A MAN has been urged to embrace a chance to move forward in his life after he was handed a suspended sentence for a number of offences.

Phillip James Stuart Grahame, 36, from Bagillt in Flintshire but living at a friend's address in Neston, pleaded guilty to six connected offences.

Justin Espie, prosecuting at Wrexham Magistrates Court, said Grahame had taken his long-term partner's car without her consent on August 21 and after she reported the matter to police they arrived at her address in the Greenfield area of Holywell to find he had returned there.

Mr Espie said Grahame refused to leave the scene, despite the best efforts of the police, before he became angry and racially abused one of the officers, resisted arrest and was finally restrained after they used an incapacitating spray on him.

Mr Espie added officers took a sample of Grahame's breath and found he was more than twice the drink-drive limit - the reading was 97mgs in 100ml of breath compared to the limit of 35mgs - and he was also driving while disqualified and without third party insurance.

Craig Hutchinson, defending, said Grahame had been "the author of his own downfall" and his previous convictions were both lengthy and an aggravating feature.

Mr Hutchinson said Grahame had been making a considerable effort in recent years and had managed to be clean of heroin for more than three years and his actions on the day in question had been both clearly wrong and regrettable.

He said: "His partner had actually called the police because she was concerned for his safety."

Mr Hutchinson added Grahame had been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) about five months ago and the combination of the medication he had been prescribed and the alcohol was not good.

Grahame was given an 18 week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months. He was also ordered to pay a total of £680 and was banned from driving for three years.

Magistrates chairman' Deborah McKinoe told Grahame he was being a given a chance because he had demonstrated a clear willingness to work with the Probation Service,

She told him: "You have one life, so you have to go and get it back."