Maurice and Sue Denny who opened Ellenswood Pyrography at the Dundas Indoor Market in September A LEADING figure in the Tees Valley’s commercial property sector says Middlesbrough town centre must “build back better” as it recovers from the devastating impact of the pandemic. Richard Wilson – a senior associate with Dodds Brown – told the BBC Tees Breakfast programme that the town centre was already changing before Covid-19, but the need for transition was now far more urgent. Speaking on the third morning since non-essential shops were allowed to re-open, Mr Wilson said: “We’ve got to make it a great place to live, to work and socialise through leisure, culture and tourism. We’ve got to build back better and re-balance our town centres to give people more reason to come in than just for the purpose of shopping.”