HERE is a round-up of some of the cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates' Court, for the week commencing July 29, 2024.

Neil Cain, 62, of The Broadway, Totland Bay.

Animal neglect.

Costs £400, surcharge £154, 12-week prison term, suspended for 12 months, to include 150 hours of unpaid work, five-year ban from keeping animals.

Michelle Wright, 52, of Burnt House Lane, Newport.

Drink driving.

Costs £85, surcharge £48, fine £120, 14-month driving disqualification.

Liam Matthews, 22, of Spinnaker Close, Cowes.

Two counts of theft from a shop.

Costs £85, compensation £20.64, fine £40. 

Ria Lockwood, 21, of Ash Road, Newport.

Trespass in proximity of railway/on railway property.

Surcharge £26, six-month conditional discharge.

Tanya Callaghan, 39, of Newport Road, Cowes.

Drink driving.

Costs £85, surcharge £48, fine £120, 16-month driving disqualification.

Raymond Skelly, 45, of Greenbank, Glossop, Hadfield.

Ten counts of theft from a shop.

Costs £85, 20-week prison term.

Martin Bell, 52, of St Thomas Street, Ryde.

Possession of a machete in a public place.

Costs £85, surcharge £154, six-month prison term, suspended for 12 months.

Lisa Hockley, 48, of Pineview Drive, Newport.

Drug driving.

Costs £85, surcharge £48, fine £120, 12-month driving disqualification.

Craig Sheriff, 38, of Marlborough Road, Ryde.

Aggravated vehicle taking, six counts of criminal damage, theft, theft from a shop, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, failure to provide a specimen for analysis.

Compensation £299, 21-week prison term, 29-month driving disqualification.

Leon Carr, 43, of Mitchell Avenue, Ventnor.

Possession of a knife in a public place.

Surcharge £154, four-month prison term, suspended for 12 months.

Steven Lawrie, 33, of Slade Road, Ryde.

Drink driving.

Fine £20, costs £40, surcharge £114, 12-month community order, to include a 90-day alcohol abstinence requirement and 20 rehabilitation days, 36-month driving disqualification.

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