The Latest Breaking News from Shildon

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 · Mar 23

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 · Mar 23

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

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12

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 · Aug 21, 2023

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 · Jun 16, 2023

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 · Apr 28, 2023

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

Chronicle Live · Apr 22, 2023

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 · Feb 8, 2023

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

Chronicle Live · Dec 29, 2022

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

Chronicle Live · Oct 27, 2022