CLEETHORPES guesthouse owners have demanded more be done to monitor former B&Bs that attract ex-prisoners and criminals to the area.
They have united in saying "no" to HM Hull Prison's request for released prisoners to stay in their B&Bs.
Now they want North East Lincolnshire Council to crackdown on some B&Bs which have converted into privately owned "housing of multiple-occupancy" on Isaac's Hill and Clee Road – believing if policed better, the prison wouldn't have contacted them.
Chairman of cleethorpestourism.com and owner of four-star Aristocrat Guest House, Ray Beeson, said: "Our guests have seen drug dealing and drinking outside. It is the gateway to the resort. It is a disgrace but nothing has been done about it."
Since B&Bs converted, Isaac's Hill has been blighted by late-night violence and criminal damage, as reported.
Owner of four-star Adelaide Guest House, on Isaac's Hill, Bob Callison, said: "They are tarring us all with the same brush and now we are vulnerable. The whole system needs tightening up if we are to take Cleethorpes forward."
Owner of Amber Guest House, Grant Street, Gill Borg Fenech, was outraged after the prison called her.
"This isn't fair on us, we feel insulted and offended. This is my house, my business and I will protect it."
A prison service spokesperson said: "On rare occasions when there are no alternatives, low-risk offenders stay in a B&B for a very short period."
Martin Vickers has written to Prison Minister Jeremy Wright asking what action can be taken by North East Lincolnshire Council. NELC declined to comment.
