Lancashire Telegraph comment: It’s only a consultation document, but the government appears to be turning its back on the kind of meaningful reforms needed to save young lives.
Lancashire Telegraph comment: For far too long East Lancashire has been one of the few areas of its size in the country without university-standard education.
Lancashire Telegraph comment: We witnessed the awful damage water can cause last year when places as far apart as Hull and Tewkesbury were devastated by floods.
Lancashire Telegraph comment: In the past 12 months there have been numerous examples of thousands of private personal details being “lost” or getting into the public arena.
Lancashire Telegraph comment: AS Judge Anthony Russell said yesterday, the “feral thuggery” which brutally stamped out Sophie Lancaster’s young life raises “serious questions about the sort of society which exists in this country at the start of a new millennium.”
Lancashire Telegraph comment: From the internationally-famous Loch Ness monster to the Yeti and Bigfoot we do love the idea that this earth contains scary creatures that David Attenborough has yet to view close-up as part of a TV series.
Lancashire Telegraph comment: Just over a week before local government elections it is no surprise that both main opposition parties are seeking to make maximum political capital out of the axing of the 10p income tax band.
Lancashire Telegraph comment: Many of our town centres seem to have become a magnet for teenagers who tend to congregate in the street to chat because there is nowhere else for them to hang out without spending money.
Lancashire Telegraph comment: Almost every week, somewhere in East Lancashire we seem to read of a secondary school being named as “failing” or in need of improvement because OFSTED inspectors have highlighted deteriorating standards.
Lancashire Telegraph comment: Saving a young boy’s life always deserves recognition. But when the rescuer is themself suffering from a serious condition, it is even more of an achievement.
Lancashire Telegraph comment: It's now almost seven years since £6m was spent removing the Victorian interior of Blackburn railway station and turning it into something we were told was more fitting for the 21st century.
Lancashire Telegraph comment: IT’S difficult to think of anything which has caused more anger across East Lancashire in the past year than the decision to shut 24 of the area’s Post Offices.
Lancashire Telegraph comment: As we live longer, increasing numbers of people are finding that they need someone to keep a watchful eye on them as everyday tasks become more difficult.
Lancashire Telegraph comment: With the celebrity status and huge sums of money credited to professional footballers, it is really no surprise that some find themselves falling victim to temptation and over-indulging in things that money can buy.
Lancashire Telegraph comment: We are always hearing the complaint from teenagers that there is nothing for them to do in the evenings and during school or college holidays.
Lancashire Telegraph comment: There has been no shortage of publicity in the past year about the loss or leakage of supposedly private data by government departments and major businesses.
Lancashire Telegraph comment:`The actions of a group of young boys highlighted in a picture taken by a reader, which we have published today, are truly idiotic.
Lancashire Telegraph comment: The decision not to allow soldiers to return early from fighting in Iraq will be a bitter blow to many East Lancashire families.
