A man who admitted wasting police time told a court he had done so when he was drunk.

Nicholas Walker said he started to drink more after the story broke of historic sex abuse of young footballers who played for Crewe Alexandra.

Walker, 51, said he was being given support by Sporting Chance which helped ex-footballers who had been abused.

A court heard how Walker, of Leaches Lane in Mancot, dialled 999 and told police there was a pregnant woman lying on the floor of an address in Llandudno who was unable to breathe.

Police went to the address who found it was the home of an elderly couple who knew nothing about it.

Walker then told police the woman was somewhere on the Orme and had taken tablets.

Police officers were dispatched to carry out an area search.

A total of 11 officers had been involved, control room and support staff had made enquiries, and the ambulance service had also been involved, Flintshire Magistrates Court was told by prosecutor Rhian Jackson.

But Walker admitted it had been a false report and that he could not remember doing it became he was drunk.

He received a 120 day prison sentence suspended for 18 months and he was sent on a six month alcohol treatment course.

District Judge Roger Lowe also placed him on programme which would involve 30 group work sessions to tackle his issues. He must pay £85 costs and a £115 surcharge.

The judge told him he was sorry to hear of the problems he faced as a young man when playing for Crewe Alexandra.

“I would encourage you to get what help you can from Sporting Chance. It is a good organisation,” he told the Mold court.

“Having said that it does not give you carte blanche to commit offences like this, and not for the first time.”

The judge said Walker had two previous convictions for doing the same thing.

He said that the fact that he was drunk at the time “was no excuse whatsoever”.

ADVERTISING inRead invented by Teads The judge warned that if he did not stop then he would end up in prison.

Probation officer Tracey Flavell said Walker was already on a community order and appeared to be open and frank in discussing issues with his offender manager.

Walker represented himself and said he was sorry to the police and to the ambulance service.

He did it because he was drunk. It was not something he would do when sober, he said.

“I have never broken the law when sober,” he said.

He had been assisted with his drinking some 10 or 12 years ago.

Walker said when the publicity broke last December about sexual abuse of young footballers at Crewe Alexandra that brought a lot of drinking problems back.

He said Sporting Chance was assisting him and trying to help him come to terms with what had happened.

Walker said he had been referred to the organisation by the Football Association.

He said he lived alone and worked nights as a warehouseman.

“I am remorseful for what I did,” he said.