A Shanklin man who stole lager from the Co-op, before pushing a store worker into a parked car as she challenged him to retrieve the goods, has been handed a year-long community order. Terence Perkins, 38, of Orchardleigh Road in...

'I'm grateful for my freedom' - those are the words of a Ventnor man who avoided being sent to prison despite making over 1,000 nuisance calls to the emergency services. Michael Clifton-Smith, 35, of High Street in Ventnor, appeared before...

A drink and drug driver from Cowes who crashed a car he did not have a licence to drive was on his way to get some shopping, a court has heard. 38-year-old Lee Williams, of Rew Street in Cowes, pleaded...

This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. The defendant’s name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence are published in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rule...

This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. The defendant’s name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence are published in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rule...

Just a few months after being released from prison, a prolific local thief is to spend the next 8 weeks behind bars. Daniel Kilshaw, 42, of Sunset Close in Freshwater, pleaded guilty to 2x counts of theft from a shop...

'Evil' vandals as young as 11 who caused over £200,000 of damage to a £1.2million Grade II-listed home in Shanklin have been given a slap on the wrist and ordered to pay just £1,500 compensation each. Over a month-long spree of...

A woman who brazenly walked into Tesco Express and stole 2 bottles of wine has been fined £120 for her crime - and ordered to pay the supermarket compensation. 38-year-old Nina Hoskins, of Green Street in Ryde, appeared before Magistrates...

29-year-old Andrew Downard has been jailed for 16 weeks after admitting guilt for his latest offences of burglary and theft, adding to his already extensive criminal record. Downard, who has been staying at Oyo Hotel in Sandown, was arrested and...

A man who was ejected from this year's Rhythmtree Festival for urinating and being drunk, then proceeded to drive his vehicle at speed before crashing, has changed his plea and has been sentenced at the Magistrates Court. Iain Stott, 49,...