Credit: Viewer footageA 16-year-old boy has been charged with criminal damage after several new build houses were damaged in Darlington on the Huworth Moor new build estate off Neasham Road following reports that a male was driving a JCB into unoccupied houses officers found seven houses had been damaged Officers were also called to reports of a dumper truck being stolen in Middleton St George on Friday A 16-year-old boy was arrested and later charged with criminal damage no insurance and two counts of aggravated vehicle taking He has been remanded into custody and will appear at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (Monday 5 May) Want a quick and expert briefing on the biggest news stories Listen to our latest podcasts to find out What You Need To know.. DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Denny Hamlin did his job so his pit crew could do its most stellar stop at the perfect time Hamlin came into the pits after a final caution in third place and told himself to hit every mark And that's what the Joe Gibbs Racing group did, pulling off a perfect winning moment that sent Hamlin out with the lead. He took over on the final restart and held off William Byron to win the Goodyear 400 on Sunday his fifth at Darlington Raceway and his second straight this season Hamlin said he hung on throughout as Byron and others looked like they might pull out victory Hamlin waited out his time and then pounced as he broke away during the green-white-checkered finish I can do it at a high level and look forward to winning a lot of races this year," Hamlin said Hamlin won for a second straight week after his success at Martinsville Hamlin chose the outside lane for a final restart and shot out to the lead and pulled away from series points leader Byron and NASCAR wins leader Christopher Bell It was then time for Hamlin's Joe Gibbs Racing pit crew to shine as it got him out quickly and in the lead was second with Hamlin's JGR teammate Bell in third "There are two people I really love right now my pit crew and Kyle Larson," Hamlin said to a round of boos from those in the stands Hamlin credited the past two victories to his pit crew "The pit crew just did an amazing job," he said Blaney had thought he was clear to his first-ever Darlington victory after getting by Reddick late When he saw the caution flag for Larson's spin who sought was to become the first NASCAR driver in nearly 25 years to lead every lap on the way to victory He got shuffled down the standings during the last round of green-flag pit stops and could not recover "It was looking like it was going to be a perfect race and we were going to lead every lap," he said it was too late to get back up there," Byron said had high hopes for a second Darlington win But he slid into the inside wall coming off the second turn on lap three and went right to garage where his team worked the next couple of hours to get him back on track Larson returned on lap 164 after falling 161 laps off the pace Greg Biffle, the last NASCAR driver to win consecutive Cup Series victories at Darlington in 2006 and 2007, drove the pace car for the Goodyear 400 on Sunday. Biffle has had an eventful few months, flying rescue missions with his helicopter into areas of the Southeast affected by devastating Hurricane Helene in September. Biffle was planning a weeklong trip to the Bahamas when his phone started going off about people stranded in parts of Western North Carolina. "I went to the hangar and the power was out," Biffle said. "We got the hangar down open with the tug and got the helicopter out. Once I got in the air, I realized what had taken place." Biffle then flew the next 11 days from "sunup to sundown." "It was incredible," Biffle said. "It was pretty tough going for the first week." Biffle won the Myers Brothers Humanitarian Award for his work. The series goes to Bristol on April 13 before taking its traditional Easter break. Geoff Hopson will return to Darlington's Hippodrome to play the king in Snow White A former professional dancer has come out of retirement to return to the stage that inspired him to take up his career almost 40 years ago returns to Darlington's Hippodrome on 16 May to play the King in a ballet production of Snow White formerly known as Darlington Civic Theatre is where Mr Hopson first discovered his passion for dance at the age of 16 Mr Hopson said he was "excited" to return to the stage where it all began He said he was inspired to become a dancer after seeing an all-male cast in a Gang of Five production at the venue who retired after an injury when he was 34 said: "When I saw the five male dancers perform in Darlington all those years ago graceful – I saw what they were capable of and knew it was what I wanted to do "I didn't even tell my mother I was studying to be a dancer until I was in my second year of training so I definitely didn't come from that sort of theatrical Geoff Hopson was inspired to take up dancing when he was a teenager He said his return to Darlington was made even more special by the fact that the role was choreographed especially for him by balletLORENT's artistic director Northumbria and Sunderland universities and delivering workshops in primary schools He said: "I came out of retirement because I love everything about this show – it's clever and funny and smart and sad "I was incredibly lucky to find my passion in life and I don't know what I'd have done without it." 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