Courts

A 40-year-old carpenter who crashed his van into a bridge on Rowborough Lane whilst over the drink-drive limit has been handed a driving disqualification at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Tom Johnson, of Barton Road, Newport, was charged with...

A man who was convicted in 2004 for the brutal killing of an Isle of Wight taxi driver has been recalled to prison following a breach of his lifetime license. Lee Arnold, 37, of Kestrel Way in Newport, appeared before...

A Newport man who was found growing 4 cannabis plants in his flat has been fined £186. Police visited the address of 33-year-old Samuel Aridegbe on 16th May after officers previously got a whiff of cannabis when they were visiting...

24-year-old Sam Kewell has been disqualified from driving for 12 months and ordered to complete 80 hours of unpaid work after pleading guilty to drug driving. It was on 2nd April this year that Kewell, a window fitter of Whitbank...

A Ryde man who called 999 and made threats to stab and kill Police officers, later going on to repeat these threats to the ambulance control room, has been given a 12-month community order. Richard Wetherick, 44, of Vernon Square...

Cannabis found on her person and in her flat led to a court appearance for 40-year-old Emma Stafford on Tuesday. Stafford, of Medeway in Lake, appeared before Magistrates accused of being in possession of a Class B drug - an...

A chef who was caught with a small amount of cocaine whilst enjoying a night out at The Man in the Moon pub in Newport has been handed a fine by the courts. Benjamin Griffiths, 24, of Fitzroy Street in...

A man who failed to negotiate a bend and crashed his car into a ditch just 500m from his home has been handed an 18-month driving ban. 58-year-old Stefan Thomas, a self-employed removal man of Whitehouse Road near Porchfield, pleaded...

22-year-old Joshua Browning and 21-year-old Taylor Bates will appear in the Crown Court next month after pleading not guilty to possession with intent to supply a Class B drug. The duo, who are accused of being in possession of cannabis...

A Bembridge man was so concerned his children were about to be taken away he stole an electric bike from outside a shop in Freshwater, the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court has heard. 43-year-old Richard Wright has been ordered to...