Courts

An East Cowes man who breached his restraining order against an Isle of Wight councillor, to whom he was also abusive, has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Simon Wheeler, of Albany Road, has been sentenced by Portsmouth Magistrates Court...

Monday 17th April – Friday 21st April 2023 • Paul  Bishton, 31, of Sandown Road, Shanklin pleaded guilty to criminal damage. He was ordered to pay £250 compensation. • Luke Rose, 33, of Reed Street, Ryde pleaded guilty to possession of...

A Freshwater woman whose dog savagely killed a Dachshund back in January has admitted not having the canine under proper control at the time - but the dog will not be destroyed. Sarah Storie-Pugh, 70, of Colwell Road in Freshwater...

A Wiltshire man alleged to have been in charge of a luxury motorboat which crashed into a cliff in the West Wight last year appeared at the Isle of Wight Crown Court yesterday (Monday). Ian Sullivan, of South Marston near...

26-year-old Thomas Riordan has been charged in connection with 2 incidents in Newport and Sandown, the latter of which is alleged to have involved a knife. Police were called to the Broadway Park Hotel at 22:33 on Sunday night (23rd...

A 21-year-old from East Cowes has pleaded guilty to a number of assault charges, including pushing a girl to the floor after she rejected his advances. Jake Allen, of Acorn Gardens, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on...

Isle of Wight man Robin Hounsham, who denies smuggling 12 migrants into the United Kingdom on a yacht, will stand trial in October. As previously reported by Island Echo, 54-year-old Hounsham, of Ashey Road in Ryde, pleaded not guilty to...

A 58-year-old man from Shorwell who drunkenly assaulted emergency workers who were trying to restrain him has been sentenced to an 18-month community order. Jonathan Nash, 58, of Westcourt Close in Shorwell, pleaded guilty to assault by beating and 3x...

A roofer from Portsmouth who was caught drug driving by Police, who were lying in wait for him, has been fined over £1,300 and slapped with a 23-month driving ban. Ricky Harms, of Moorland Road in Portsmouth, appeared at the...

A man who has changed his name by deed poll, less than 5 years after being sent to prison for a sick revenge plot against his then-wife, has appeared in court again - this time for breaching a non-molestation order...