Shildon

Having collated their statistics for the last financial year, Sedgefield & District Citizens Advice Bureau is pleased to report a 6% increase in clients helped across the year against a reduction of 25%...

Shildon’s MP, Helen Goodman has welcomed the announcement by HSBC that customers will be able to access their bank accounts through local post offices. The bank’s announcement...

Residents in Great Aycliffe and Middridge can find out how local issues are being tackled when the local Area Action Partnership meets next. The GAMP board will be meeting on Tuesday...

On the second weekend in May, Scouts all over the world take to the hills to hike together, as part of the annual day for the World Scout Movement. It is the only international annual event for every member of the Scouting family. Called Jamboree On The Trail, all Scouts, whatever their age and wherever they may be in the world...

Motorists are being reminded that parking restrictions are being enforced within the town. Durham County Council take over responsibilty for enforcement on 31st May, and several...

The last example of an airbraked coal hopper wagon, number 361000, which was built in 1977 at Shildon Wagon Works, has been designated for preservation by the Railway Heritage Committee...

A 33 year-old man from Bishop Auckland has been arrested after he took a vehicle without the owner’s consent, before crashing it on Shildon bypass. Kenneth Stephen Brown, of Douthwaite Road...

Entries are now open for Shildon Town Council’s annual Sid Chaplin Short Story competition for 2013. There is no theme for entries, and first prize for adults is £300. Second prize is...

Residents in Shildon are being urged to reduce their waste by turning it into compost. Durham County Council is helping to promote the environmental benefits of home composting to...

Shildon AFC welcomed FA Vase winners, Spennymoor Town, to Dean Street on Bank Holiday Monday in the visiting club’s first match since lifting the trophy at Wembley on Saturday...