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A Newport man who claimed he was 'okay to drive' a few days after consuming cocaine is to be sentenced for drug driving in May. Richard Harrison, 46, of Halberry Lane in Newport, admitted drug driving when he appeared at...
Read moreDetails24-year-old Lily Nash, who verbally assaulted a woman just moments after she intercepted in her attempts to steal more than £650 from Sainsbury's, will learn her fate next month. Nash, of Atkinson Drive in Newport, admitted 2x theft from a...
Read moreDetailsA Sandown woman who breached her Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) and stole from a shop has been warned that she may be sent to prison when she is sentenced next month. Maddy Allen-Willsher, 21, of Fairway Holiday Park, admitted 2x...
Read moreDetails34-year-old Gregg Wicks, who was caught behind the wheel just 11 days after being handed a 3-year driving ban, is to be sentenced at the Isle of Wight Crown Court next month. Wicks, now of The Strand in Ryde, admitted...
Read moreDetailsA St Helens man who was caught drug driving by Police outside the Ryde's Tesco supermarket will learn his fate next month. Ricky Chester, 48, of Carpenters Road, admitted drug driving when he appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates...
Read moreDetailsA paperwork blunder has delayed a court case at the heart of the ongoing closure of Bath Road in Ventnor - a delay that adds to nearly 18 months of mounting community tension. The case relates to a collapsed retaining...
Read moreDetailsRyde man Jean-Pierre Labelle has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for his part in a multi-million-pound drug smuggling operation, just 3 years after being imprisoned for people smuggling. 100kg of cocaine – worth an estimated £8-10million – was...
Read moreDetailsMonday 31st March – Friday 4th April 2024 • Liam Findlay, 35, of Carisbrooke Road, Newport pleaded guilty to theft from a shop. He was fined £80 and ordered to pay £85 costs, £32 surcharge and £24 compensation. • Reece...
Read moreDetailsVentnor paedophile Nicholas Phipps, who was caught in possession of more than 8,000 indecent images of children, has been handed a 20-month prison sentence. Phipps, 69, of Trinity Road, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court back in February...
Read moreDetailsThe court case against the owner of Ryde's Hazelgrove Farm, brought about following a cryptosporidium outbreak, was heard for the first time in Southampton this week. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has brought the prosecution against Sharon Wheeler following...
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