Shildon

A man has been charged with murder following the death of a man who was assaulted in Dent Street, Shildon.

The devastated family of a much-loved man who was killed in an incident in Shildon have paid tribute to him.

It is with great regret and sadness that this will be the last meeting for the Veterans Hub for the foreseeable future and the final get together will be on Wednesday 18 March 11.00am to 2.00pm.

A developer’s bid to build new homes in Coundon has been refused for the second time, writes Local Democracy Reporter, Bill Edgar, after residents...

Joe Lewis from Shildon had his second amateur MMA fight on Machine MMA, and with that, brought home his second victory.

By request of Mr Mike Norman, the lithograph plaque is now hanging proudly in the Town Council chambers and is available to view by residents (appointment only) who can contact the Town Council or go to reception where arrangements will be made to see it.

The number of empty shops in County Durham town centres has increased for the third year in a row.

On Wednesday 11 March in Middridge Village Hall, Richard Pears will take listeners on a journey through some of the stranger buildings of Britain and the people who built them, in his talk 'ARCHITECTURAL ODDITIES: Follies and Funny Folks'.

Plans to build 50 new affordable homes have been supported and praised for their impact on the Shildon community. 

The long-running effort to secure a sustainable future for Shildon Railway Institute has reached a major new milestone, as the historic organisation embarks on an ambitious new phase of exploration into how both the Institute and its Grade II listed building can better serve the town and wider community in the twenty-first century.