Police spokesman said officers attended the scene to find the man bleeding but could not elaborate any more as to the extent of his injuries. The man was taken by ambulance to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and questioned while being treated. Police are investigating.

WOMEN DENY CANNABIS IMPORTATION CTS Women deny cannabis importation Two women appeared in Magistrates' Court last week in connection with the importation and supply of $101,000 of cannabis.

Demeke Tacklyn, 22, and Samantha Barstowe, 21, were released on bail of $5,000 and ordered to surrender their travel documents.

Tacklyn, of North Shore Road, and Barstowe, of Teen Haven, both in Pembroke, are accused of handling the drugs with intent to supply in Pembroke last Monday. Tacklyn is also accused of importing the drugs with intent to supply on January 13. Tacklyn and Barstowe, who deny all charges, were ordered by Senior Magistrate Will Francis to stand trial in Magistrates' Court on June 1.

Crown counsel Charmaine Smith said the drugs weighed 2,023 grammes and had a street value of $101,000 if sold in small individual wraps.

TOURISM SUPPORTS BELMONT PLANS PLN TOU Tourism supports Belmont plans A new tourism and leisure development has been given an important boost with the news that it has received vital authorisations.

Government permits for elements of the planned Belmont renovation have now been given, allowing the developers valuable leverage with overseas investors.

Permission for a special development order, the ability to lease back residential units to tourists and a rubber-stamping from the Department of Tourism that the project is suitable, were all given late last month.

Sources close to the scheme, which includes a revamped golf course, hotel, villas and condos, said the news had pushed the deal forward.

"It means we can go back to the investment group and say `everything is in place','' he said.

In addition, an operating company has been registered, although a name for the project has not yet been revealed.

EQUESTRIAN GROUP APPEALS DECISION PLN RAH Equestrian group appeals decision Planning inspectors are considering an appeal into plans for controversial floodlights at the National Equestrian Centre.

Overseas consultants are currently examining the case, which surrounds the Development Applications Board's refusal to grant Planning permission for lights at the Vesey Street, Devonshire site.

Under the rules, each side in the dispute is allowed to prepare their arguments. They are then sent to their opponents for comments, and back to the inspectors.

The inspectors then consider the entire file, before making a recommendation to Environment Minister Arthur Hodgson. It is unlikely a public hearing into the appeal will be held.

HOMELESS JEWELLERY THIEF REMANDED CTS Homeless jewellery thief remanded A homeless man who admitted stealing about $8,000 worth of jewellery will face his punishment in the Supreme Court.

Fifty-one-year-old Sinclair Louis Fox was remanded into custody by the Senior Magistrate Will Francis after he admitted stealing six opal, tanzanite, and diamond encrusted gold rings from Vera P. Card Ltd. on October 16 at 2 p.m.

The exact cost of the sticky-finger haul, which has not been recovered, is $7,778.

Fox -- who has a shoplifting and stealing career going back to 1969 -- was targeted after Police viewed store surveillance videotape.

It showed the unemployed and homeless Fox walking into the Front Street Store, lifting a plexiglass window showcase door from its tracking, then drop the rings on a holder into a bag.

A staff member had watched him enter the store, but was distracted by another customer until she was able to see him walk out of the door.

On January 14, 1999 he was convicted of a similar offence and was given a 12-month suspended prison sentence.

Fox also admitted he stole a red sport coat from Bananas on Front Street on January 17.

POLICE MOTORCYCLE TRAINING UNDERWAY POL Police motorcycle training underway Flashing lights and blaring sirens may not necessarily mean that there is an emergency, a Police spokesman warned.

The Police Driving School will be conducting a Motorcycle Training Course throughout the week. The four officers on the training course will be clearly visible in their neon yellow vests. They will be riding their 750cc Honda motorcycles and travelling at high speeds with their sirens and lights on.

Training will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to give the trainees a realistic idea of traffic conditions. Police ask that motorists treat their approach as they would that by any emergency vehicle and pull to the side of the road. The course will continue until Friday with advanced training for cars anticipated to begin next week.

GLASS STUDIO WANTS TO OPEN NURSERY PLN Glass studio wants to open nursery In Planning news, the owner of Bermuda Glass Blowing on Blue Hole Hill in Hamilton Parish has applied to open a plant nursery next door. Located directly across from the entrance of the Grotto Bay Hotel and to be called Tempest Cave Nursery, the facility will be limited to the front portion of the 2.5-acre property. Behind the industrial zone at the roadside is a large parcel of land zoned Woodland Reserve and Open Space. The bus lay-by will be maintained. Existing mature plants will not be disturbed and the existing ground levels will be retained.