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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...
Read moreDetailsA 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...
Read moreDetailsA 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...
Read moreDetailsA court has this week heard how a drink driver fell asleep at the wheel of his car before crashing into a hedge near Arreton. 28-year-old Marian Canuci, of Sandown Road in Shanklin, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates...
Read moreDetailsA 49-year-old man who told a woman she was beautiful before groping her bottom and moving his hands forward has pleaded guilty to sexual assault. David Morris-Perry admitted the single charge when he appeared before Magistrates on Tuesday. He appeared...
Read moreDetails35-year-old Rory Scott will appear before the Crown Court for sentencing after admitting to punching a man 3 times outside Halfords in Newport, causing significant facial injuries. Scott, of Heathfield Road in Freshwater, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates...
Read moreDetailsA 49-year-old man from Sandown pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly when he appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Andrew Coward, of Fort Street, appeared before Magistrates on Tuesday charged with the offence which took place on...
Read moreDetailsA 40-year-old woman from Lake has been ordered to pay just over £140 in compensation after destroying a door, several windows and garden items in a bizarre fit of rage in Shanklin. Emma Stafford, of Medeway, pleaded guilty to a...
Read moreDetailsMonday 20th September – Friday 24th September 2021 • James Simon Birchenough, 32, of Osborne Road in East Cowes, was made subject to a 6-month community order for causing harassment, alarm or distress and possession of a Class B drug...
Read moreDetailsMonday 6th September – Friday 17th September 2021 • David Patrick Marsh, 30, of Cannamanning Road in St Austell, Cornwall pleaded guilty to using threatening or abusive words likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. Hr was fined £40 and...
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