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MAN WHO REFUSED TO GIVE SPECIMEN OF BREATH PLEADS GUILTY BUT CASE ADJOURNED
A Freshwater man who refused to provide a specimen of breath to officers at Newport Police Station, saying he 'didn't understand what he was being asked to do', has seen his case adjourned at the courts. Benjamin Mercer, 34, of...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT HIPPIES REFUSED TO LEAVE BLACKGANG CLIFFTOP HOMES AFTER 1994 LANDSLIP
30 years ago today Isle of Wight hippies refused to leave their homes on the edge of a precipice at Blackgang, despite Police warnings they were in 'grave danger'. The new age travellers had been lodging in the former nudist...
Read moreDetailsTHE 2 PADDLE STEAMER QUEENS THAT GRACED THE EAST BANK OF THE MEDINA
Did you ever walk back along Mill Lane from the Ryde or Medway Queens in a state of inebriation? If so, you must be at least 50 years old! The 2 paddle steamers were moored at Island Harbour and served...
Read moreDetailsYEAR-LONG BAN FOR DRUG DRIVER STOPPED AFTER POLICE NOTICED BALD TYRE
A Freshwater man who was stopped by Police for having a bald tyre was also found to be drug driving at the time a court has heard. Mitchell Dent, 23, of Dall Square in Freshwater, pleaded guilty to drug driving...
Read moreDetailsINSIDE THE VAULT – NATWEST’S SECURE LEVEL PHOTOGRAPHED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME
Bank vaults by their very nature are secretive affairs, but for the first time, the inside of the former Natwest bank in Ryde has been revealed. Photographs have been published in connection with Ryde Town Council's bid to purchase the...
Read moreDetailsBOB ‘NOT HAPPY’ WITH GOVERNMENT’S LACK OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE ISLAND
The Isle of Wight’s MP, Bob Seely, has said he is 'not happy' with the amount of money his Government has given the Isle of Wight Council to spend next year. It comes as the authority’s finance director said it...
Read moreDetailsMAN CHARGED AFTER BEING FOUND WITH KNIFE AND DUMBBELL BAR IN RYDE TOWN CENTRE
A man found with a dumbbell bar and a knife in the middle of Ryde Town Centre has been charged and will appear in court later this month. 30-year-old Sean John Buckland, of High Street in Ryde, was arrested by...
Read moreDetailsOCEAN HOTEL OWNERS HAVE 4 MONTHS TO TIDY UP SEAFRONT EYESORE
The clock is once again ticking to tidy up the derelict Ocean Hotel in Sandown after the latest appeal bid by its former owners failed. Phoenix Commercial Property Development (PCPD) have until 9th May to tidy up and secure the...
Read moreDetailsBRAND NEW POLICE STATION IN COWES UNVEILED AS PUBLIC ‘GET WHAT THEY WANTED’
L-R PCC Donna Jones and Chief Constable Scott Chilton "We've opened Cowes Police Station because this is what the public wanted" - those were the words of Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones at the official opening of Cowes Police...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (1ST JANUARY – 5TH JANUARY 2024)
Monday 1st January – Friday 5th January 2024 • Daniel Drake, 40, of Holyrood Street, Newport pleaded guilty to 2x theft from a shop and common assault. He was handed a 6-week prison sentence. • Paul Smart, 37, of Fort...
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