Courts

19-year-old Alex Thomas Raftery has been given a suspended sentence by a Crown Court judge after setting fire to and destroying 3 barns on the outskirts of Ryde last year. Raftery, of Kinson in Bournemouth, has been handed down a...

49-year-old Gary Dauncey will appear in court this morning (Thursday) charged with assaulting a Police officer, as well as public order offences against NHS staff at St Mary's Hospital. The arrest and charges come after Police were called to an...

Vicki Neilson has been found not guilty of causing wounding with intent after she is alleged to have stabbed her friend multiple times with a knife at an address in Ryde last September. As previously reported by Island Echo, emergency...

35-year-old Matthew Newton has been banned from driving for 6 months after crashing his car and fleeing the scene of the incident on the outskirts of Ryde back in November. As previously reported by Island Echo, Police were called to...

36-year-old Simon John Baker, a former teacher at Christ the King College, has escaped being sent to prison after being caught with more than 9,000 indecent images and videos of children and animals. Baker, of Greenways in Northwood, has received...

28-year-old Reece Chilcott has pleaded not guilty to robbing a convenience store in Newport on Boxing Day 2019. Chilcott appeared before the Isle of Wight Crown Court on Monday accused of possession of a knife and stealing £365 in cash...

40-year-old Graham Smith, 39-year-old Timothy Brown and 29-year-old Louise Spence have all appeared before the Isle of Wight Crown Court accused of committing a burglary in Ryde just days after Christmas, stabbing the occupant and stealing drugs in the process....

30-year-old Jamie Simpson has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a woman in Lake in December, with his trial now set to take place off the Island after receiving 'death threats'. Simpson appeared before the Isle of Wight Crown Court this...

Grime in the chipping machine Failure to maintain a clean food premises has seen a chip shop in Sandown fined after being charged with a total of 6 food safety and hygiene offences. Fat Harry's in High Street, Sandown was...

An Isle of Wight postman who stole over £600 from postal packets in Sandown has been handed a suspended prison sentence. 39-year-old Timothy Hayes, of Landguard Road in Shanklin and previously of Chestnut Close in Ventnor, appeared before the Isle...