A former school cleaner from Ryde has admitted masturbating live on a video call to someone he thought was a 14-year-old child. James Grant, 45, of St Thomas' Street in Ryde pleaded guilty to attempting to engage in sexual communications...

The trial against a teenage boy who is accused of planning to carry out an Islamic State-inspired terror attack at the Isle of Wight Festival has been pushed back until January next year. The local teenager - who is currently...

A Newport man who was stopped by Police after they thought he had committed a traffic offence was found to be driving whilst under the influence of cannabis, a court has heard. Oliver Attrill, 32, of Blackwater Road in Newport,...

Monday 24th July – Friday 28th July 2023 • Mark Paul Curtin, 61, of Slade Road in Ryde pleaded guilty to 3 counts of benefit fraud. He was ordered to pay £5,405.55 compensation and was made subject to a 12-month...

A convicted sex offender who forgot to notify Police of his new bank card could be heading to prison after breaching his suspended prison sentence. Luke Targett, 60, of Bonchurch Shute in Ventnor pleaded guilty to failing to comply with...

A Newport man who stole 3 pairs of sunglasses from Boots in Newport to fund his drug habit has been ordered to pay £150 in compensation. Ross Minter, 45, of Whitcombe Road in Carisbrooke, pleaded guilty to theft from a...

An alcohol dependent Godshill woman who was stopped by Police in Newport Town Centre last month has been banned from driving for 20 months. Sharon Waghorn, 52, of Sheepwash Lane in Godshill pleaded guilty to drink driving when she appeared...

A Brighstone man who dropped his pants and flashed a female police officer who was trying to detain him is to be sentenced next month. Jeffrey Bedford, 36, of Main Road in Brighstone pleaded guilty to criminal damage and indecent...

A Ryde man has been fined £120 after Police found cocaine following a search of his home back in April. Joseph Gulliver, 40, of Harding Road in Ryde pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled drug (Class A) when he...

A Brading woman who unloaded a tirade of verbal abuse at her neighbours will be sentenced at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court next month. Amanda Realey, 54, of Lower Furlongs in Brading, pleaded guilty to 2x using threatening words/behaviour...