A treasure trove with lots on offer.

The Team Valley Trading Estate in Gateshead has outlets selling everything from clothing and sports equipment to cars and home improvement ideas.

As well as creating a focal point, fireplaces add warmth and ambience to a room. Whether your taste is modern, contemporary, or classic, you'll find a range of fireplace designs at Imagine A Fireplace. The family-run business, situated on Mayoral Way, prides itself on offering a personal, quality service.

Accessories make all the difference to a home, and nowhere will you find a more varied range than at Chameleon Mirrors on Dukesway. As well as displaying the region's biggest collections of mirrors, Chameleon is a treasure trove of ideas for those making home improvements. From glass radiators and bathroom cabinets to console tables and occasional painted tables, you're sure to find something to suit at Chameleon's 5,000 sq ft showroom. The showroom stocks a vast range of contemporary and traditional mirrors in a variety of finishes such as gold, ornate, silver, brushed aluminium, mahogany and pine.

The selection is enormous with hand-crafted frame-less mirrors in a variety of shapes, from Pietroni in Italy and Denukdt in Belgium and handcarved wooden frames from India, Indonesia and China. If you're planning improvements to your home, Chameleon Mirrors manufactures its own products on site by skilled craftsmen. Glass can be cut to any size or shape in any finish including polished, etched, bevelled, printed or brilliant cut.

A new sofa can transform the look of your lounge. Sofa Designs retails and wholesales upholstery and has a huge selection of designs ranging from the ultra modern to the traditional. The great collection includes corner groups and reclining sofas and chairs, with many designs available.

Sofa Designs has recently introduced a range of designs in Alcanza - a hardwearing fabric with the appearance and texture of suede. For those wanting a quick delivery, the Chelsea, Richmond, Senator and Havana are usually available from stock.

If you want a new sofa but can't afford it, why not have your old one re-upholstered to look like new? Newlook has been established since 1985 and situated on the Valley since 1998.

The store specialises in upholstery, repairing zig zag springs, leather repairs and foam for new cushions - all at competitive prices.

Jockey is one of the longest established businesses on the Team Valley. With an amazing 125-year heritage, Jockey continues to lead the pack in underwear product innovation and fashion-ability.

Perhaps that is why it endures as one of the UK's top men's and women's underwear brands.

The emphasis is on comfort and fit with contemporary yet flattering shapes. After all that shopping you're bound to have worked up an appetite. Why not pop into Preston's Fish & Chip Shop? Preston's is one of the few fish shops that actually purchase their produce fresh from North Shields Fish Quay and is proud to support North East fishermen. Customers can pre-book food.