Judge Berkeley awarded the now 12-year-old Alannah €30,000 damages after throwing out Lavin’s defence because she had failed to attend court to meet Mr Graham’s…
A trial date has been set for a man charged with rape and a sexual assault. Ryan Dean Graham (40), of Kirkley Drive, Ponteland, previously appeared at North Tyneside Magistrates’ Court on March 12 accused of raping a woman and sexually assaulting a woman. It is alleged Graham carried out both offences in Newcastle on December 7, 2018. At a hearing at Newcastle Crown Court today (April 9), which Graham was excused from attending, his lawyer, Lorraine Mustard, indicated a not guilty plea. Judge Robert Spragg set a trial date of April 25 2022. It is estimated the trial will take four days. The court heard a pre-trial hearing will take place on November 1, which Graham must attend.
BEAUFORT â The Carteret County Planning Commission last week voted to recommend approval of a rezoning request for a parcel on Utopia Drive in Newport that will be used as a personal storage facility.  Â
The panel convened for its monthly meeting Dec. 14 in the commissionersâ boardroom of the administration complex in Beaufort to consider the rezoning request, sent by Keith Maready. Mr. Maready is requesting to rezone a 5.09-acre parcel at 190 Utopia Drive from R-15M (moderate density residential) to LIW (light industrial wholesale) district.
Mr. Maready told the planning commission he plans to build a storage shed and workshop on the property for personal use.