GODSHILL DRINK DRIVER WHO HAD ‘A FEW PINTS’ HANDED YEAR-LONG BAN
A drink-driver who only moved his van ‘200 yards’ after a family celebration has been banned from the roads for 12 months. James Sanders, 64, of Shanklin Road in Godshill, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Tuesday,...
Read moreDetailsMISSING COWES MAN WAS FOUND DEAD IN PUBLIC TOILETS INQUEST HEARS
A well-respected charter captain, who went missing from his home in Cowes last month, was found deceased in a public toilet.
Read moreDetailsFLOWER THIEF TOLD TO ‘STOP STEALING’ AND ORDERED TO PAY COMPENSATION
The items stolen included food, flowers, shoes and socks.
Read moreDetailsTEEN ACCUSED OF RAPE SEES CASE SENT TO CROWN COURT
The case has been sent straight to Crown Court.
Read moreDetailsCOUPLE CHARGED OVER TODDLER’S DEATH TO ENTER PLEAS THIS WEEK
A man and woman charged in connection with the death of toddler Jayla-Jean McLaren are due to appear in the Crown Court this week.
Read moreDetailsSHEATH SPARED PRISON DESPITE CHILD ABUSE VIDEOS FOUND ON PHONE
40-year-old James Sheath, who was caught with Category A child abuse videos on his iPhone, has avoided an immediate prison sentence.
Read moreDetailsFESTIVAL GOER PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO SEXUALLY ASSUALTING SECURITY GUARD
A festival goer from Staffordshire has pleaded not guilty to the alleged sexual assault of a security guard at last year's Isle of Wight Festival.
Read moreDetailsPRISON TIME FOR TRIO THAT TURNED SHANKLIN HOTEL INTO CANNABIS FARM
A trio of men involved in a large-scale cannabis-growing operation on the Isle of Wight have been handed a combined prison sentence of 46 months.
Read moreDetailsTAXI DRIVER WHOSE CAR ‘SMELT LIKE WEED’ APPEALS LOSS OF HACKNEY CARRIAGE LICENCE
The owner of one of the Islands most used taxi companies, Alpha Taxis, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court this afternoon (Tuesday) to appeal the suspension of his taxi license.
Read moreDetailsINQUEST OPENED INTO DEATH OF NEWPORT NONAGENARIAN FOUND IN GARDEN POND
Formal proceedings have begun into the death of an elderly Newport woman who was found in a pond at her home earlier this year.
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