Dissington

Derek Dissington (57) was unanimously cleared on all four counts by the panel of eight men and four women at Manchester Crown Court. Family members in the public gallery wept as the not-guilty verdicts were read out, and a clearly emotional Mr ...

A FATHER of two alleged to have sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl, told a trial jury that he was entirely innocent. Former taxi driver Derek Dissington told Manchester Crown Court: “I would never do that to anybody.” The 57 year old, nicknamed ...

The 10 year old described how 57-year-old Derek Dissington abused her four times within a matter of weeks. She said in a video interview with a police officer that she was scared because she did not want it to happen. The child said she had been afraid ...

Knight Frank has been appointed sole agent for Dissington Hall Enterprise Hub in Ponteland, following the expansion of office space at the Grade II listed house with a further nine office suites. The business hub's units range from 162 sq ft to 1,074 ...

Criminal defence solicitors across the country began to refuse to do legal aid work at the start of the month. Huge meetings in Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, Devon, Wales, Bristol and London voted to support this action. Magistrates' courts and police ...

They are led by a team of around 15 volunteer coaches with head coach David Pycroft at the helm, and their efforts are certainly paying off – Kate Dissington, 15, and Charlotte Dreon and Harry Thomson, both 14, recently represented the club at the ...