McDonnell's Convenience Store in Cleveland Terrace, Darlington, County Durham, attracted considerable interest when it was put on the market by Christie & Co. In the same ownership for 25 years, the store was runner-up in the 1999 National Lottery Independent Lottery Trader of the Year competition. The store has a trading area of 3,000 sq ft and the successful bidder was the Mills Group. Price achieved is undisclosed. {{PROPERTY }}