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22nd August 2026
A Newport man who kicked a chair from under a woman at Cowes' The Range has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Kelvin Parker, 33, of Wintergreen Gardens, admitted assault by beating when he appeared at the Isle of Wight...
Read moreDetailsJohn and Lyn King, who passed away when their car plunged off the cliff at The Needles earlier this month, died as a result of multiple injuries and inhalation of water, an inquest opening has heard. The bodies of the...
Read moreDetailsA drink driver who told a judge he had been drinking because 'it was a Sunday' has been slammed for offering what was described as ‘outrageous nonsense’ after being caught more than twice the legal limit behind the wheel. Mark...
Read moreDetailsA Newport man who admitted numerous theft offences from a host of local businesses has been handed a year-long community order. Thomas Mason, 29, of Staplers Road, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court having previously admitted 8 counts...
Read moreDetails40-year-old Jordan Thomas, who harassed his ex-partner - sometimes calling her 30 times a day - has been handed a 5-year restraining order. Thomas, of Albert Way in East Cowes, admitted harassment without violence when he appeared at the Isle...
Read moreDetailsA Lake man who has denied a pair of sexual assault charges against him will see his case go to trial next year. Phillip Robbins, of Percy Road, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Tuesday, charged with...
Read moreDetailsA father of 6 who crashed his Vauxhall into a tree before refusing to give Police a blood sample has been banned from the roads for 18 months. Lee Marshall, 35, of Prince Street in Ryde, admitted failing to provide...
Read moreDetailsA shoplifter from Shanklin who stole groceries from the Co-op has been handed a 12-month conditional discharge. Declan Leach, 30, of High Street, admitted theft from a shop when he appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Tuesday...
Read moreDetailsBinstead man Stephen Tuckey, who is accused of criminal damage and stalking of a police detective, will stand trial next month. The 44-year-old, of Hillrise Avenue, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court this week, charged with stalking without...
Read moreDetailsAn Apse Heath man who sent a woman an explicit image of a penis, in what a judge described as a 'disgusting offence', has been handed a 12-month community order. Martin O'Rourke, of Woods Drive in Apse Heath, appeared before...
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