Courts

A 71-year-old woman thought to have been murdered in Wootton last year died as a result of a single stab wound to the neck, an inquest opening has heard. At an opening held at the Isle of Wight Coroner's Court...

An Isle of Wight farmer has been sentenced for driving without due care and attention following a collision between his tractor and a motorcycle in Alverstone last year. It was on the evening of 20th August 2024 that a Yamaha...

A 20-year-old from Kent, who was arrested at the Travelodge in Ryde on suspicion of child sex offences last month, has had the case against him dropped. Ryan Loveday, of Rochester, was alleged to have met an underage girl at...

24-year-old Isle of Wight man Ryan Phillips has been found guilty of 15 child sex offences - including rape - following a 4-week trial at Portsmouth Crown Court. Phillips, of Melville Street in Sandown, first appeared in court in May...

Prolific thief Daniel Kilshaw has been locked up behind bars once again, this time for breaking into Sandown's Jhoots Pharmacy on no fewer than 4 occasions. It was during the early hours of 24th January this year that Kilshaw threw a...

41-year-old Scott Carpenter has been handed a suspended prison sentence following an Isle of Wight Council investigation that uncovered fraudulent activities amounting to more than £162,000. Carpenter, who - ironically - ran Bespoke Carpentry and Building Services IOW, appeared before...

. Monday 3rd March – Friday 7th March 2024 • Jordan Jude, 28, of Parkways in Sandown was fined £200 and ordered to pay £60 costs for failing to comply with the requirements of a community order. • Andrew Downard,...

A jury inquest into the death of Niton man Paul Whitehouse - who was fatally crushed by a falling tree back in 2020 - concluded that the 42-year-old died by misadventure. The inquest into the death of Paul Whitehouse, of...

A 30-year-old Isle of Wight man, who was captured on CCTV kicking the staff section door at Newport Bus Station, has pleaded guilty to charges of criminal damage and theft. Andrew Downard, of Union Street, Ryde, appeared at Isle of...

A Welsh man has denied a host of historical child sexual assault charges allegedly committed against a child under the age of 14. Paul Dewarne, of Royal Oak Drive in Newport, South Wales, appeared at Isle of Wight Magistrates' Court...