A pensioner who appeared in court earlier this week, accused of stalking a pharmacy worker, will stand trial in May next year. Malcom Ley, 76, of Fairlee Road in Newport, pleaded not guilty to 1 count of stalking between 22nd...

A drink driver from East Cowes, who was caught 3 times over the limit, has claimed she was driving to save a friend in crisis. Parisha Valjee, 54, of Cambridge Road, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates' Court and...

A Sandown woman who had been struggling with chronic pain and mental health issues took her own life by driving her car off Culver Cliff, an inquest has concluded. Nichola Irene Merrick, 45, was pronounced dead on 22nd April 2023...

The owner of an XL Bully who "didn't know" his dog was a banned breed will have to wait until October to find out if the dog will be destroyed. Liam Matthews, 23, of Spinnaker Close in Cowes pleaded guilty...

32-year-old Liam Trott has been jailed after breaching a restraining order by speaking to his victim and kissing her - just months after being warned by the courts to stay away. Trott, of Grange Road in Shanklin, appeared before the...

A woman from Sandown has been banned from driving for 17 months after she was found to be more than twice the legal alcohol limit while behind the wheel of an electric car in the New Forest. Emma Millard, 43,...

A Cowes man caught masturbating in his car in full public view has been handed a 9-month community order. James Gilbert, 25, of Mill Hill Road, was sentenced for committing an act of outraging public decency when he appeared at...

17-month-old Jayla-Jean McLaren died from a severe head injury, an inquest opening has revealed. Senior Coroner Caroline Sumeray, sitting at the Isle of Wight Coroner's Court in Newport this afternoon (Thursday), opened and adjourned an inquest into the toddler's death...

A 57-year-old Island Roads driver accused of seriously injuring an elderly man in Newport will stand trial at the Isle of Wight Crown Court in January next year - almost 3 years after the incident occurred. Richard Price, of Redlake...

Monday 4th August – Friday 8th August 2025 Amber Banham-Gage, 22, care of Daniel Street in Ryde, admitted breaching the requirements of a community order. She was fined £80 and ordered to pay £60 costs. James Hughes, 27, of Flitcroft...