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New campaign launched to stop young drivers 'taking extreme risks'
11:20am Sunday 21st December 2008
A NEW campaign has been launched in a bid to stop young drivers taking “extreme risks” behind the wheel.
Comments (2)Parents put under scrutiny in road safety scheme
6:00pm Tuesday 9th December 2008
A NEW road safety scheme encouraging youngsters to be responsible behind the wheel has put the driving of their parents under scrutiny.
Accrington sex predator admits raping girl, 12
8:50am Saturday 29th November 2008
A ‘DANGEROUS sexual predator’ has admitted raping a 12-year-old girl he met outside a Blackburn cinema at midnight.
Zero limit drink bid for drivers under 21
11:55am Friday 28th November 2008
DRIVERS aged under 21 should be banned from drinking any alcohol before they get behind the wheel, an influential Government advisory group has warned.
Blackburn men jailed for sex offences with girls, 14
8:10am Friday 21st November 2008
TWO men have been jailed for a total of five years and three months for sexual activity with 14-year-old girls.
Backing in East Lancashire for tougher penalties for speeding drivers
3:27pm Thursday 20th November 2008
THE families of young motorists killed in speeding cars have backed plans to give tougher penalties to those who break the limit.
East Lancashire postmasters' relief as major contract is retained
11:44am Friday 14th November 2008
POSTMASTERS across East Lancashire are breathing a sigh of relief after the Government announced the Post Office had retained a major contract.
East Lancashire parents urged to pass on safe driving message
3:52pm Monday 10th November 2008
PARENTS are being urged to get more involved in teaching their children about driving responsibly.
Pendle MP: Make Jack Straw Transport Secretary
10:05am Friday 7th November 2008
AN EAST Lancashire MP has called for Jack Straw to be made Transport Secretary so the Blackburn MP can kickstart a government crackdown on young drivers.
Report presses for greater restrictions to cut young driver carnage
12:52pm Thursday 30th October 2008
CALLS have been renewed for greater restrictions on new drivers – as it is claimed road fatalities are “the major public health problem of our age”.
One referral a day to Blackburn with Darwen child sex grooming team
7:40am Saturday 11th October 2008
ALMOST one girl a day is being referred to a special team set up to tackle sexual exploitation of young people, it has been revealed.
MP calls on new transport minister to back Wasted Lives
5:00pm Tuesday 7th October 2008
AN MP has called on the Government’s new transport minister to back the Lancashire Telegraph’s Wasted Lives campaign.
Driving boss adamant on graduated licences despite Wasted Lives campaign
11:47am Monday 6th October 2008
THE Lancashire Telegraph Wasted Lives campaign has been praised for putting pressure on the Government to make changes to the way people learn to drive.
UK set to reject graduated approach to licences
12:30pm Friday 3rd October 2008
THE Government is expected to reject graduated driving licences when it introduces an overhaul of the way people learn to drive after their consultation ends on Monday. We take a look at how graduated licences have proved a success in USA, New Zealand, Australia and Canada.
Group makes young drivers extra training call
1:40pm Monday 29th September 2008
NEW figures show that 90 per cent of road deaths are caused by driver error.
New police unit to cut Lancashire's road death toll
7:00pm Thursday 11th September 2008
A NEW police unit could be set up in a bid to slash the number of fatal road accidents on Lancashire’s roads.
Motoring group's call echoes Wasted Lives aims
8:50pm Monday 8th September 2008
THE influential Institute of Advanced Motorists has demanded that the Government introduce more steps to cut the number of young drivers killed on the roads.
Drive to save young motorists' lives
4:47pm Tuesday 26th August 2008
A NEW road safety programme for young drivers could be rolled out to every high school within the next year. We attended the pilot for the project which is designed to teach the drivers of tomorrow how to stay safe on East Lancashire’s roads.
Audit office probe 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.
'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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How Darwen town council will look
10:30am Wednesday 9th July 2008
OFFICIAL plans for Darwen Town Council have been unveiled.
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.
'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.
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.
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.
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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