A Newport man who hit a man on the back with a pool cue before head-butting him has been handed a 12-month community order. Jack Summers, 31, of Priory Road in Newport pleaded guilty to assault a person thereby occasioning...

A Newport man who was seen speeding through the town centre whilst drunk has been banned from driving for 16 months. Winston Rees, 34, of Gunville Crescent, pleaded guilty to drink driving when he appeared at the Isle of Wight...

An Island man who crashed his car into a hedge whilst 4x the drink-drive limit has been handed a suspended prison sentence and banned from driving for 36 months. Trevor Pearce, 58, care of Bembridge Harbour, appeared at the Isle...

A Brighstone man who was found hanging upside down in his car after it came to rest on its roof was found to be under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash. William Gardener, 63, of Ashley...

A holidaymaker who stole from a fruit machine he'd just been playing on in a bid to get some of his money back has pleaded guilty to theft and criminal damage. Robert Bernal-Soria, 41, of Coriander Crescent in Guildford, admitted...

Monday 17th April – Friday 21st April 2023 • Paul  Bishton, 31, of Sandown Road, Shanklin pleaded guilty to criminal damage. He was ordered to pay £250 compensation. • Luke Rose, 33, of Reed Street, Ryde pleaded guilty to possession of...

A Freshwater woman whose dog savagely killed a Dachshund back in January has admitted not having the canine under proper control at the time - but the dog will not be destroyed. Sarah Storie-Pugh, 70, of Colwell Road in Freshwater...

A Wiltshire man alleged to have been in charge of a luxury motorboat which crashed into a cliff in the West Wight last year appeared at the Isle of Wight Crown Court yesterday (Monday). Ian Sullivan, of South Marston near...

A 21-year-old from East Cowes has pleaded guilty to a number of assault charges, including pushing a girl to the floor after she rejected his advances. Jake Allen, of Acorn Gardens, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on...

Isle of Wight man Robin Hounsham, who denies smuggling 12 migrants into the United Kingdom on a yacht, will stand trial in October. As previously reported by Island Echo, 54-year-old Hounsham, of Ashey Road in Ryde, pleaded not guilty to...