Magistrates have handed a Newport man a 12-month driving ban after he was found driving with cocaine and cannabis in his system, but have given consideration to the fact he has turned his life around. 30-year-old Joseph Gibbons, of Halberry...

Monday 25th October – Friday 29th October 2021 • Lee James Sullivan, 49, of Melville Street in Ryde, was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison for the offence of drink driving, which he pleaded guilty to. Sullivan was 4 times...

Despite being found slumped behind the wheel with slurred speech and stinking of alcohol, a Totland woman has claimed in court that she hadn't been drinking. Lorraine Mildred Daniels, 61, care of The Broadway in Totland, pleaded guilty to failing...

24-year-old Keaton Martin will appear before the Isle of Wight Crown Court in December accused of numerous child sex offences, including causing/inciting an underage girl to engage in penetrative sexual activity. Martin, of Clifford Street in Newport, has been given...

Monday 18th October – Friday 22nd October 2021 • Tyler John Cairns, 26, of George Street in Ryde, was given a 5-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, for assault occasioning actual bodily harm and 2 counts of assault by...

A notorious dangerous driver is now serving a 2-year stretch behind bars after breaching a suspended sentence by committing yet more driving offences - with Police warning others that they will not tolerate illegal driving. 27-year-old Joseph Barrass, also known...

Monday 11th October – Friday 15th October 2021 • Lachen Connor Downs, 23, of New close in Thorley, pleaded guilty to assault by beating and criminal damage, as well as admitting breaching a suspended sentence. He was made subject to...

A plumber who was caught cultivating cannabis was also arrested for drink driving when Police forced entry to his house in Newport, the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court has heard. Darren Fletcher, 37, of Hunnyhill in Newport, appeared before the...

A 27-year-old pub chef pleaded guilty to driving whilst under the influence of alcohol when he appeared before Magistrates on Tuesday (19th October). Thomas Fry, of Newport Road in Cowes, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court following an...

A 37-year-old Isle of Wight man will appear before the Crown Court in November after pleading guilty to attempting to meet a child for sex at Victoria Rec in Newport. Paul Allen, from Hinton Road in Carisbrooke, was caught when...