around Morrison’s and the Cockton Hill area, and an increase in dog mess in many of the main thoroughfares.