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The world’s first railway town named Britain’s most affordable place for families to buy a home

Shildon, County Durham, topped the list with an average house price-to-earnings ratio of 1.36

The Independent UK

Railway town named Britain’s most affordable for families to buy a home

Zoopla said the ‘scale of the affordability gap’ across different locations stands out.

The Independent UK

Man charged with murder of court bailiff in County Durham

Jeff Blair, 55, who was attacked while on duty in Shildon, died in hospital after sustaining serious injuries

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The UK town named the most affordable place to buy a home

Zoopla found the median property values there equate to just over a year’s average household earnings

The Independent UK

Revealed: the east London borough with the most affordable homes in London

The property website said its research highlights a ‘significant geographical divide’ in affordability for home buyers.

Evening Standard

Witnessing the sad decline of communities in County Durham

Letters: Readers lament the abandoning of Category D villages by the council and the lasting impact that has had

The Guardian - UK

To understand Britain’s malaise, visit Shildon – the town that refused to die

People will blame Brexit, Boris and austerity, but this country’s demise goes back decades – and shows no signs of stopping, says the Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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Iron railway bridge that ‘changed the world’ to return home to Durham

Curators at National Railway Museum at Shildon say they are delighted and proud to get Gaunless bridge back

The Guardian - UK

County Durham mum's heartache as vandals target garden devoted to children who took own lives

Tracey Beadle, of Shildon, said the garden was a place of sanctuary and reflection for people

Chronicle Live

Five people fined more than £3,500 for fly-tipping around Shildon

Durham County Council bosses have warned there is no excuse for fly-tipping and that also applies to refusing to help during investigations

Chronicle Live

Shildon family who lost daughter share 'anger and frustration' over delayed review of ambulance service 'cover-ups'

Quinn Evie Milburn-Beadle's parents are frustrated at the delays in publishing a review into alleged North East Ambulance Service cover-ups

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Shildon workman 'bullied' vulnerable man and charged him for shoddy roofing repairs

Kenan Samme attempted to charge the man more than four times the price he’d quoted for roof repair work

Chronicle Live

Research reveals landmark County Durham railway coal drops were a 'world first'

New research has been carried out at Shildon on the Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR), which opened in 1825 as the world’s first steam-hauled public railway

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Machete-wielding thug threatens Co-op staff and steals cash from till in Shildon

Police have released a description of a man they want to speak to in connection with an armed robbery of a Co-op store in County Durham

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Shildon man 'latched on' to partner's chin in 'barbaric' biting attack after tripping over

Andrew Harbottle, 43, carried out a vicious biting attack on his partner on December 12 last year

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Man fined after claiming his rubbish was dumped by someone else in County Durham

Terry Hopwood, of Shildon, was ordered to pay the fine after waste belonging to him was found in a number of locations

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Shildon man threatened to slit dad's throat after holding Stanley knife to his neck

Stuart Doughty, 33, went to his dad's home in the early hours of April 19, this year, and carried out the frightening offence

Daily Mirror

UK's ten most affordable areas to buy a home - including properties from £71k

Property prices have been going through the roof but there are still some spots where you can get serious bang for your buck - find out where you can pick up a property for just £71,000

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Chronicle Live

Man jailed for 13 years after firing sawn-off shotgun at petrified woman in Shildon

Neville Coatsworth threatened a woman before turning the gun on a man who was trying to intervene in a terrifying incident

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Bleeding one-month-old puppy found 'close to death' after being dumped in Shildon

The male terrier-type pup named Steve was found to be underweight, hypothermic, was bleeding and had a wound on his head

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Man who attempted to rob Shildon shop by 'snatching' clothes from rail is jailed

Kevin Aldworth, who had been taking drugs, attempted to rob the Original Factory Shop in Shildon on March 22

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Shildon man attacked and strangled partner after row over household chores

Nicholas Rose's victim said that she shaved her head so he could no longer grab it during assaults

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Violent Shildon man left partner with 'multiple injuries' and belief that she'd be killed

Robert Mason's partner was so scared of him, she believed he would kill her one day

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Parents don't have long left on closure of Sunnydale School in Shildon

Durham County Council has been consulting on the controversial plans

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