A Freshwater man caught in possession of prohibited images of a child will learn his fate at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court in May. Jacques Barton, 23, of Hooke Close in Freshwater, admitted 3x making indecent photographs/pseudo-photographs of a...

A drug driver who veered across a main road and ploughed head-on into a double decker bus - just 3 years after rolling his car in Ventnor Town Centre - has been banned from the roads for 40 months. 47-year-old...

Monday 10th March – Friday 14th March 2024 • Jack Urry, 28, of Yarborough Close, Godshill pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug of Class B – cannabis. He was handed a 18-month community order...

A Newport man has denied that his dog was dangerously out of control when it bit a woman at a care facility in Freshwater last year. Jason Turner, 51, of Lugley Street in Newport, appeared before the Isle of Wight...

A 71-year-old woman thought to have been murdered in Wootton last year died as a result of a single stab wound to the neck, an inquest opening has heard. At an opening held at the Isle of Wight Coroner's Court...

A 20-year-old from Kent, who was arrested at the Travelodge in Ryde on suspicion of child sex offences last month, has had the case against him dropped. Ryan Loveday, of Rochester, was alleged to have met an underage girl at...

24-year-old Isle of Wight man Ryan Phillips has been found guilty of 15 child sex offences - including rape - following a 4-week trial at Portsmouth Crown Court. Phillips, of Melville Street in Sandown, first appeared in court in May...

Prolific thief Daniel Kilshaw has been locked up behind bars once again, this time for breaking into Sandown's Jhoots Pharmacy on no fewer than 4 occasions. It was during the early hours of 24th January this year that Kilshaw threw a...

41-year-old Scott Carpenter has been handed a suspended prison sentence following an Isle of Wight Council investigation that uncovered fraudulent activities amounting to more than £162,000. Carpenter, who - ironically - ran Bespoke Carpentry and Building Services IOW, appeared before...

. Monday 3rd March – Friday 7th March 2024 • Jordan Jude, 28, of Parkways in Sandown was fined £200 and ordered to pay £60 costs for failing to comply with the requirements of a community order. • Andrew Downard,...