NO PRISON FOR FRESHWATER PAEDOPHILE DESPITE 3RD COURT ORDER BREACH
A former civil servant who was found in possession of more than 700,000 indecent images of children back in 2017, has avoided being sent to prison after admitting his 3rd breach of a court order. Peter Trayner, 74, of Queens...
Read moreDetailsE-SCOOTER ‘MISTAKE’ SEES COWES MAN HANDED 12-MONTH BAN
A Cowes man has been handed a 12-month ban and a £276 fine after being caught drink driving on an e-scooter - thought to be the first person to be convicted of drink driving on a Voi rental e-scooter on...
Read moreDetailsCOMPENSATION ORDER FOR MAN WHO STOLE CHICKEN AND BOOZE FROM CO-OP
A man who stole 3 large chicken breasts, an 8-pack of Henry Weston Cider and a 4-pack of Kronenburg has been ordered to pay back £52.50 to the Co-Op, but has faced no other penalty. Matthew Blanchard, care of Victoria...
Read moreDetailsISLANDER DUE BEFORE MAGISTRATES TO FACE NON-RECENT SEX ABUSE CHARGES
An Isle of Wight man will appear in court to face multiple charges of non-recent child sexual abuse. Michael Norman Smith, 60, formerly of Willow Way in Sandown, has been issued a summons to appear at Isle of Wight Magistrates’...
Read moreDetailsWOMAN FEARED SHE WOULD BE KILLED BY FRIEND DURING ‘PERSISTENT ASSAULT’
A Wootton man who pushed his friend over and then proceeded to hit her several times, whilst laid on top of her, will learn his fate in the courts in November. Timothy Layfield, of High Street in Wootton, appeared before...
Read moreDetailsRIDING DAUGHTER’S E-SCOOTER WHILST DRUNK LANDS COWES MAN WITH DRIVING BAN
A man who fell off his daughter's e-scooter whilst drunk, having travelled the wrong way up Newport High Street, has been handed a 12-month driving ban - but says he has no intention of driving again. 37-year-old Liam Saltzer, of...
Read moreDetails£40 FINE FOR WOMAN WHO FLOUTED COMMUNITY PROTECTION NOTICE
25-year-old Amber Gagen has appeared before the courts once again, this time for flouting a Community Protection Notice banning her from contacting another known criminal. The Isle of Wight Magistrates Court heard on Tuesday (20th August) how Gagen, of Green...
Read moreDetailsSUPPORT WORKER ‘LEANT ON DRUGS’ AND ENDING UP CRASHING INTO SIGNPOST
A community support worker has had to quit his job after being found slumped at the wheel whilst high on ketamine. 36-year-old Sam Tilbury, of Salters Road in Ryde, admitted 1 charge of drug driving when he appeared before the...
Read moreDetailsDRINK AND DRUG DRIVER WHO FLED WHIPPINGHAM CRASH SCENE HANDED INTERIM BAN
A drink and drug driver from Whippingham who crashed his Ford Focus before fleeing the scene has admitted his guilt at court. 32-year-old Michael Knight pleaded guilty to 4 charges when he appeared before Magistrates on Friday morning (23rd August)....
Read moreDetailsTAXI DRIVER APPEARS IN COURT ACCUSED OF CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY TO PARAMEDIC BY DANGEROUS DRIVING
The boss of a local taxi firm has appeared in court charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving following a crash between a taxi and a rapid response ambulance in September last year. 72-year-old Roger Coombes, of Fairlee Road...
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