8+ hour, 49+ min ago   (98+ words) AN ISLE of Wight woman accused of drink driving while more than three times the limit, in a pick-up truck at a Wightlink ferry port on the mainland, is due to stand trial next year. Sophie Cawthray, of Jubilee Place,…...

17+ hour, 49+ min ago   (391+ words) A PROLIFIC Isle of Wight shoplifter with a "horrific" criminal record of more than 220 offences and banned from numerous supermarkets, will have a mental heath assessment before he is sentenced this autumn. Paul Smart, of Green Street, Ryde, appeared for…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (388+ words) A CONVICTED sex offender who sexually assaulted a teenage cafe worker told Isle of Wight magistrates he was "a bit of a touchy-feely person". Michael Pierce, of Marsh Road, East Cowes, appeared for sentencing at the Isle of Wight Magistrates…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (426+ words) A MAN found sitting behind the wheel of his car, was more than four times the legal alcohol limit, an Isle of Wight court was told. Mark Peach, of Barton Road, Newport, appeared for sentencing at the Isle of Wight…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (510+ words) AN ISLE of Wight man stole over £3,000 worth of goods to pay off his drug debt. He additionally burst into a woman’s flat without invitation, and failed to report a road accident to police after he crash into two parked…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (686+ words) Throughout August, a number of defendants took to the dock on the Island, appearing for a wide range of offences. Below is a round-up of five standout cases published by the County Press in August 2026. Kevin Weeden leaving court (Image:…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (179+ words) A MAN accused of a string of sexual offences against females over a month-long period — incuding a rape — will appear before an Isle of Wight Crown Court judge next month. Ian Taylor, of Chichester Walk, Newport, appeared at the Isle…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (321+ words) AN ISLE of Wight prisoner who assaulted multiple prison officers and flooded a landing, causing over £15,000 worth of damage, has appeared in court. Kye Dunn, of HMP Isle of Wight, appeared before Isle of Wight magistrates via video link on…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (226+ words) AN ISLE of Wight man with a long-standing history of drug misuse, caught with Class A, B and C drugs in his home, has been sentenced. Henry Henderson, of Perowne Way, Sandown, appeared before Isle of Wight magistrates on Friday,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (417+ words) An Isle of Wight man has avoided an immediate prison sentence after assaulting five police officers and harassing his ex-partner. Andrew Harry Hill, of Slade Road in Ryde, appeared before the IW Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, September 3. The 36-year-old had…...