34-year-old Jamie Lee has been jailed for 16 weeks after admitting to a series of thefts from shops across the Isle of Wight, as well as assaulting a shop worker during one of the incidents. Lee, of Grove Close, Newport,...

64-year-old Terry Lewis has been jailed for 17 months after firing an air rifle during a row with his neighbours over loud music. Lewis, of no fixed abode but previously of New Road in Brading, was found guilty of possessing...

This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. The defendant’s name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence are published in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rule...

Prolific offender Daniel Kilshaw is back behind bars after breaking into a High Street pharmacy and stealing boxes of prescription medication. It was last Thursday (15th May) that the front door of Day Lewis Pharmacy in Newport was smashed in,...

24-year-old Ryan Phillips has been sentenced to 12 years behind bars for committing numerous sex offences against children – including rape - when he was a child himself. Phillips, previously of Melville Street in Sandown, first appeared in court in...

A teenager who plotted to carry out a terrorist attack at the Isle of Wight Festival and later planned to stab teachers at a local school can now be named as Nathan Ruth from East Cowes. Ruth was just 15...

A shoplifter who stole pasta to feed himself has been ordered to pay compensation of £8.35 to Morrisons. Perry Masters, 42, of Barton Road in Newport, admitted theft from a shop when he appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates...

A 42-year-old man has been jailed for 5 days after failing to comply with post-sentence supervision conditions following his release from prison. Luke Mulkern, 42, of no fixed abode, admitted breach of post sentence supervision when he appeared at the...

Monday 28th April – Friday 9th May 2025 • Elisha Evelyn Gibbons, 31, care of Josephs Way, Shanklin, pleaded guilty to dishonestly making a false statement to obtain Universal Credit. She was ordered to pay a £60 fine, complete 15...

Isle of Wight paedophile Peter Trayner, who was described in court as a high-risk offender, has admitted breaching the requirements of the Sex Offenders Register for the fourth time. Trayner, 75, of Queens Road in Freshwater, appeared at the Isle...