6+ hour, 48+ 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,…...

15+ hour, 48+ 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, 19+ 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…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (106+ words) An inquest has opened into the death of an Isle of Wight man, with a provisional cause given as heroin toxicity. Friends found Richard Bell, 38, unresponsive at his Solent Gardens home in Freshwater on May 4, the inquest heard at the…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (95+ words) Police seize car after learner driver drove to his test on his own Isle of Wight County Press Isle of Wight learner driver drove to his test on his own Isle of Wight police seized a car after a learner…...

5+ day, 6+ 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, 6+ 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, 19+ 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, 19+ 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…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (430+ words) A FRAUDSTER who funnelled hundreds of thousands of pounds through Jersey banks in an effort to hide his crimes and fought against his extradition to the Island has been jailed. Martin Hill, 58, had issued false VAT receipts while he ran…...