A prolific burglar who smashed in the windows of the Ryde Iceland store back in February and went on to racially abuse a woman in March has been ordered to pay compensation and has also been handed an 18-month community...

4 people appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrate's Court this morning (Friday) in connection with an imitation firearm offence after an incident last year in which a number of people were allegedly shot at. As previously reported by Island Echo,...

Piers Braizer, the prime suspect of a brutal murder in Ryde, which he was later cleared of committing, has been found dead. The 39-year-old was previously accused of killing 33-year-old Scott Cooper from Newport at a flat in Ryde back...

60-year-old David Tickner from Newport is to appear at the Crown Court later this month accused of several historic offences against a young boy. Tickner, of Cook Avenue in Newport, stood before Magistrates on Tuesday morning (4th April) facing a total...

Monday 27th March – Friday 31st March 2023 • Leszek Berezniak, 32, of Grove Road, Sandown pleaded guilty to theft from a shop. He was fined £40, ordered to pay £8 compensation and £40 costs with a surcharge of £16. •...

A 21-year-old Cowes man has been banned from driving for 20 months after he crashed into a Range Rover whilst more than twice the drink drive limit. Daniel Hardy, of Newport Road in Cowes, appeared in court on Friday (31st...

A man who stole 2 bottles of prosecco from Tesco in Lake and then downed 1 of them before Police could arrive has been handed a £40 fine. Leszek Berezniak, 32, of Grove Road in Sandown pleaded guilty to theft...

An architect from Wiltshire who was skippering a luxury motorboat which crashed into a cliff in the West Wight last year has denied endangering those onboard. Ian Sullivan, of The Orchard in South Marston, appeared before the courts in Portsmouth...

30-year-old Douglas Knight has been handed an 8-and-a-half year prison sentence after he falsely imprisoned a woman in woodland at St Lawrence with intent to sexually assault her. Knight, of Undercliff Drive in Niton, appeared at Portsmouth Crown Court for...

A former Isle of Wight teenager who was caught with crack cocaine has been handed a fine by the courts. Erkan Lusha, 19, of Old Commercial Road in Portsmouth pleaded guilty to 2 counts of possessing Class A drugs when...