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22nd August 2026
A local businessman facing historic rape allegations dating back to when he was aged between 12 and 17 is to appear in court this morning (Tuesday). Joe Collins, 36, of Atherley Road in Shanklin will appear before Magistrates today charged...
Read moreDetailsAn alcoholic who went on a theft spree in Ryde and Newport, stealing over £360 of alcohol from shops, also helped himself to a bottle of Irn Bru. Robert McCamley, 41, of Green Street in Ryde, pleaded guilty to 10...
Read moreDetailsA Ryde man who was found to be driving with cannabis in his system has seen his licence taken away from him just 12 months after he passed his test. Brennan Smallcombe, 22, of High Park Road in Ryde, pleaded...
Read moreDetailsA disqualified driver from Freshwater who was found to be driving with drugs in his system has been sent to prison for 12 weeks. Nicky Dickinson, 38, of Solent Gardens in Freshwater, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court...
Read moreDetails30-year-old Danny Hanna, who assaulted his then-girlfriend before then trying to get her to change her statement so he wouldn't go to prison, will be sentenced in the courts in February. Hanna, of Sea Road in Bournemouth, pleaded guilty to...
Read moreDetailsMonday 16th January – Friday 20th January 2023 • Nadine Carol Lilley, 48, of West Street, Godshill pleaded guilty to keeping a vehicle which was unlicensed. She was fined £40 and ordered to pay excise back duty of £86.67 and...
Read moreDetailsA Sandown man has been fined £320 after he was found guilty of assaulting an emergency worker. Anthony Serjent, 44, of Royal Street in Sandown, pleaded guilty to common assault of an emergency worker when he appeared at the Isle...
Read moreDetailsA convicted sex offender who failed to notify Police that his Natwest debit card had expired has been found guilty of failing to adhere to the requirements of the register. David Bradshaw, 66, of Dolcroft Road in Rookley, pleaded guilty to...
Read moreDetailsA 16-year-old boy from the Isle of Wight who threatened another boy with a kitchen knife has been handed a 10-month referral order and has also been made subject to a 21-month criminal behaviour order. The teenager, who cannot be...
Read moreDetailsA Shanklin man who was reported missing by his family before being found on Brading Down sat in his car, with a knife in the footwell and imitation firearm in the glove box, has pleaded guilty to 3 possession offences....
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