AIR AMBULANCE TOUCHES DOWN IN PAN EMERGENCY
25th August 2026
2 men who climbed onto a rooftop in Ventnor and launched projectiles at the Police below during a 3-hour standoff have been jailed. 28-year-old Nino Cavanagh and 21-year-old Lewis Morera-Morgan appeared at Isle of Wight Crown Court for sentencing earlier today...
Read moreDetailsA Binstead man with a previous conviction for drink driving has been banned from the roads for 12 months after pleading guilty to drug driving following a crash in Newport earlier this year. Lee Critchley, 40, of Broadway Crescent in...
Read moreDetailsMonday 15th November – Friday 19th November 2021 • Peter Thomas Mellanby-Smith, 38, of Arthur Street in Ryde, pleaded guilty to assault by beating and 2 charges of criminal damage. He was made subject to an 18-month community order with...
Read moreDetailsFailure to comply with a community order imposed by the courts has landed a Newport man with a 6-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months. 40-year-old Paul Symonds, of Lower St James' Street in Newport, appeared before the Isle of...
Read moreDetailsA mum-of-3 who has battled with drug addiction for years claimed she couldn't remember anything about the incident when she appeared in court accused of theft from a shop. 38-year-old Rachel Hewitt, of Angelica Grove in Newport, appeared before Magistrates...
Read moreDetails41-year-old Thabini Madosa has been banned from the roads for 18 months after being caught behind the wheel whilst twice the drink-drive limit. Madosa, a chartered accountant from Hawthorn Meadows in East Cowes, was stopped by Police during the early...
Read moreDetailsA Ryde man who was trying to fight 'The Joker' during a night out on the town ended up attempting to bite a Police officer and prompted another to deploy their PAVA spray, a court has heard. Astin Tyas, 31,...
Read moreDetails41-year-old Emma Stafford has been fined by Magistrates after hitting a woman around the face with a glass bottle. Earlier this year Police issued an appeal for information after a woman sustained facial injuries in an attack outside the Co-Op...
Read moreDetails43-year-old Michael Bunce and 37-year-old Rachael Dixcey have appeared in court charged with stealing a bag of meat from Asda supermarket in Newport. Dixcey, of Manor Cresent in Newport, pleaded guilty to the theft when she appeared before the Isle...
Read moreDetailsA man who stole £800 of alcohol from 3 supermarkets to pay off a drug debt after his children were threatened has appeared in court. 45-year-old Darren Stride, of no fixed abode, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court...
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