Monday 24th January – Friday 28th January 2022 • Christopher Barrett, 33, of The Strand in Ryde, was made subject to a 12-month community order with 80 hours of unpaid work attached for breaching a non-molestation order. He was handed...

37-year-old Emma James and 28-year-old Lee Richie have both been fined and ordered to pay compensation after smashing a perspex screen at McDonald's. James, of Newport Road in Ventnor and Richie, of Coopers Lane in Wellow, appeared before the Isle...

18-year-old Luke Moody will appear before the Crown Court for sentencing later this year after pleading guilty to possessing incident images of children. Moody, of Fort Mews, was caught by the Police after uploading a variety of photos and videos...

Rushing to catch the Yarmouth car ferry at more than twice the speed limit has landed a Cowes man in court, where he received a ban and hefty fine. 34-year-old Aaron Hayward, of Admiral Way in Cowes, pleaded guilty when...

Monday 17th January – Friday 21st January 2022 • Martin Stringer, 56, of Regent Street in Shanklin, pleaded guilty to possession of a Class A drug (heroin) and a Class B drug (cannabis). He was ordered to pay a fine...

A drug driver who was previously caught drink driving has been handed a 3-year driving ban by the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Daniel Bertagnon, 34, of Mews Lane in Newport, appeared before the court on Friday charged with drug...

A 25-year-old scaffolder from London, who was travelling to the mainland from the Isle of Wight, has been charged with drink driving after savvy Red Funnel passengers alerted Police yesterday evening (Friday). Officers from Hampshire Constabulary's Roads Policing Unit have...

A disqualified driver who was found back behind the wheel with a cocktail of drugs in his system - and a 7-year-old child sat beside him - has been handed a suspended prison sentence. 35-year-old Joseph Hughes, of Clarence Road...

A complaint about the quality of food on offer at Wetherspoons led to a Ryde man assaulting 2 members of staff and smashing a door, the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court heard this week. 44-year-old Richard Wetherick appeared before the...

22-year-old Anthony Manning has been sentenced to 3-and-a-half years in prison after setting fire to the kitchen of a hostel in Newport, endangering the lives of those inside. As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services were called at 04:08...