A 30-year-old man who carried out what was described in court as a criminal damage ‘rampage’, causing over £2,000 of damage to 12 cars in Sandown, has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds in compensation. Harry Turnbull, 30, of...

Prolific thief Warren Russell has again been sent to prison after he admitted stealing goods and alcohol from 2 shops in Ryde Town Centre. Russell, 39, of Green Street in Ryde, pleaded guilty to 3x theft when he appeared at...

Monday 23rd January – Friday 27th January 2023 • Ryan Tosdevin, 28, of Barton Road, Newport pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled drug of Class A – Cocaine and assault by beating. He was made subject to a 12-month...

43-year-old Anthony Martin has been imprisoned for a total of 6 years for a series of thefts, including stealing £3,000 from Shanklin Beach Hotel and gold chains from an Isle of Wight jeweller. Martin, now of Beach Road in Southsea...

A Ryde man who sent indecent and offensive messages to his ex-partner via Facebook, including saying that she would always be the village bike, has pleaded guilty to a communications offence. Alistair Calvert, 27, of Bettesworth Road, admitted his guilt...

35-year-old Ben Entwistle, who armed himself with knives and carried out violent behaviour in Shanklin, has been sent back to prison after an incident in 2021 that saw him arrested by Armed Police. On the afternoon of Friday 17th December...

A local businessman facing historic rape allegations dating back to when he was aged between 12 and 17 is to appear in court this morning (Tuesday). Joe Collins, 36, of Atherley Road in Shanklin will appear before Magistrates today charged...

An alcoholic who went on a theft spree in Ryde and Newport, stealing over £360 of alcohol from shops, also helped himself to a bottle of Irn Bru. Robert McCamley, 41, of Green Street in Ryde, pleaded guilty to 10...

A Ryde man who was found to be driving with cannabis in his system has seen his licence taken away from him just 12 months after he passed his test. Brennan Smallcombe, 22, of High Park Road in Ryde, pleaded...

A disqualified driver from Freshwater who was found to be driving with drugs in his system has been sent to prison for 12 weeks. Nicky Dickinson, 38, of Solent Gardens in Freshwater, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court...