A Douglas man who denies making nuisance calls to emergency services has been granted bail.

Jonathan Richard Fletcher, of Mona Street, is accused of making three calls on January 29, allegedly ‘ranting’ about historic encounters with police.

A pre-trial review is set for April 16.

Fletcher, 57, was previously bailed but then remanded after he admitted breaching bail conditions by calling emergency services on February 3 to ‘request an assassination’.

Appearing before magistrates recently, Fletcher’s advocate Paul Rodgers said that changes to his client’s medication while in prison had made a significant difference.

Magistrates agreed to grant bail with conditions that the defendant doesn’t enter licensed premises or purchase alcohol and doesn’t call 999 unless for a genuine emergency.