An Isle of Wight man who says he was wrongfully accused of raping a number of women has walked free from court today (Monday) as a result of the case against him being dismissed, with the Crown Prosecution Service dropping...

Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 2022 • Tony Byron Rollins, Buckland Road in Teddington, Middlesex admitted failing to comply with the community requirement of a suspended sentence imposed by the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on 18th November...

A crack addict from Lake who went on a 4-week crime spree, stealing over £700 worth of items from local shops, has been sent to prison for 16 weeks. Warren Russell, 38, of Sandown Road in Lake, appeared at the...

A man who called Police stating he intended to harm himself before then threatening to stab anyone who came near him, which resulted in a stand-off situation with officers, has been handed a 15-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months....

3 men from the Isle of Wight have received prison sentences ranging from 3 to 8 years for their involvement in smuggling 10 migrants into the UK via East Cowes Marina. As previously reported by Island Echo, 47-year-old Stephen ‘Lord’ Redhead, of...

3 local criminals have appeared in court once again - this time for assaulting a man in the middle of the street during a 'prolonged group attack' in Sandown. Emma James, 37, of Newport Road in Ventnor appeared at the...

44-year-old Charlotte Mathers has escaped being sent to jail despite pleading guilty to an offence that put her in breach of a suspended prison sentence issued by the Crown Court. Mathers, of Terrace Road in Newport, previously pleaded guilty to...

Monday 28th February – Friday 4th March 2022 • Geoffrey Macey, 41, of Swains Road in Bembridge, pleaded guilty to failing to stop after a road accident. He was handed 5 penalty points on his licence, fined £265 and ordered...

A registered sex offender from Ryde who failed to declare a new credit card to Police within 3 days has been fined £80 by the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Peter Bains, 65, of West Street in Ryde, appeared before...

41-year-old Daniel Kilshaw appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court once again on Tuesday, where he pleaded guilty to criminal damage. The court heard that it was on 20th February this year that Police were called to Sandham House...