NEW boy Nathan Arnold hopes his winning mentality can rub off on Grimsby Town.

The attacker joined the Mariners on a season-long loan on Saturday, after securing a promotion and FA Trophy double with Cambridge United last campaign.

The 26-year-old believes that experience could help his new club replicate the U's success this term.

"It's certainly good to have experience of getting out of the Conference and knowing how to win games at this level," he told the Telegraph.

"There are some big teams in this division and obviously just the one automatic promotion spot, so it's a tough league to get out of it.

"Everyone says it, but it really is a tough league and there are some very good players plying their trade at this level.

"Hopefully, I can add my experience from last season and the success I had at Cambridge – along with my confidence and that winning mentality – and try to repeat that with Grimsby."

The former Mansfield and Alfreton man continued: "It's frustrating because players at this level try their hardest to be Football League players, so it's a shame for me personally that we got promoted and I haven't been able to stay there.

"But it's one of those things, and I'd like to think I can add valuable experience of this level for Grimsby Town.

"Last season was an up and down campaign – even though we won the Trophy and got promoted.

"I was in and out of the team and couldn't get the consistency or momentum I wanted right through the season.

"So I'm desperate to get started at Grimsby now and settle in as quickly as I can."

PAUL Hurst believes his Grimsby Town players could "quite easily" adapt to a 4-3-3 formation this campaign.

The Mariners boss and then joint manager Rob Scott experimented with the system last summer and in the early part of the season.

However, a lack of goals saw that ditched in favour of the tried and trusted 4-4-2.

Eager to give his side more options ahead of the new season, Hurst looked at a 'diamond' formation at Matlock on Friday evening, and says there will be further experimentation over the coming weeks.

"I think the 4-3-3 formation is something we could come back to," he said.

"The big thing for me is the centre-forward, and in Lenell John-Lewis I don't think you get much better as a sole striker. So it's certainly an option for us.

"Last year I thought we played it quite well until the last little bit, and we weren't scoring goals early season with that formation.

"That said, it is often a more patient way of playing.

"There's pros and cons to everything but I certainly feel we could adopt that quite easily with the players that I've got in the squad now."

A FRANKLIN College student has been awarded an accounting scholarship worth £15,000 – and impressed the judging panel so much she also landed herself a job.

Inguta Godaine, 19, of Grimsby, is one of just 16 young people to be selected from 300 applicants for the professional training opportunity with Kaplan.

Each year, Kaplan creates avenues for school leavers from across the UK to study for an industry standard apprenticeship qualification followed by the chance to carry out further professional qualifications.

Inguta – who studied maths and accounts at A-level, and a business BTec – wowed the Sheffield-based scholarship panel by bringing a copy of some work she had been doing recently, talking them through the thought process behind it.

One of the panel members, Sue Turner at accountancy firm Hart Shaw, was so impressed she offered Inguta a job interview.

And, after continuing to impress her, she was offered a place with Hart Shaw, where she will begin work this summer while studying for her Association of Accounting Technicians entry-level qualification.

Inguta, pictured, said: "I'm thrilled to have been selected for the Accountancy Scholarship.

"Once I'd made up my mind to become an accountant I became worried about the huge amount of debt I would come out with after studying.

"Winning the scholarship is such a huge weight off my shoulders and now I can't wait to start my apprenticeship and start earning money."

Martin Wharin, business services partner at Hart Shaw, said: "Hart Shaw has always put faith in young adults and regularly take on college leavers who have achieved the required grades.

"We are delighted to welcome Inguta to Hart Shaw, who interviewed extremely well and showed the right attitude and desire to succeed in what is a competitive environment.

"We are grateful to Kaplan for putting forward such a high calibre individual and for the ongoing help and support we will receive through their scholarship programme."

Joe Crolla, Kaplan apprenticeship adviser, added: "Congratulations to Inguta; we had hundreds of applicants of a really high calibre this year so being one of 16 winners is a real achievement.

"Being awarded the Kaplan Scholarship is a fantastic opportunity and Inguta can be reassured she has a bright future ahead of her, which is important when it's so hard for young adults to find employment.

"Apprenticeships are a real viable career option to become a qualified accountant without getting into debt – I wish Inguta the best of luck with hers."

To find out more and apply for any of the Grimsby-based apprenticeship vacancies visit kaplanapprenticeships.co.uk

Education stories from across the area appear in your Grimsby Telegraph every Thursday.

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DEFENCE solicitor Roy Foreman has launched another strong attack on antisocial behaviour orders – claiming they make him "despair".

Mr Foreman, a leading critic of Asbos since they were first introduced, criticised the fact that a troubled young woman was remanded in custody awaiting sentence for possessing aerosol cans.

He said he found it "offensive" that the vulnerable woman faced being jailed as a "way of tidying up the streets" when she had not actually committed any new offences.

Sophie Hunt, 23, who has lived in Grimsby recently, admitted twice breaching her Asbo on July 14 by breaking a condition not to be in possession of aerosol cans.

Brendan Woodward, prosecuting, told Grimsby magistrates that Hunt was found semi-naked and sniffing aerosols in the town's Albert Place.

She was treated by paramedics for the effects of inhaling the hair spray aerosol cans.

She was taken to hospital but was later again found in possession of an aerosol can and was again inhaling it.

Mr Foreman, mitigating, said: "I despair. I really despair. It's 2014 and you can send someone to prison for being in possession of a can of aerosol, even if she's not causing any particular problems to anyone.

"This is a way of dealing with a difficult case by criminalising her. She has done nothing wrong apart from taking some form of a stimulant.

"She is incredibly vulnerable at the moment. You only have to look at her to see how fragile she is. She has no support over her. She has got nowhere to go in Grimsby. There is no one to help her."

Mr Foreman made an impassioned plea for Hunt, who was in custody, to be allowed bail pending sentence.

"If she was being a public nuisance at the time, that would be a different matter but there is no indication that was the case," he said.

"She hasn't been charged with a specific offence. This is almost a way of tidying up the streets and I find that offensive and a very difficult pill to swallow. This is convenience legislation and I am very disheartened by it."

The magistrates refused to allow Hunt bail and remanded her in custody to be sentenced at Grimsby Crown Court, where she is expected to face other matters.

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MORE than 5,000 of you have now signed our petition to derail plans to scrap the direct express train service from Cleethorpes to Manchester.

MPs Martin Vickers and Austin Mitchell, North East Lincolnshire Council, and various local traders are backing our Keep On Track campaign to keep the service.

As reported, The Department for Transport (DfT) has launched a consultation on the Northern and TransPennine franchises, as ministers consider how best to use £1 billion of investment across the network.

The Government is examining the option of terminating the TransPennine Express service from Manchester at Doncaster with a replacement Sheffield to Cleethorpes service being operated by Northern Rail, which is expected to stop at Doncaster en route, possibly as an extension of the existing hourly Northern Sheffield to Scunthorpe service.

You've expressed your views in many ways – by writing to us, commenting on our website, and signing the petition.

Editor Michelle Lalor even travelled to London to meet with Transport Secretary Patrick McLaughlin and hand over signatures and correspondence we have received so far. But Brian Abey, of Harlech Way, has campaigned in his own way – he has written this poem:

The train now standing in Cleethorpes station,

Does the journey to Manchester right across our nation,

Stay on with the ticket that you've just bought,

It'll take you right in to Manchester's airport.

The same thing happens when you're on the way back,

You get on only once to the end of the track,

No struggling with luggage which might be a disaster,

Having to change at Sheffield or Doncaster.

What of the trippers that to Cleethorpes do come,

A straight through journey's the start of the fun,

But the changing of trains takes the wind from one's sails,

It might blow their trip right off of the rails.

For that's what it might come to, say the people that know,

Uneconomic to run, from the start to the finish in only one go,

Inconvenience is no criteria as we travel forth,

To these people that think we live in the north.

The area around us, others do say, the new Klondyke will be,

With wind powered turbines dotting the sea,

Of infrastructure and investment we'll surely needs loads,

To get to us here, not on our roads!

So the train it must be, so don't be short sighted,

Leave the through train alone, be not so benighted,

Forget changing trains which is part of your plan,

There's a gravy train coming, get aboard while you can.

Afterthought.

We had a named train to London, which started in '83,

Use it or lose it, said the powers-that-be,

Seems the same thinking is the permanent way,

Cost not convenience is still, the order of the day.

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THE chairman of Cleethorpes In Bloom is frustrated and angered by what he says is becoming regular theft and vandalism of flower displays across the resort.

Bob Callison, 60, says the display boxes on High Street and Isaac's Hill are being ruined by "pointless and vindictive" behaviour that he believes could be the result of drunken antics.

Mr Callison believes a small number of perpetrators, who are in range of CCTV on the High Street, are responsible and the In Bloom team are the ones who end up footing the bill.

He said: "It's just a handful of selfish people who want to ruin theses flowerbeds and displays for everyone else.

"Over the weekend we had thousands of people come through here for the Cleethorpes Carnival and there was barely any damage or trouble and yet on Friday night, flowers end up going missing.

"Replacing and repairing flowers is not cheap and this is starting to take place every week; if it continues then we won't be able to keep Cleethorpes In Bloom going, we're a gold award resort and a lot of time and effort goes into making this place look as lovely as it does.

"The money comes out of our pockets, not the council's."

It costs the local In Bloom team more than £8,000 a year to put flowers in the roadside displays and hanging baskets, with many local businesses commenting on the positive impact the attractive street decorations have had on their trade.

Mr Callison says he receives regular glowing comments from visitors on how nice Cleethorpes looks and to maintain the high standard is a stiff and costly task.

He said: "Whether they're taking the cordyline palms, which are beautiful centre pieces in the roadside boxes, for their own gain and gardens or just pulling flowers out and chucking them on the floor – it's not right."

Cordyline palm plants have been going missing recently and they can cost upwards of £12 a time to replenish.

He added: "We need a prosecution at this rate because that's the only way it's going to stop.

"I can't believe they're doing it because they'll all be on CCTV and we'll be checking the footage in due course.

"It usually happens after a night out and it really takes the wind out of our sails in the In Bloom team.

"We enjoy brightening up the place and making it look this way, it's our way of life now but this constant stealing of flowers can really get you down."

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JUST like the old adage about buses, you await a new attacking signing and then two come along at once – well almost!

In my opinion, one of the big things Grimsby Town lacked last year – particularly in forward positions – was a bit more pace.

Sure, some of the players we had could take the ball past their man, but if opposition sides were wise to the game plan then we often found it difficult to break sides down, especially at home.

With Liam Hearn injured for the season, Town lacked a bit of extra pace and guile and the ability to break at speed.

This has clearly been noticed by Paul Hurst who has made bringing in quicker players a priority.

Jack Mackreth and Scott Brown are certainly faster than the players they have replaced and now the Town boss is adding more signings with players coming in who are known to have the pace to beat their man.

On Saturday, it was announced that Cambridge winger/striker Nathan Arnold will join the Mariners on a season-long loan. He played a good number of games for Cambridge as part of last season's promotion-winning team.

Having also played for Hyde, Alfreton and Mansfield, Arnold knows the league and also knows what to do to get out of it.

He'll give Town some attacking verve and pace and hopefully will supply the ammunition for his fellow strikers.

Arnold could be joined by Town's sixth new signing of the summer, Jon-Paul Pittman, who has this week arrived on trial.

The American came through the youth ranks at Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest before spells at Crawley, Oxford and Wycombe.

Pittman is said to be another quick player who can play in a number of positions across the forward line and has a scoring record of roughly one goal every four games.

Pittman has suffered with a few injuries in recent years so hopefully he can put those behind him and impress at Town.

Now the Mariners have a bit more pace in the ranks I'd like to see them play with a higher line and push teams back, especially when the fans are behind them at Blundell Park.

I was impressed with Halifax Town last season and the way in which they tactically outclassed the Mariners during the home game. They pushed Town higher up the pitch, with midfield runners supporting the strikers.

As Halifax had a bit of pace in midfield they were able to dominate higher up the pitch and have runners supporting their attacking play.

Now the Mariners have more dynamic options in their team, I'd like to think we may be able to be a bit more attacking at home.

On paper, the signings so far this pre-season have certainly plugged the gaps we needed to fill.

What do you think about Town's latest signings? Let me know on Twitter @toogoodtogodown or visit www.toogoodtogodown.co.uk

SEXUAL offences, burglary and shoplifting have all increased in the region over the last year.

According to the latest annual crime statistics, overall recorded crime for 2013-14 has increased by three per cent in comparison to 2012-13.

However, across the whole of the Humberside Police area, the long-term trend for crime is down. Whilst crime is up this year, the figure remains considerably lower than it was ten years ago.

There were a number of increases recorded in certain crime areas – such as, violence against the person, sexual offences, burglary and shoplifting.

Meanwhile, vehicle offences, theft from a person and public order offences all recorded reductions.

Deputy Chief Constable David Griffin said: "The latest figures show a modest increase in crime over the past year. However, it is important to put this into context and look at the longer-term picture, which shows that over a ten-year period, crime has dropped dramatically.

"Furthermore, the latest published figures refer to crime up to the end of March 2014, but in the three months since then recorded crime has taken a downward turn again.

"That having been said, there has been an increase in certain crime areas and we are working hard to address these.

"Shop theft is one area that has been an issue for the force and which accounts for a tenth of all crime locally.

"We currently have Operation Sodium ongoing, which is changing the way we deal with retail crime, so more offences are prevented within store, allowing police officers valuable time to be focused on bringing the most prolific offenders to justice and supporting the more vulnerable shops."

The figures also show a rise in violent crime over the past year. The increase for violence with injury was up by just over one per cent, but the larger increase of violence without injury was up by 23 per cent.

Mr Griffin added: "The force recently commissioned the College Of Policing to look at violent crime and an action plan is now in place to address a range of issues. However, the college made a number of positive findings. One of these was how we record violent crime ethically and there is a link between rising violent crime and increased domestic abuse reporting.

"It is also important to note that locally, people are reporting greater levels of violence without injury. The culture of more serious violent crimes, including gun crime that occurs in other parts of the country, is not as evident here in Humberside."

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NATHAN Arnold looks set to be handed his Grimsby Town debut tonight – alongside a trio of trialists.

Arnold is likely to make his first appearance for the Mariners against Doncaster (7pm), having only joined on a season-long loan over the weekend.

But the Cambridge United forward won't be the only new face for those in the Blundell Park crowd to cast their eyes over.

As well as existing trialists Joe Ironside and Chris Clay, striker Jon-Paul Pittman will also be hoping to impress after joining up with the squad yesterday in the hope of earning a deal.

Reacting to the capture of Arnold, Hurst told the Telegraph that the 26-year-old has all the attributes he'd been looking for.

"I think when he was at Alfreton, he really stepped up and impressed a lot of people," he said.

"He's a player that can play left, right or through the middle, so he gives me a lot of options and that's good when you're not carrying a massive squad.

"He played a lot of times for Cambridge last season – albeit quite a few of them were from the bench – but he wants to nail down a starting place here and that's good for competition in the wide areas.

"He's another one with pace and that's what defenders don't enjoy playing against.

"At the same time, he's good enough on the ball to mean that, if you try and negate his pace, he can still beat you with his skill.

"He's got good assets for an attacking player and I'm glad to have him on board.

"He'll play a part tonight and it's the first chance the fans will have of seeing him a Town shirt, so I'm looking forward to seeing him in action."

Hurst continued: "Tonight is also another chance for the lads we've got on trial to impress and now we've also got Jon-Paul with us.

"He only trained with us for the first time yesterday but he looked intelligent – that's the first thing I noticed.

"He's got experience and he talks well, which really helps.

"He holds the ball up well and looks powerful and strong, so I'm looking forward to seeing him tonight.

"There's no getting away from the fact that he hasn't played as much football as he would have liked in the past few seasons.

"That's for a couple of reasons, one being injuries and the other not being any fault of his own.

"It'll be good to see him in action tonight and we'll have him with us for a little longer after that – we'll see where that takes us.

"There's no 'definites' on it – he'll play tonight and hopefully we can have another look on Friday."

RESIDENTS and businesses have called for urgent action following Sunday's flash floods.

Some homes and businesses were damaged by flood waters, and the power supply to a total of 164 homes in Grimsby was cut off.

One Morton Road resident said: "We have still got no hot water, our boiler is broken and we have no washer. We had no electricity for 18 hours.

"It got quite serious on Sunday as Northern Powergrid came round everybody's houses and took everybody's fuses out.

"They were really good. They came back to put the fuses back in and tested the electric meters."

The woman also said neighbours had claimed that loose chippings put down as part of a road resurfacing programme had blocked the drains, contributing to the flooding, but the council did not comment.

"We haven't flooded here for a long, long time. It's normally the Willows and Wybers that floods."

Meanwhile, residents on the Willows Estate have called for urgent action to be taken to unblock drains which constantly flood. Around 12 Queensway residents spent three hours mopping up the excess water on Sunday following the downpour.

Leanne White, 31, said: "I phoned up the council and Anglian Water on Sunday but both said it wasn't their responsibility so we started clearing the water up ourselves.

"It has brought us together but we can't do this every time it floods. The neighbours are at the end of their tether.

"The drains are still blocked and the water is still there. If we get any more rain it is going to happen again."

One of the businesses affected by the flooding has also called for improved drainage in Cromwell Road.

Graeme King, part owner of Keen King & Jones Opticians, which managed to open as usual yesterday, said: "There is a dip in the road that means all the water flows towards our premises. I would like to see the local authority do something about the drainage in this area which is obviously very vulnerable to heavy rainfall.

"The shop is still a little bit smelly and it will take several days of warm weather and open doors for the concrete floor to dry out. Whether we succeed in salvaging our carpet tiles has yet to be established."

Engineers from Northern Powergrid spent the day reconnecting the power supply to properties in the Cromwell Road area of the town.

A spokesman for Northern Powergrid said all properties had their power restored by around midnight on Sunday.

Its engineers attended properties in Shaftesbury Avenue, Morton Road, Wentworth Road, Marklew Avenue and Marshall Avenue. The spokesman said supplies were disconnected after a fault at an electricity substation, which it is believed was flood-related.

Councillor David Watson, portfolio holder for environment and housing at North East Lincolnshire Council, said: "The weather at the weekend produced some exceptional but very localised rainfall that led to flooding in parts of the borough.

"We will be undertaking an investigation of the flooding at those locations within the borough where there was highway flooding and any additional maintenance work that might be required will be undertaken."

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"I USED to curl up in bed every night and pray for the morning. I was only at primary school but I was so terrified of what would be done to me that I wanted to die."

Those are the words of a Grimsby woman who was sexually abused by her father and another male relative for more than four decades. Today, she has bravely shared her story with the Grimsby Telegraph in the hope of stopping others from suffering the same fate.

The woman in her 40s says she wishes she could "turn back time" and tell a friend, teacher or relative what was happening to her.

Wiping back tears, she said: "I sometimes think about how my life would have been different if I hadn't tried to keep this sordid secret for so long.

"I didn't tell anybody because my dad told me it would split up the family. He said he was the only one who would ever really love me and I believed him.

"He said nobody would love me like he did or he'd threaten to kill himself if I told anybody.

"It's too late for me now, I will have to live with the physical and mental scars of what happened for the rest of my life, but I hope that somebody else will read this and get help.

"However old you are, if you think something is happening to you that isn't right, then tell somebody. It could be a teacher, a relative or a friend, but just make sure you get the help you need."

The woman, who has lived in Grimsby her whole life and cannot be named for legal reasons, says her first memory of something inappropriate happening was when she was a toddler.

She said: "It's one of my earliest memories and I'm in the bath playing with the ducks and my dad is putting his hands where he shouldn't.

"I remember he took explicit pictures of me when I was about five years old and kept them in his pocket.

"I used to curl up in a ball at night and just hope the next morning would come.

"I didn't understand what he was doing but I knew it was wrong. I only found out it was rape when I told the police.

"When I was at primary school I used to say I wanted to be dead because of what they were doing to me."

The woman says the sustained abuse even led to the breakdown of personal relationships.

"It's made me mentally unwell and the repercussions have harmed my own children," she said.

"I would never have sexually abused them, but that doesn't mean that the way I treated them wasn't a form of mental abuse.

"I don't know what it means to be loved.

"I've had reports that show I've been conditioned so that my way of thinking is different because of what he did to me.

"My dad had a key to our house so he would let himself in. Sometimes I would wake up and he would be there."

The impact on the woman's life was so significant that she started taking antidepressants in 1989 and struggled to go outside at one point.

She is now in therapy and will need support for the rest of her life.

She finally told somebody about the abuse four years ago and police got involved, leading to both her father and the other relative being jailed for offences including rape, indecent assault and indecency with a child.

She said: "It's difficult to explain how I felt when I told someone because he is my dad and I loved him.

"When the abuse stopped I missed it in one way because the love had gone. That kind of love was all I knew and it had gone.

"It was important for me to go to court and face them, so I didn't have any screens when I gave my evidence."

She added the worst part for her was that some members of her family still did not believe her, despite the convictions.

She said: "I spent years trying to protect my family for no reason. Keeping that secret as a child and as I grew up was a waste of time.

"I want people to realise that there is no point in staying quiet. You can stop abuse, but the only way is to tell somebody."

Call Rape Crisis on 0808 802 9999 or visit www.rapecrisis.org.uk for more information.

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DONCASTER Rovers will provide Grimsby Town's toughest pre-season test so far – but boss Paul Hurst is relishing the challenge.

The League One club are tonight's visitors to Blundell Park (7pm) as the Mariners return home for the first time in almost three months.

It is the first time that Town will have faced a team from higher up the footballing pecking order this pre-season.

And while Hurst knows that Paul Dickov's side represent a significant step-up in opposition, he is not unduly concerned by the quality in their ranks.

"We know it's a big step up in terms of opposition and we're looking for a good performance," he told the Telegraph.

"We played pretty well at Matlock the other night, although the result wasn't quite what we were after.

"For 60 minutes or so, I was happy with what I saw on the whole, so we're looking to build on that tonight.

"It's our first chance to get back on Blundell Park, an opportunity for the fans to see the new lads and for those players to pull on a shirt and run out for the first time at their new home ground – I'm really looking forward to it.

"I'm sure that Doncaster have got some good players, but I haven't looked into them too much. I would for a league game – but this is more about us and what we're going to do."

Unlike Town's previous clashes against Cleethorpes Town, Scarborough, Harrogate and Matlock, Hurst won't be making too many in-game changes this evening, as he looks to get more minutes under his players' belts.

After tonight's visit of Rovers, Town take on League Two outfit Mansfield on Friday as their pre-season preparations move into top gear this week.

"A lot of the lads will get plenty of minutes on the pitch, rather than there being lots of changes and that will be the same on Friday night against Mansfield."

A JUDGE jailing a serial criminal was told the "practised liar" claimed he had suffered years of abuse by being kept prisoner by his father in a boarded-up room and regularly beaten up.

Judge David Tremberg, sitting at Grimsby Crown Court, was told Patterson claimed he was stopped from going to school, locked up and repeatedly brought back when he tried to escape.

It was also claimed the "appalling experiences" had left him "incredibly damaged" and had "robbed him of a childhood".

Bradley Patterson, 23, of Thorgam Court, Grimsby, was convicted by a jury of attempted robbery and two assaults. He denied the matters.

However, he admitted burglary, handling stolen goods and breaching a community order.

A trial at Grimsby Crown Court heard Patterson was heavily under the influence of diazepam when he went to a house on February 27 to rob the occupants of tobacco.

There was a scuffle when he tried to grab a cushion cover that had tobacco in. Wendy King-Orton and Dean Orton were both injured as they tried to stop him escaping with tobacco.

Patterson was with other men when he grabbed about £180 in notes from a till at a Betfred bookmakers shop in Grimsby on February 26 while staff were not looking. His home was searched on February 27 and stolen copper piping and a sink were found.

Patterson breached a community order imposed by magistrates on February 21 for theft from Boots, theft from Sainsbury's, assaulting a security guard and failing to provide a sample for drug testing.

Judge David Tremberg told Patterson: "You are a persistent offender and you have been since your mid-teens.

"You are a cunning, dishonest, resourceful liar. This is a man who has been living on his wits for a long time and he is a practised liar."

Gordon Stables, mitigating, said Patterson had not seen his mother since about the age of five.

Patterson also claimed he was locked in a room by his father between the ages of 13 and 15-and-a-half. When he did go to school, he was locked up again when he returned.

"He tried to run away on numerous occasions but was brought back each time," claimed Mr Stables. He claimed Patterson's father later decided not to allow him to go to school at all.

"He kept him imprisoned in a room for more than a year," said Mr Stables.

Boards were put over windows to stop him escaping. There was a mattress on the floor and a bucket for use as a toilet.

"He was passed food and beaten regularly," claimed Mr Stables.

"When he was 15-and-a-half, his father took him and dumped him at The Cedars. He was immediately taken into care.

"His father, when beating him and locking him up, was repeatedly telling him: 'Get used to it. It's where you will be going for the rest of your life. This is for your own good'."

Patterson had been "incredibly damaged" and was "robbed of a childhood", claimed Mr Stables.

Patterson was jailed for four years and three months.

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SEX offender Leo Kiss has been locked up for four years after targeting a young woman he fancied in the street and pinning her against a wall.

He left the victim "traumatised" and "terrified" after approaching her for sex and later lying in wait for her outside a house, a court heard.

Kiss, 18, of Blundell Avenue, Cleethorpes, denied sexual assault and attempted rape but was convicted by a jury.

He admitted separate matters of burglary and theft.

Judge Mark Bury told Grimsby Crown Court that the young woman was walking her dog in the early hours on September 25 when she encountered Kiss.

He made sexually suggestive comments to her, saying she was "fit" and that he would like to have sex with her.

He touched her bottom in a suggestive way. Kiss followed her to her friend's home and waited for her in a driveway opposite the house.

He later approached her again, walked by her side and again asked her for sex.

He pulled her on a parking area in Grimsby, took her behind a parked car and pinned her against a wall.

Kiss touched her intimately and put his hand down her leggings bottoms.

"She was traumatised and really frightened and terrified," said Judge Bury.

The victim later revealed the extent of her trauma.

"I have never been so scared in my life," she said.

She later ran off to a nearby fast food restaurant, where the manager helped her and called the police. Kiss later denied it was him and said he was drunk.

"This was a very distressing incident for her," Judge Bury told the court.

"She says she is reluctant to go out and is a bag of nerves."

In a separate incident, Kiss burgled a house in Park Street, Cleethorpes, on January 29 and took an iPod.

He also stole two treasured diamond rings and a gold chain from the home of Maureen Howarth, in Brereton Avenue, Cleethorpes, on February 19.

He had been a regular visitor there, the court heard.

Craig Lowe, mitigating, told the court that Kiss had only two previous matters of shoplifting on his record.

"He will find it difficult in custody and particularly difficult being away from his family," said Mr Lowe.

The court heard he came from a supportive and close family and had used his time in custody productively by improving his literacy and numeracy skills.

Kiss was ordered to register as a sex offender for life.

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A CRIMINAL described as being "involved in drug dealing at its highest level" has been ordered to pay back more than £320,000 – the value of everything he owns.

Grimsby man David Thabet, 56, was jailed for ten years last September after being arrested on the A1 in Hertfordshire following a "lengthy" police investigation.

When he was detained he was found to be in possession of 1kg of pure cocaine and 1kg of Benzocaine, a cutting agent.

His home in Highfield Avenue, in Grimsby, was raided by Humberside Police officers in May 2012, where they discovered 33kg of cannabis resin, 3kg of amphetamine sulphate, 1kg of cocaine, and numerous amounts of adulterants and cutting agents, worth around £500,000.

He was jailed for ten years at Harrow Crown Court after pleading guilty on the second day of his trial to seven drug offences.

Police say his stay in prison will have a "significant and positive impact on the local drug supply in the Grimsby area".

And now the same court has ordered Thabet to pay back £322,346 over a six-month period, an amount representing the value of everything he owns, including his property in Grimsby, and a luxury apartment in Maida Vale, London, under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Should Mr Thabet fail to pay the amount back within six months, he will have a further three years and three months added to his prison sentence, and the amount he owes will increase by a further 8 per cent each year.

It was discovered during the police probe that Mr Thabet had benefited to the tune of £596,410 from his criminal activity.

Humberside Police financial investigator Ashley Pearson said: "The investigation into the criminal activity of David Thabet was a lengthy process which involved a number of officers from both Humberside and Hertfordshire Police.

"The ten-year prison sentence and the confiscation order shows that all the hard work has paid off.

"At the height of his criminal activity Mr Thabet was involved in drug dealing at its highest level.

"He was responsible for purchasing large amounts of Class A and B controlled drugs and conveying them to the Grimsby area.

"His time in prison will have a significant and positive impact on the local drug supply in the Grimsby area.

"This will offer reassurance to the safety of the local community."

Mr Pearson continued: "I would like this to be a warning to all of those people who are involved in this sort of criminal activity.

"Justice takes many forms, and police forces across the country are committed to using every tool available to ensure criminals are punished for their crimes.

"Drug trafficking is a risky business, and not only has David Thabet received a significant prison sentence for his wrongdoing, but he has lost everything he worked for.

"When he is eventually released, he will find his home and his luxury flat are gone, his car is sold, and his bank accounts are empty.

"This is the reality that those involved in crime face from modern policing methods, which do not stop when the prison door closes behind them."

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