The Onchan Commissioners bye-election last night was won by businessman Anthony Allen.
He secured 664 votes with his only rival, photographer Steve Babb getting 439.
The turnout was 16.51 per cent.
Click here for a reminder of our story about the candidates.
Mr Allen stood unsuccessfully to become an MHK in the general election in September.
The police have renewed their appeal for help in finding whoever dumped four newly-born puppies at the Balladoole tip.
They were left there on Thursday, October 6.
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The puppies were in a tied plastic bag.
Sergeant Darren Richards said: ‘I am appealing to members of community particularly members of the dog fraternity.
‘If you know anyone who has a border collie that appeared pregnant around late August which was expecting a litter I would ask you to come forward so we can rule you out of the inquiry
‘ Whoever abandoned the puppies clearly had access to a motor vehicle, they may even have borrowed a car and whilst remaining open minded, I suspect they will be from the north of the island.’
The gestation period for dogs is approximately 63 days and both the police and the Manx SPCA is unsure if these four puppies are the complete litter or if there are any other puppies from the litter
The likelihood is the mother of the litter would be showing signs of pregnancy.
Police are asking anyone who has suspicions about a friend or neighbour who has a dog which is of the collie breed particularly if the dog is of the merle variety please get in touch with Ramsey police on 812234
Sergeant Richards added: ‘I don’t know what the reason is for discarding four beautiful dogs, it may be through financial hardship or the litter may simply be unwanted. If that person was you then I want to appeal to your conscious and ask you to come forward.’
Anyone who has information is asked to contact the police or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
The man whose body was discovered yesterday on the harbour beach opposite the swimming pool has been identified.
Derek Beavers, who was 80, was found at about 11.20am.
Police attended the vicinity of Old River Road, after the report of a body in the water.
Officers believe he went out walking at around 9.30am.
He was of slim build had grey hair and wore glasses.
He was wearing a long, black leather coat, dark trousers and golf shoes.
Police are appealing to anybody who saw Mr Beavers or a man fitting his description today in the Ramsey area to contact police.
Acting on behalf of the Coroner of Inquest police are looking to piece together his movements and establish how he came to be in the water.
If you have any information contact police headquarters CID on 631212.
The investigation into the death is currently unexplained.
The number out of work in the Isle of Man has fallen again.
Government figures released this morning show that there were 552 registered as unemployed in October.
That’s down 40 over a month and 222 down since 12 months ago.
The number of jobs notified at the Job Centre was 812, with 537 remaining unfilled.
The unemployment rate in the Isle of Man is now 1.2 per cent.
In the UK and the USA it’s 4.9 per cent, in Germany it’s 4.1 per cent, in the Republic of Ireland it’s 7.9 per cent and in Greece it’s 23.4 per cent.
The Manx figures include 368 men and 184 women.
They also include three people who need a work permit, 18 who are under 18 years old and 31 who are signing on for credits but not getting any benefits.
They do not include people under 18 who are registered with the Department of Economic Development but are not claiming benefit. There were 43 in that category.
The pattern is different sector by sector.
The construction industry is still in the doldrums, with 53 people with a background in the industry looking for work but just five construction vacancies remaining.
There are no unemployed people with a background E-gaming, the fastest-growing sector in the Manx economy in the last 10 years. But there are 152 vacancies.
In medicine and health, there are 10 people with qualifications in the sector looking for work but 52 vacancies.
With the current league leaders Ramsey Crookall Bacchanlians A not in action at the weekend, the onus turns to their league rivals to not lose any ground on Saturday.
Canaccord Genuity Vikings A take on Harlequins A at the NSC in the early game in PwC Mixed Premier League and it’s an opportunity for the All Blacks to send out a statement after their sobering result last weekend.
Alex Cave’s Harlequins team are also looking to bounce back after a disappointing game but will probably find Vikings in a determined mood to take both points in this one.
An in-form Crowe Morgan Valkyrs A host Partitionware Castletown Celts over in Peel in the other game in the division.
Greg Miller’s westerners start as favourites, having defeated Celts by three earlier in the season. Celts on the other hand, may need to look elsewhere for the points they need to Premier League safety.
With LJ Ramsey seemingly making smooth progress towards promotion in PwC Mixed Division One, they have a strong Vikings B in their sights at the weekend. Vikings B have won their previous straight four league games and will prove a stern test.
Perhaps the key match in the division is at the NSC in the late game, as Saracens Sabres face off against John McCarrick’s Bacchas C.
The latter will be desperate for the points in this one, although Sabres should have enough to guarantee they are playing Division One hockey again next season.
Dave Hall’s Valkyrs will aim to keep their slim title hopes alive against joint bottom side Vikings C in the other tie.
Over in PwC Mixed Division Two and the two undefeated squads go head-to-head with the victor taking a huge step towards the title. There has been nothing to split Bacchas Colts and Castletown Cammags this season and the winner is likely to be decided by the finest of margins.
Both Ramsey Ravens and Rookies travel away from home to take on Harlequins Colts and Valkyrs C respectively, in games they will both be expecting to win. Both Colts and Valkyrs C have been showing good form of late though, and both are looking for points to haul themselves away from the bottom of the table.
Finally, to PwC Mixed Division Three where David Beynon’s Bacchas D can move level with league leaders Valkyrs D with a win against Saracens Sharks, before Castletown Southerners and Harlequins B complete Saturday’s games.
PwC Mixed Premier Division
11.05am Harlequins A v Canaccord Genuity Vikings A @ NSC
Umpires - Peter Foxton, Andy Winslade
2.05pm Crowe Morgan Valkyrs A v Partitionware Castletown Celts @ QEII
Umpires - Lindsay Riordan, TBC
PwC Mixed Division One
2.05pm LJ Ramsey A v Canaccord Genuity Vikings B @ RGS
Umpires - Paul Hunter, Rob McKenzie
3.35pm Saracens Sabres v Ramsey Crookall Bacchanalians C @ NSC
Umpires - Gary Corkhill, TBC
2.05pm Crowe Morgan Valkyrs B
v Canaccord Genuity Vikings C @ NSC
Umpires - Connor Duggua, George Powell
PwC Mixed Division Two
11.05am Ramsey Crookall Baccha Colts v Partitionware Castletown Cammags @ CRHS
Umpires - Helen Cave, Laurence Watterson
12.35pm Harlequins Colts
v LJ Ramsey Ravens @ NSC
Umpires - Alex Cave, Mike McCarrick
12.35pm Crowe Morgan Valkyrs C
v LJ Ramsey Rookies @ QEII
Umpires - TBC, TBC
PwC Mixed Division Three
12.35pm Partitionware Castletown Southerners v Harlequins B @ CRHS
Umpires - Andrew Bentley, Barry Powell
2.05pm Saracens Sharks v Ramsey Crookall Bacchanalians D @ CRHS
Umpires - Ben Cunningham, Susan Taylor
PwC Mixed Under-16s
3.35 Harlequins v Crowe Morgan Valkyrs @ QEII
Umpires - Alison Middleton, Emily Middleton
3.35 LJ Ramsey Rogues & Rascals
v Ramsey Crookall Bacchanalians @ RGS
Umpires - Alexandria Smith, Sandra Smith
3.35 Saracens
v Canaccord Genuity Vikings @ CRHS
Umpires - David Beynon, Ian Duggua
Unlikely leaders Ramsey B have a rest week this Saturday in the Shimmin Wilson Manx Shield and, with a five-point lead, will remain top irrespective of other results.
The chasing pack do, however, have a chance to close in although there has been some disruption to the scheduled fixtures which is no doubt because of the availability of international tickets to members of local clubs.
At the bottom end of the table though, Castletown will host Emerging Nomads at Poulsom Park.
There is no relegation from the Shield so it’s not a relegation dogfight.
It is, however, a meeting between the two winless sides in the table and much sought-after local bragging rights are at stake.
I watched Nomads last Saturday and they’re not too shabby a side, despite their playing record.
They made too many unforced errors against a sharp Douglas side and more work on the training ground would surely assist.
Dion Meechan was combative in the back row, Bailey Daniel is shaping up well in the No.10 jersey and Lewis Dwornik ran his socks off all afternoon and made some great cover tackles.
Town’s Dan James provides set piece ball and athleticism around the park but he could be swamped by the Nomads tide.
In a hastily-arranged game, Southern Nomads will now play Vagabonds B at King William’s College.
The defending champions were rocked by Douglas a few weeks back and are keen to get back on track.
Vagas were dogged last week against Ramsey B and almost came away with a result. Nevertheless, on paper Nomads should be just too powerful for them.
Fixtures: Saturday, November 12
South Lancashire/Cheshire Division One
Anselmians v Douglas @ Anselmians
South Lancs/Cheshire Division Two
Vagabonds v Moore ko 1.45pm @ Ballafletcher
South Lancs/Cheshire Division Three
Birchfield v Ramsey @ Birchfield ko 1.30pm
Women’s NC North One
Ormskirk v Vagabonds @ Ormskirk
Shimmin Wilson Manx Shield both ko @ 2.15pm
Castletown v Emerging Nomads @ Poulsom Park
PDMS Southern Nomads v Vagabonds B @ King William’s College
Workers finished repairs on a broken sewage outfall in the early hours this morning.
The Manx Utilities Authority said the repair of the Vollan outfall north of Ramsey was completed at 3.30am, with teams working through the night and around the tides in very difficult conditions.
Quality checks on the outfall will be undertaken at both high and low tides today.
Cordons remain in place until checks have been completed and the beach has been cleaned to what the MUA says is ‘environmental protection satisfaction’.
An MUA spokseman said: ‘We would like to thank the public and Ramsey Town Commissioners for their understanding and support in addition to the teams who worked through the night to complete the repair.’
Yesterday people were warned to stay away from the area.
The fixtures computer has been kind to fans of JCK Division Two this weekend, with a plethora of intriguing games taking place on Saturday afternoon.
Top billing is arguably at Springfield Road where Pulrose United host new league leaders Castletown in what could be a close contest.
The southerners took advantage of Braddan’s match being abandoned last week to go a point clear.
The Mets have played two more games than the Swans and second-placed Douglas Royal but their narrow 1-0 win over RYCOB last Saturday maintained their impressive run which has seen them remain undefeated for two months.
Pully will certainly be no pushovers and will be looking to avenge their 7-2 defeat against the same opponents early on in the season.
Braddan will be favourites to get back to winning ways when they travel to RYCOB but, like last Saturday, Youthie can push the top sides all the way and a tight game could unfold.
The same could be said at the Nivison Stadium where one of this season’s revelations, Onchan, play host to fellow in-form side Douglas Royal in a game that should contain plenty of goals and could go either way.
Gymns’ aforementioned game with Braddan last week was abandoned after goalkeeper James Brown suffered a head injury. They face a Marown side who conquered title hopefuls Foxdale last time out.
The latter welcome winless Michael United to Billy Goat Park, while Malew entertain Douglas and District.
An MHK believes work permit restrictions should be dropped for a year to tackle the island’s skills shortage.
Douglas North MHK Ralph Peake, member for Treasury, made the suggestion in the House of Keys this week.
He asked the Economic Development Minister Laurence Skelly: ‘Would the Minister agree with me that now might be the time to actually consider removing the work permit for a year to actually give business the full opportunity to remove that barrier and actually offer good employment opportunities for people moving to the island?’
But Mr Skelly urged caution, insisting the work permit system was working well.
He said the current legislation gave the flexibility to carve out further exemptions for particular sectors of the economy but to go much further, residency control would need to be considered, in the light of the Brexit and immigration debate in the UK.
Mr Skelly was initially responding to a question from new member for Middle, Bill Shimmins, who asked what plans he had to relax the work permit regime to overcome skills shortages.
The Minister replied that his department was presently examining whether the current requirements for work permits should be relaxed in some cases, in the light of the significant labour shortages being experienced across the economy.
He said a recent consultation found a lot of support for bringing in further work permit exemptions for roles in the financial and professional services industry and further liberalisation of the work permit system as a whole.
Mr Skelly said the DED had also consulted on increasing the rights of cohabitating partners to make it easier for couples who are not married or in a civil partnership to work in the island.
He added: ‘I am well aware that the work permit policy is a sensitive area and any changes require careful consideration of a wide range of factors. Fortunately, the 2014 Act offer sufficient flexibility to allow the department to carve out selected employment and persons of a particular description and to respond to prevailing labour market conditions were necessary.’
He said he would be bringing forward proposals in the next couple of months.
Responding to Mr Peake’s suggestion that work permit rules be dropped for a year, Mr Skelly confirmed this was one of options being considered but the department would need very strong evidence of the benefits before doing this.
Julie Edge (LibVan, Onchan) said she was concerned to find that 15 teachers reported as unemployed, with 13 vacancies, when work permit rules had been relaxed in education. She suggested a Singapore-style residency system should be introduced.
Tim Baker (Ayre and Michael) said if there was further relaxation of the rules, the wider ramifications had to be considered, both in terms of the local labour market and impact on our benefits expenditure. He said an influx of lower-paid labour would artificially depress wages of our ‘hard-working, hard-pressed’ local population.
Mr Skelly pointed out the exemption had been lifted for secondary school teachers and not primary school. He agreed the government had to look at the wider picture.
And he added: ‘If we go much wider I think we do need to consider residency control. Given some of the issues with regard to what is happening in the UK and Brexit, it is very valid we do have that debate if we consider widening the exemption base for work permits.’
There’s been teething problems with a new online student grant application system.
Delays in processing applications has meant a number of students starting university in the UK have faced uncertainty over whether they will get a maintenance grant or have their fees paid.
The delayed start to the application process has not helped.
Education chiefs say they are awaiting information back from 150 ‘conditionally eligible’ students already enrolled on courses so that their funding can be finalised.
But they admit they do not know the numbers affected by the delays – and will only do so if parents and students get in contact.
A question was raised about the issue in the House of Keys this week by new MHK for Middle Bill Shimmins.
He told the Manx Independent that students had been put in a ‘stressful situation’. ‘There were delays in the processing of grants and loans. It’s unfortunate. Students were being put in a difficult position. It has caused quite a lot of upset,’ he said,
In a written reply to his Keys question, Education Minister Graham Cregeen confirmed some students had experienced difficulties when applying for student grants.
He explained that for the first time this year students applying to start university in September were able apply online. ‘Unfortunately there were a few teething problems which led to delays in the processing of the applications,’ he said.
‘These have now all been corrected so the application process next year will be much easier. The department is always happy to receive feedback on any problems or comments.’
The government committed £10.5m in 2016-17 to financially support more than 1,600 students. In addition to tuition fees support, approximately 25 per cent of students qualify for some level of maintenance grant.
Some 720 applied for funding on the new online system when it became operational in July, while just 11 applied by paper form. A total of 678 students applied for first year funding last year.
The DEC said it has worked hard to resolve teething problems to short timescales, given that A-level exam results are only received in mid-August and some courses start in September. Some 488 applications have been finalised but information is awaited back from some 150 ‘conditionally eligible’ students. This could include proof of acceptance on to courses or UCAS points.
Invoices for fees issued by the universities will be paid on November 20 as has been the case in previous years.
The DEC said it appreciated students heading to university for the first time need surety their fees will be paid.
St Mary’s can make up some ground on Canada Life Premier League leaders St George’s this Saturday.
Geordies have a week off meaning the Saints can erode the five-point lead their Glencrutchery Road rivals currently enjoy.
Kevin Middleton’s side take on DHSOB this weekend in a tasty-looking fixture at the Bowl.
Both teams are likely to be shorn of a couple of regulars with St George’s and Isle of Man FA skipper Frank Jones’s stag do taking place in Benidorm this weekend.
St Mary’s will start the game as marginal favourites but in-form Old Boys have won their last four and may yet dent their hosts’ title ambitions.
In a weekend of intriguing fixtures, matters at the foot of the table also take centre stage as four of the bottom five go head-to-head.
Bottom side Ayre have yet to clinch a point this season, in fact they currently sit on -3 after a recent points deduction.
They take on third-bottom Colby in Andreas this weekend knowing it’s probably one of their best chances to break their duck.
Colby, however, won the reverse fixture 6-0, their only win of the season so far.
After the loss of six points at the hands of the IoMFA’s disciplinary committee, Union Mills currently join Ayre in the top-flight’s relegation zone.
The Millers currently trail Colby by two points and may sniff some points to bridge that gap when they host ninth-place Douglas Athletic at the weekend.
The pair drew the reverse fixture so expect another tight tussle at Garey Mooar.
Elsewhere there’s the little matter of an Old Firm derby between Rushen and Peel at Croit Lowey.
Both teams have struggled for consistency in recent weeks, so this one could go either way.
Corinthians will hope to extend their good recent run ahead of next month’s Railway Cup semi-finals when they play Laxey at Ballafletcher. The Miners edged the return game 3-2, but the Whites should start this one as favourites.
St John’s host Ramsey in the afternoon’s final game. The Johnners will be aiming to make it back-to-back victories after last week’s derby win over Peel.
A silver and blue mountain bike has been stolen from the top of the steps leading to Port Jack beach.
The ‘Apollo’ bike was taken between 3pm and 5pm on Thursday, October 20.
If you have any information contact PC Kaighen at police headquarters on 631212.
Four first-timers make it into the Canada Life Premier League’s latest Team of the Week.
Andy Ball (Laxey), Stuart Monks (Douglas Athletic) and Corinthians duo Calum Campbell and Connor Gorman make their seasonal bow after impressing in Saturday’s top-flight games.
Former RYCOB and Ayre United keeper Ball produced several top stops to earn his side a point against Rushen and edge out Aaron Peters (DAFC) and the Spaniards’ Dean Kearns for the TotW’s number one jersey.
Two of Ball’s fellow debutants line-up in the hypothetical XI’s back four.
Corinthians’ full-back Campbell netted a goal and helped his side keep a clean sheet as the Whites beat Union Mills 7-0 to clinch Railway Cup football for the first time since the 1980-81 season.
Monks nearly helped his side to an unlikely point against St Mary’s only for the Saints to grab a last-minute penalty to seal a narrow 2-1 win at Springfield Road.
Also slotting into the side’s backline are Sean Quaye and Alex Harrison.
Quaye was impressive as the league leaders beat struggling Ayre 11-0, while St Mary’s skipper Harrison lands his sixth TotW call-up of the season after shining against DAFC.
In midfield, Corinthians’ Connor Gorman lines up alongside Andrew Chadwick (St John’s), Liam Cowin (Rushen) and Geordies’ winger Chris Bass Jr.
First-timer Gorman was also among the scorers as the Whites ended their 36-year wait for an invite to the Premier League top four’s annual Christmas party.
Chadwick’s good recent form continued with a typically hard-working performance in the Johnners’ engine room as Robbie Prescott’s side beat western rivals Peel 2-1.
Former St George’s team-mates Cowin and Bass Jr complete the TotW’s midfield quartet.
Cowin was his usual industrious self as the Spaniards drew 1-1 with Laxey in a cracker of a match at Glen Road, while Bass Jr grabbed his first five-goal haul in senior football in the Saints’ rout of Ayre.
Up front Rhys Oates grabbed the Man of the Match honours and scored what turned out to be the game’s winning goal as St John’s overcame Peel.
Oates is partnered in attack by Corinthians’ striker Danny Oram who hit four as Mills’ were put to the sword 7-0 at Garey Mooar.
Referee of the Week honours go to Chris Dycher for a third time this campaign.
Dycher impressed with the whistle in St John’s derby win over Peel.
Team of the Week 5/11/16
Goalkeeper: Andy Ball (Laxey)TotW apps: 1
Defence:
Calum Campbell (Corinthians)TotW apps: 1
Sean Quaye (St George’s)TotW apps: 3
Stuart Monks (Douglas Athletic)TotW apps: 1
Alex Harrison (St Mary’s)TotW apps: 6
Midfield:
Connor Gorman (Corinthians)TotW apps: 1
Andrew Chadwick (St John’s)TotW apps: 3
Liam Cowin (Rushen)TotW apps: 3
Chris Bass Jr (St George’s)TotW apps: 5
Attack: Rhys Oates (St John’s)TotW apps: 2
Danny Oram (Corinthians)TotW apps: 3
Referee: Chris Dycher (Peel v St John’s)
RotW apps: 3
A double remembrance is in the offing in Laxey this Sunday.
The Laxey seafront kiosk will be open serving free hot drinks and motorcyclists are all welcome to go along with their bikes to join in.
Organiser Bill Snelling said it was a chance for people to remember their friends who had passed under the metaphorical chequered flag.
The minute’s noise will also be accompanied by a motorcycle auto-jumble, held on the green, courtesy of Garff commissioners.
Tables cost £10 each for anyone wanting a stall to sell their unwanted items.
Proceeds will help the Joey Dunlop Foundation charity build their extension. This is preceded at 11am by two minutes’ silence.
Ramsey Crookall Bacchas men’s A team travel to play Harrogate in the second round of England Hockey’s Investec Men’s trophy this Sunday.
The Yorkshire side play in North Hockey Division One and currently lie fifth with three wins, two draws and two losses. At present Manx hockey is currently playing in the midst of its mixed season but Bacchas men’s team used the half-term break well and have been able to get a few practice matches in against an island select side.
Bacchas will be looking to build on the successful 2015-16 men’s season with a solid performance against a club which is believed to have a few tricky players and good youth development system.
The Tromode outfit will be looking to draw on the squad’s huge amount of experience of playing off-island, as well as utilising the talented younger players coming through its ranks.
It looks to be a tough draw and Bacchas will need to take their chances if they are to advance into the next round.
Bacchas squad
Greg Turner (GK), Dave Whiting, Jamie Brown ©, James Harrison, George Harrison, Tom Wilson, Antony Bentley-Roberts, Craig Leece, Paul Griffiths, Andrew Whiting, Andrew Vernon-Browne, Andrew Kneale, Will Greenbank, Jonny Callow, Christopher Bass, Gareth Craig.
l As a result of the trip the Bacchas A vs Bacchas B mixed fixture has been rearranged for Thursday, December 8.
This week’s Manx Footy Pod guest is former St Mary’s and St George’s defender Liam Doyle.
Liam reflects on his first season playing professionally in the USA with USL outfit Harrisburg City Islanders, while also revealing what it’s like to go through the collegiate system and MLS draft.
The 24-year-old also talks about his appearance on the Football Manager 2017 game, gives his forthright views on the future of the senior game in the Isle of Man and why he would choose a Reliant Robin over an American school bus.
Also in this week’s episode Disco talks to St John’s manager Robbie Prescott after their derby win over Peel and we look ahead to Saturday’s big games.
Conister Bank says the introduction ofa new Approved Partner Scheme emphasises the bank’s commitment to retail lending in the island.
The bank claims the scheme will make it easy for customers to find a business that can offer flexible payment plans that suit their needs and budget, with lending from Conister Bank.
Businesses that sign up to the Approved Partner Scheme can benefit from Conister Bank’s expertise to offer bespoke services to customers.
They will be able to offer a range of payment options to their customers, including a 0 per cent finance option, with no lending fees.
Approved partners will also have access to marketing materials which they can use for their business and given digital images to use on print advertising, social media and company websites.
Andy Bass, head of sales said: ‘We do everything we can to make life easier for our customers.
‘The Approved Partner Scheme is great news for businesses who want to offer their customers flexible and affordable repayment options, the introduction of the scheme emphasisies our continued commitment to retail lending on the Isle of Man’.
The Approved Partner Scheme will be rolled out to existing customers over the coming month.
Ian Drake, sales manager at Conister Bank, will be introducing the scheme across the Isle of Man. He said: ‘Andy and I have been working together to launch the Approved Partner Scheme. This is an exciting development.’
An entry of more than 50 riders will contest the island’s first extreme enduro at South Barrule quarry and plantation this Saturday.
Danny McCanney heads the entry for the inaugural King of the Quarry event, which will see leading motocross and enduro riders go head-to-head with local trials champion Barry Kinley in a two-and-a-half hour challenge round a three-mile course involving trees, streambeds and plantation fire roads.
A number of visiting riders are taking part and signing on will be from 10am for an 11am start.
Spectators are urged to park in the bottom plantation car park close to the Ape Mann area.
A teenager has been jailed for 16 weeks after admitting supplying cannabis to his friends.
Louis Alex Kemau Warren, of Beaumont Road, Ramsey, pleaded guilty to three drug-related charges and one of driving without due care or attention.
Prosecutor Hazel Carroon told the court how, on August 30 at 9.17am, police executed a search warrant at Warren’s address.
The 18-year-old was asked if he had any substances that he should not have but he said that he did not. However, a snap bag was located on Warren’s bedside table containing a small amount of cannabis.
Warren said to police: ‘It’s only a crumb, am I getting arrested for that?’
A plastic tub was also located in a wardrobe containing more cannabis and drug paraphernalia such as scales, a mobile phone and more snap bags. The total street value of the cannabis found was said to be £521.17.
Warren told police that he had bought the drugs and that he had one week to pay the supplier.
He admitted that he intended to pay by selling the drugs to friends but said that he made no profit.
Warren said that he made one or two deals a day for bags of cannabis worth between £20 and £40 each.
After an analysis of his mobile phone records Warren was interviewed a second time and admitted that he been involved in the supply of cannabis since early 2016.
In an earlier incident, on September 16 last year, Warren was reported driving a Vauxhall Corsa on the Mountain Road, travelling from Douglas to Ramsey, at around 6.20pm.
Witnesses said that he was swerving all over the road and performing dangerous overtaking manoeuvres.
Police waited to intercept him at Ramsey Hairpin, however as Warren approached he suddenly turned right towards the Crescent.
Police tried to follow him but he was too far ahead.
Warren was located half an hour later and when quizzed about his driving said that the witness was not telling the truth and that he never went above 50mph. He said that he had not seen the police at the Hairpin and that his friend had just suggested taking a different route.
Warren was sentenced to eight weeks’ jail for possession of cannabis with intent to supply and eight weeks’ for being unlawfully concerned in the supply of cannabis, to run consecutively.
He was also sentenced to one week for possession of cannabis, to run concurrently.
No separate penalty was made for the driving offence but Warren was disqualified from driving for six months.
A man had a tantrum with staff at Noble’s Hospital because he didn’t want to be discharged, a court has heard.
Dean Anthony Whitehead told one member of staff at the hospital’s casualty unit he was going to ‘smash his face in’, then when police arrived, his behaviour showed no improvement.
For the prosecution, Hazel Carroon said staff tried to discharge the 29-year-old from hospital, but he did not want to leave. The more they tried to persuade him to go, the more angry and aggressive with staff he became.
As matters escalated, she said he started slapping one hand into the other and screaming: ‘This is nothing to do with DAT (the drug and alcohol team).
‘You are not listening to me.’
When the situation became more heated, he informed one member of staff she was a ‘cow’ and offered his considered opinion that all the staff were ‘****heads’ - a view he later repeated for the benefit of the police after being arrested.
Miss Carroon asked the court for a contribution towards prosecution costs of £125.
Whitehead admitted a charge of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or threatening behaviour likely to cause alarm or distress on November 7.
An earlier charge was withdrawn by the prosecution in the light of his guilty plea.
Representing Whitehead, Peter Russell told the court his client was ‘deeply sorry’ for what had happened.
‘He admitted he used objectionable words,’ he said.
‘He accepts the people were only there to help him and he should not have used those words or phrases. He says he did not threaten to hurt anyone.’
Mr Russell said the incident followed in the wake of an admission to the hospital’s Accident and Emergency department.
‘He had taken some tablets and after he had slept them off he was woken and told he was to be discharged,’ Mr Russell said.
‘Maybe the effect had not completely worn off and he became agitated.’
He told the court Whitehead had been out of trouble for some time, with nothing on his record since 2015.
‘He’s making progress and this is a minor hitch,’ Mr Russell said.
‘This followed his admission and being asked to leave when the hospital felt there was nothing more they could do for him. He is articulate and deeply regrets what has happened. It is reasonably serious but not towards the high end of matters, though he accepts hospital staff were there to help him.’
He said Whitehead lived sometimes at Heather Crescent with his girlfriend, and sometimes at Lord Street, and survived on benefits.
Fining him £700 with £125 costs, Deputy High Bailiff Jayne Hughes told him: ‘Had you been charged with an offence that carried custody, you would certainly have been going to prison. Your behaviour to staff trying to help you was appalling. You have five children. How would you feel if one of your children were being admitted to hospital and someone was there behaving like that? You would not have found it acceptable.’
His fine is to be paid off at £10 per week.