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WOMAN GASPS AS MAGISTRATES HAND DOWN ‘EXPENSIVE’ DRUGS POSSESSION SENTENCE
A Shanklin woman found in possession of both cannabis and heroin let out a loud gasp as she was sentenced at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court earlier this week. Louise Robinson, of Atherley Road in Shanklin, admitted possession of...
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SWORD WIELDING ISLANDER HANDED SUSPENDED PRISON SENTENCE
A woman who brandished a samurai sword 'the length of an arm' on a residential street in Ryde has been handed a suspended sentence. 53-year-old Kelsea Broadfoot, of School Street, Ryde, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates' Court for...
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TRIAL AGAINST ‘CAPTAIN’ OATES PUSHED BACK AGAIN TO DECEMBER 2025
An eco-campaigner accused of driving at a car boot sale marshal nearly 4 years ago will now not stand trial until December. Garry Oates is accused of dangerous driving and assault occasioning actual bodily harm following an incident at an...
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VENTNOR PAEDOPHILE ADMITS POSSESSING THAN 8,000 INDECENT IMAGES OF CHILDREN
A Ventnor paedophile will learn his fate at the Crown Court after being caught with more than 8,000 indecent images of children. Nicholas Phipps, 69, of Trinity Road in Ventnor, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Tuesday...
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BIKER TRAVELLED AT 117MPH IN MOMENTS BEFORE BONE-BREAKING CRASH
A motorcyclist who travelled at 'reckless' speeds in excess of 115mph, just moments before he smashed into a car, has been handed a 6-month driving ban. 33-year-old Samuel Callaway sustained life-changing injuries as a result of the crash on Military...
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RYDE MAN CAUGHT WITH INDECENT IMAGES TOLD POLICE ‘I’M BOLLOCKSED’
31-year-old Matthew Turvey has pleaded guilty to possessing a number of indecent images of children - including a video of a child being abused. Turvey, of St Michael's Avenue in Ryde, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on...
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22-MONTH BAN FOR DRINK DRIVER WHO CRASHED VAN INTO HEDGE
41-year-old Jonathan Weaver has been slapped with a 22-month driving ban after he crashed his van into a hedge whilst more than twice the drink-drive limit. Weaver, of Sandown Road in Bembridge, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court...
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JURY HEARS DETAILS OF NITON TREE CRUSH AS INQUEST INTO DEATH BEGINS
A jury inquest into the death of a man who was crushed beneath a tree in Niton some 5 years ago got underway at the Isle of Wight Coroner's Court today (Monday). The inquest into the death of 42-year-old Paul...
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DRUG DRIVING CONVICTION FOR NOTTINGHAM DRIVER NOW LIVING IN RYDE
A Ryde man who was caught drink and drug driving in Nottingham last Summer has been sentenced in a mainland court. Daniel Bartram, 33, now of Harding Road in Oakfield but previously of Western Boulevard in Nottingham, appeared before Nottingham Magistrates...
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CHAMBERS’ ‘LENIENT’ SENTENCE TO BE REVIEWED BY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE
The Attorney General's Office is looking into whether the sentence passed down to dangerous driver Owen Chambers was unduly lenient. 18-year-old Chambers, of Mountbatten Drive in Newport, appeared before the Isle of Wight Crown Court last week for the offences...
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