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Inquiry into Post Office closures

3:11pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

AN INQUIRY is being launched into the Post Office closures which saw 24 shut in East Lancashire.

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'Funding threat' for Ribble Valley outreach post offices

12:28pm Friday 25th July 2008

TWO part-time Ribble Valley post offices may be under threat due to a lack of funding.

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Fury in parliament over young driver plans

8:30am Thursday 17th July 2008

A FURIOUS assault led by Pendle MP Gordon Prentice was launched yesterday as the Lancashire Telegraph’s Wasted Lives campaign was hotly debated at Westminster.

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MPs: Government road proposals don't go far enough

2:44pm Wednesday 16th July 2008

THE roads minister was urged not to make ‘big mistake’ over young drivers' safety as the Lancashire Telegraph’s Wasted Lives campaign hit parliament today.

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Government defends plans to keep young drivers safe

3:40pm Wednesday 16th July 2008

The government has come under heavy fire for ducking the issue in the fight to save the lives of young drivers. Its proposed measures have been described as “a huge retreat”. None of this stopped civil servants trying to tell driving instructors that its limited reforms were on the right road.

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MPs to debate Wasted Lives road campaign

3:17pm Monday 14th July 2008

AN MP has won a parliamentary debate to push the aims of the Lancashire Telegraph’s Wasted Lives campaign.

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How Darwen town council will look

10:30am Wednesday 9th July 2008

OFFICIAL plans for Darwen Town Council have been unveiled.

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New team helps Lancashire sexual grooming victims and warns predators

11:38am Thursday 3rd July 2008

FOLLOWING a Lancashire Telegraph investigation into the grooming of girls for sex by gangs of men, the police, council and other agencies set up a special operation to combat the crime. We spoke to one of the victims helped by staff from Engage. Here, the 14-year-old tells how the team rescued her from a life of hell.

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'No more Wasted Lives' video a success

6:10pm Tuesday 1st July 2008

THE first pupils to watch a harrowing DVD which reveals the horror of a death crash have told of the powerful effect it had on them.

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Petition and cash tribute to Wilpshire crash victim Ashley

9:18am Tuesday 17th June 2008

FRIENDS and family of a music lover killed in a horrific car crash handed over 300 signatures to the Lancashire Telegraph's Wasted Lives campaign petition.

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Pendle MP hits out after forcing Govertnment to reveal accident statistics

10:00pm Tuesday 13th May 2008

AN MP has put pressure on the government to bring in tougher learner driver measures by forcing them to reveal car crash statistics involving youngsters.

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Darwen town hall to be restored to former glory

9:01pm Monday 12th May 2008

DARWEN town hall is to be restored to its former glory in a £250,000 makeover.

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Wasted Lives DVD gets safety award

1:56pm Sunday 11th May 2008

A HARROWING road safety DVD has won a prestigious award - and will be used to plug gaps left by the government's proposed driving test changes.

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Learner driver proposals fall short, say critics

10:06pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

THE government has announced a major overhaul of the learner driver system in a bid to reduce road casualties - but has pulled back from introducing graduated licenses.

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Driving test shake-up proposals revealed

11:01am Wednesday 7th May 2008

MAJOR changes to the driving test and the driver learning process, including a star-rating system for instructors, were proposed by the Government today.

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Young drivers - why graduated licences can save lives

10:00pm Thursday 17th April 2008

ONE in four motorists killed in car crashes in the UK are under the age of 25. This age group is most at risk because of their inexperience of driving. The government will soon consider the possibility of introducing a graduated licence system for UK drivers. Sceptics say some aspects of such a scheme would be unenforceable but ee look at how systems like this have been saving the lives of young drivers abroad.

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Council moves to save post offices

4:45pm Sunday 13th April 2008

COUNCILLORS have vowed to do all they can to save post offices set to close in Blackburn and Darwen.

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Top cop backs Lancashire Telegraph Wasted Lives campaign

11:15am Friday 11th April 2008

A TOP cop has pledged to continue the work of his predecessor in cutting the carnage caused by young drivers on the county's roads.

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Anger over 'sham' post office consultation

2:53pm Wednesday 2nd April 2008

CAMPAIGNERS who fought plans to shut 24 East Lancashire post offices have spoken of their anger after learning their efforts were in vain.

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Axe falls on 24 East Lancs post offices

10:20am Tuesday 1st April 2008

POLITICIANS have slammed the decision to axe 24 East Lancashire post offices and claimed bosses had 'no intention' of listening to people's concerns.

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Four new workers for child sex crackdown

8:35am Tuesday 1st April 2008

FOUR new workers are set to join Engage, the team set up to tackle child sexual exploitation in Blackburn.

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Grooming: Police ‘are tackling it’

2:19pm Thursday 27th March 2008

POLICE have been accused of not doing enough to tackle Asian men who groom white teenagers into prostitution for fear of being branded racist.

Panorama show on teen prostitutes in East Lancs

11:09am Wednesday 26th March 2008

A TELEVISION documentary is to chart the problem of teenage prostitution in East Lancashire.

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Anger at Labour MPs' post office voting

1:37pm Thursday 20th March 2008

COUNCILLORS and politicians said Labour MPs should be "ashamed" after they failed to oppose the Government on the latest round of Post Office closures.

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Bid to halt post offices axe fails

11:56am Thursday 20th March 2008

Anger over plans to close 2,500 post offices sparked a Labour revolt last night that saw the Government's Commons majority slashed in a crunch vote.

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Tories: Halt post office closures plan

2:58pm Tuesday 18th March 2008

CONSERVATIVES have called for the susp-ension of post office closures, saying there was growing public concern over the controversial programme to shut 2,500 branches.

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Action to tackle sexual predators

6:23pm Wednesday 12th March 2008

ALMOST 400 young girls and boys have been reported missing in Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley in the past six months.

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Victim’s mum praises Lancashire Telegraph campaign

6:41pm Tuesday 11th March 2008

A MOTHER who was one of the first to speak out about sexual grooming has backed the new drive.

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New DVD highlights dangers of 'grooming' to teens

6:34pm Tuesday 11th March 2008

A DVD is being launched to educate youngsters about sexual exploitation.

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A lesson in driving safety

11:42am Tuesday 11th March 2008

STUDENTS from a college took part in an interactive presentation designed to highlight the number of deaths and injuries amongst young people on Lancashire's roads.

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