A GRIMSBY man was awoken by the sound of an intruder breaking into his home, a court heard.
Prolific offender Aaron Beacock, 21, of no fixed address, was locked up for three years after admitting a string of offences, including house burglary in Carnforth Crescent.
It was home to Demitry Ilyusha, who was asleep at 11.30am on June 27 when Beacock broke in.
He also admitted theft of a cycle from Immingham library and an attempted theft from a car.
Grimsby Crown Court heard he was also in breach of an antisocial behaviour order.
Prosecuting, Jeremy Evans said the occupant was asleep in bed when he was awoken by the sound of banging.
Shortly afterwards he confronted Beacock on the landing of the home.
The offender fled as Mr Ilyusha checked for any items that had been stolen.
He discovered drawers in his mother's bedroom had been searched, but nothing was taken.
CCTV from a neighbouring property was studied and Beacock was identified.
The court also heard the bike he had stolen from outside Immingham library at 4.40pm on June 18, belonged to job seeker Lynn Hamilton, who was using the computer facilities to look for work.
The following day, Beacock was seem attempting to break into a car parked in the driveway of a home in Immingham.
At Grimsby Crown Court, Beacock admitted he was in breach of an antisocial behaviour order banning him from interfering with cars, other than his own.
Sentencing him, Judge David Tremberg said: "The occupant was fearful. You don't only try to steal property, you steal people's sense of peace, stability and security in their homes and you must pay for that.
"You took the cycle from someone who is unemployed, who had got on their bike to find work and her reward was to have her cycle stolen."
For Beacock, Nigel Sloane said his client grew up in a care home from an early age.
He submitted a letter expressing his remorse and his commitment to end his offending.
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GOVERNMENT Minister Eric Pickles was today expected to kick-start the preparation work for Able Marine Energy Park – a project still under review back in Westminster.
Mr Pickles, pictured, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, was following up the opening of E.on's Humber Gateway facility at Port of Grimsby East, with the visit to the North Killingholme site.
His presence alone would seem to make a bold statement about the political will for a project still under parliamentary scrutiny, albeit with Government's blessing.
His appearance follows the £15 million grant through the Enterprise Zone Foundations for Growth Capital Grant Fund – the result of a successful bid from the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership.
The £450 million Able Marine Energy Park, would be Europe's biggest offshore wind facility if realised in full, with 1,279m of quay.
Neighbour, Associated British Ports, is currently pursuing an objection to December's Development Consent Order, centred around the compulsory purchase of 11 acres of water-fronting land, dubbed the "Killingholme Triangle".
Hearings are to begin in October, although a compromise that would see ABP retain the land, with a quay of 1,000m still available to Able UK, laid by the Port of Immingham owner.
ABP itself has brought forward plans for the 11 acres, with Immingham Western Deep water Jetty – a modern fuel terminal – proposed to operate from there.
EAST Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) is among three services "failing" to get to some of the most critical patients on time.
Figures released by the Health and Social Care Information Centre showed EMAS, which covers the whole of Northern Lincolnshire, Greater Lincolnshire as well as other neighbouring counties, reached just 71.3 per cent of "red one" category calls within eight minutes in 2013-14 – below the national average of 75.6 per cent.
These calls are classed as such because they are the most time critical – they include cardiac arrest patients who are not breathing and do not have a pulse, and other severe conditions.
EMAS did, however, have the highest percentage of "red one" calls of any service, 7.9 per cent.
But it was the only service to also fail to reach the target for "red two" calls.
EMAS said staff were "doing their utmost to provide the best possible service to patients".
For "red one" calls the clock starts when the call is presented to the control room telephone switch.
The clock stops when the first ambulance service-dispatched emergency responder arrives at the scene of the incident.
In May last year, EMAS was fined £3.5 million after failing to meet national response time targets for the third year running.
The trust announced a controversial overhaul of its service named Being The Best, including the closure of some stations and the use of community response units.
But those plans were put on ice after new chief executive Sue Noyes said she would review the proposals, although she stopped short of saying they would be scrapped altogether.
A spokesman for NHS England said: "These figures show that NHS ambulance services continued to perform well overall, but in some areas there is work to be done to make sure people get a consistent, high-quality service no matter where they live.
"It is important to stress that the majority of patients are treated quickly and effectively despite demands on ambulance services over the last year.
"But it is quite clear that ambulance trusts are under pressure and we will need to address this when allocating the extra money recently announced to help the NHS meet the high standards that patients are entitled to expect."
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PAUL Hurst is targeting a place in the Lincolnshire Senior Cup final – even if it means adding another fixture to the pre-season schedule.
Town take on Gainsborough Trinity tomorrow (3pm), with the winner going on to face Lincoln City in the final.
While not officially confirmed, Hurst understands that showdown is likely to take place on Tuesday evening – the same night that a Town XI are scheduled to face Brigg.
But despite giving him something of a selection headache, he's in no doubt how he wants his side to approach tomorrow's game at The Northolme.
He told the Telegraph: "I certainly won't be going into tomorrow's game saying 'lads, I want you to try but score an own goal and lose.'
"In any game that we play – regardless of what competition it is in – we want to win and that will be no different tomorrow.
"I've got to confirm it, but I'm told the final would have to be played on Tuesday night, when we're due to play Brigg, so we'd have to have a think about that.
"But we'll certainly be trying to win the game at Gainsborough and will approach it with the right mentality.
"The season is getting closer and there are certain things I want to see from the players tomorrow and they'll be told that beforehand."
Hurst continued: Last time out against Sunderland, their team was, in general, a very young side, and I wanted us to win because we had lost the previous three games.
"Doncaster aside, you'd hope to get a result at Matlock, and if we'd have played the starting team for longer and didn't mess about with it as I did, we probably would have done.
"And then against Mansfield, we could have quite easily drawn that game or better.
"The results aren't overly important but it's never nice walking away having lost a game, so it was good to get back to winning ways against Sunderland.
"Hopefully that will continue tomorrow and we'll take that into the season."
With Shaun Pearson, Toto Nsiala and Scott Neilson all suspended for the opening game of the season at Bristol Rovers, Hurst will use Town's remaining friendlies to finalise his starting line-up for the big kick-off next weekend.
And while he says there are still a few decisions to mull over, he's fairly confident of what team he'll be sending out at The Memorial Stadium.
"There are still a couple of decisions that will need to be given some more thought," he continued.
"Obviously, there are some decisions that are going to be forced upon me by suspensions that we've got, but in general, I've got a pretty good idea of what that team will be."
PEOPLE'S lives were put at risk by careless parking near one of Grimsby's tower blocks.
That was the claim of a resident in Tennyson House, in Kent Street, who watched as firefighters were delayed reaching a blaze in the East Marsh tower because their access was hindered by cars parked on either side of a road.
Today, Humberside Fire And Rescue Service pleaded with motorists to keep to the Highway Code to ensure access for emergency services is available at all times.
Resident Brian Redgrift, 60, said the ignorance of motorists had put Tennyson House occupants at risk after fire broke out shortly after 1.30pm on Wednesday.
A pan of food was left unattended on the cooker in a sixth-storey flat.
Firefighters used breathing apparatus to enter the property where an elderly man had fallen asleep.
He did not require medical attention and only minor damage was caused to the home.
But Mr Redgrift said: "As they arrived, their entry into the access road was impeded by cars parked on either side of the road wasting valuable time. Only the superb skill of the drivers brought the fire engines close to the building."
He said one of the fire officers had to guide the appliances past the parked cars, with only millimetres to spare.
The resident claimed many of the staff working at North East Lincolnshire Council offices, the Kent Street Resource Centre and care service assistants used most of the free parking bays in the neighbourhood. He added he believed that even car parking bays designated for residents of the tower blocks were taken up by people working nearby.
Mr Redgrift said: "We only have nine parking spaces outside Tennyson House for its residents and tenants of Albert Place. Yet every day around 8.30am, people arrive and take the empty spaces along with parking in the access roads.
"Thankfully no one was hurt, but next time they may not be so lucky. Is it going to take the death of someone by impeding the accessibility of fire engines before the authorities do something about the situation?"
A Humberside Fire And Rescue Service spokesman said: "Illegal parking not only causes disruption for residents and other road users, but it can also make it difficult for emergency services to access properties in an emergency.
"When parking, people should adhere to any road markings and the highway code to ensure that access is maintained at all times."
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TURNING to the loan market could enable Grimsby Town to bring in a better quality of striker.
That's according to boss Paul Hurst, who is looking to add one more 'out-and-out frontman' to his new-look squad.
He admits the new man is now more likely to be brought in on a long-term loan deal, rather than a free transfer.
But that, he insists, could work in Town's favour – widening his search out to a higher standard of targets.
Town have benefited from using the loan market in the past, drafting in Football League players that may have otherwise been out of reach, such as Nathan Pond, Tom Naylor, and Nathan Arnold this summer.
Speaking as the players gathered at Blundell Park for the traditional pre-season squad photo, Hurst said: "I'm happy with the squad that we've put together, but I still do want that one more striker.
"The more we move on, the greater the chances are that it will be a loan deal.
"The danger if we pick up someone who is unattached is that they might not have been training and will be way, way behind in terms of fitness.
"It wasn't pre-planned to get a striker in on loan – it's just how it's worked out. But bringing in someone on loan may possibly open it out to a better quality of player.
"Each loan deal is different, whether you pay a very small or bigger percentage of wages for a player's services.
"Obviously, if you pay half, you could be getting someone that, if you were looking at permanent signings, you wouldn't have otherwise been able to afford."
He added: "There's no deadline as such, it's just about getting someone in when it's right.
"I've got three recognised strikers as well as a few lads who can also play up there, so there are ways around it – even though I would like to bring in an extra option."
A THIEVING son callously plundered his 90-year-old mother's savings of more than £10,600 – leaving just 46p – after "hitting rock bottom".
He "cleaned out" the vulnerable pensioner's bank account while she was in a residential home, a court heard.
Samuel Wilgaus, 57, of Newton Grove, Grimsby, admitted stealing £10,651, belonging to Ruby Wilgaus, between September 1, 2012, and September 20, last year.
Jeremy Evans, prosecuting, told Grimsby Crown Court that Wilgaus had looked after his mother for a number of years and she had lived with him.
She moved in to a residential home in Bargate, Grimsby, in September 2012 for respite care.
A total of £536.80 was due to be paid every four weeks but the home's accounts manager noticed that payments were falling further and further behind.
Wilgaus would go there to hand over cash but, in July last year, problems began to surface and she telephoned him.
He was evasive and made excuses. She contacted him again but he stopped responding to requests to speak to him.
By September last year, the arrears were nearly £2,000.
A relative asked Wilgaus about his mother's money and he said: "All gone."
He had "hit rock bottom" and had not paid any of the household bills either.
"He simply cleaned the bank account out, leaving 46p left by the last entry," said Mr Evans.
The total amount taken from the mother's account was £10,651. She had five sons, some of whom were no longer alive.
Ghaff Khan, mitigating, said Wilgaus had no previous convictions. He was partially sighted and his vision had deteriorated.
Judge David Tremberg told Wilgaus: "This was a theft from a vulnerable victim while you were in a high position of trust.
"You have never been in trouble before in your life. This was wholly unsophisticated offending which was always going to bounce back to you."
Unemployed Wilgaus was given a one-year suspended prison sentence and 100 hours' unpaid work.
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