Serial shoplifter Warren Russell - who admitted yet more dishonesty offences last month - has somehow avoided jail and been given one last chance to stay out of trouble. Russell, 40, of no fixed abode, appeared once again before the...

A Sandown hotelier who admitted to making and then distributing indecent images of children is to be sentenced in September. Stuart Pettifer, of Station Avenue in Sandown, admitted 3x making indecent photograph/pseudo-photograph of a child and 1x distributing an indecent...

A pensioner from London - with a second home in Cowes - has been handed a 15-month community order for stalking an Island couple after he attached an Apple AirTag to their car. 68-year-old Martin Waters, of Fashoda Road in...

A Bembridge woman who stole more than £13,000 from her employer by simply refunding business transactions onto her personal bank cards, has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Kathryn Lucas, 27, of Crossway, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates...

An elderly driver who crushed a mum on the school run - and then failed to stop at the scene or report the incident - has kept her licence. 77-year-old Rosalyn Carter, of High Street in Wootton, pleaded guilty to...

Monday 24th June – 28th June 2024 • Michael Knight, 32, of Brickfield Cottages, East Cowes Road, East Cowes pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in a public place. He was handed a 6-month conditional discharge and ordered to...

A Shalfleet man who became abusive to members of the public whilst waiting for a bus, and then towards the bus driver, has been fined for his actions. 21-year-old Jack Hinch, of Burt Close, appeared before the Isle of Wight...

A 28-year-old mum-of-3 who fraudulently added a strong painkiller to her prescription has been handed a conditional discharge at court. Jessie Walker, of Pyle Street in Newport, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court last Tuesday (26th June) charged...

An East Cowes man who failed to identify the driver of a van, which was involved in an incident with a bin lorry in Niton, has been handed 6 points on his licence. It was on 8th April this year...

A Newport man who felt 'okay' to drive home after drinking with his friends has been banned from the road for 14 months. Lee Taylor, 36, of Mayfield Drive in Newport, pleaded guilty to drink driving when he appeared at...