A CORNISH woman has been sentenced to prison after persistently making unnecessary calls to the emergency services.

Sheila Honey, aged 69, of Treclago View, Camelford pleaded guilty to persistently making use of a public electronic communications network for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety to another, between July 21 and August 18.

During the hearing at Truro Crown Court, she was sent to prison for 12 days and made subject to a three-year criminal behaviour order which prohibits her from calling 999 or 112 unless, in the case of a call to police, there is an immediate danger to life, someone is using or threatening violence or there is a traffic collision or the road is blocked.

In the case of a call to the ambulance someone must be seriously ill or injured and their life is at risk and in case of a call to the fire service there is a fire no matter how small.