Man in court over firework blaze

A man has appeared in court accused of starting a blaze which caused damage of £20,000 to a house after a firework was pushed through its letterbox.

David Richardson, 17, of Maxton, has been charged with culpable and reckless fire-raising after the incident in St Boswells on Wednesday evening.

Nobody was inside the property at Weirgate Brae at the time of the fire.

Richardson made no plea or declaration at Jedburgh Sheriff Court and was released on bail.