A Kent man who attempted to get away with several motoring offences - including driving whilst disqualified - by giving Police his brother's name is due to be sentenced next month. Michael Blow, 24, of Knockhall Chase in Greenhithe pleaded...

A jury has heard how the 84-year-old father of Brading man Tommy Barton drove his son to Ryde where he was then 'swiftly and brutally' attacked and killed. 28-year-old Cameron Baker and 28-year-old Rio Scott deny murdering Mr Barton at...

An elderly East Cowes man has been handed a 26-month driving ban after pleading guilty to drink driving. Paul Sillence, 75, of Captains Parade in East Cowes, pleaded guilty to drink driving when he appeared at the Isle of Wight...

The trial against 2 Isle of Wight men accused of murdering Tommy Barton in May of this year is to begin at Winchester Crown Court this morning (Monday). 27-year-old Cameron Baker and 27-year-old Rio Scott each face a single charge...

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...