£1.8MILLION OVERHAUL PLANNED FOR ISLAND’S ‘NUMBER ONE CRASH SITE’
26th August 2026
A teenager has been jailed for 32-months for stabbing a boy at Puckpool near Ryde back in November 2020. Liam Williams, 19, was charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent after he stabbed a 16-year-old boy who was out...
Read moreDetailsMonday 21st February – Friday 25th February 2022 • Angela Vella, 51, of Slade Road in Ryde, pleaded guilty to sending an offensive/indecent/obscene/menacing message and changed her plea to guilty for charges of assault by beating and using threatening/abusive/insulting words...
Read moreDetailsA criminal case against a 76-year-old Ryde man accused of a string of historic child sex offences, some dating back 48 years, failed to make it to court as the defendant died ahead of his appearance. Ian Dell, of Corbett...
Read moreDetailsA serial shoplifter has been fined £74 by the courts after stealing £5 of meat from Tesco Express in Lake. James Smith, 37, of Station Avenue in Sandown, pleaded guilty to a single charge of theft from a shop when...
Read moreDetails37-year-old Thomas Ward has been slapped with a 12-month ban and a £120 fine after being caught drug driving, prompted by an incident in which he allegedly ran over a man's foot. Ward, of Hunts Road in St Lawrence, appeared...
Read moreDetailsMonday 14th February – Friday 18th February 2022 • William Cantelo, 21, of Trinity Church Lane, Cowes was found guilty of drink driving (91). He was banned from driving for 24 months and ordered to complete a 12-month community order...
Read moreDetailsA Newport man with a lengthy criminal record dating back some 16 years has been handed a 12-month community order and ordered to pay compensation after smashing up 3 vehicles and fleeing from Police. 30-year-old Harry Turnbull, of Westminster Lane...
Read moreDetailsA Ryde man who got behind the wheel of a works van just minutes after being banned from driving has been handed another disqualification - this time for 21 months. Benjamin Hadfield, 32, of Solent View Close, appeared before the...
Read moreDetails35-year-old Luciano Dent has been handed a 12-month conditional discharge after admitting being in possession of a small amount of cannabis - a Class B drug. It was shortly after midnight on 29th January this year that Police in an...
Read moreDetailsAn 18-year-old man from Cowes has appeared in court and pleaded guilty to 2 charges of vehicle interference after being caught in the act by a Ring doorbell. Haydn Reilly, of The Chandlers in Cowes, appeared before the Isle of...
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