Lancashire Telegraph | Campaigns

Half of East Lancashire's road accidents involve under 25s

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:07:56 +0000

CHILDREN and young people are involved in around half the fatal or serious road accidents in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale, it has been revealed.

Insurer echoes Wasted Lives campaign call for restrictions on young motorists

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:30:00 +0000

YOUNG novice motorists should face tougher res-trictions behind the wheel after passing their tests, a leading insurer has said.

Father of Adam Rogers meets son’s teenage killer in prison

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:29:34 +0100

ADAM Rogers’s father and his teenage killer have come face to face in an ‘emotional’ prison meeting.

Clitheroe company backs Wasted Lives campaign

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 10:30:00 +0100

A CLITHEROE company has teamed up with road safety campaigners to ensure its young drivers stay safe on the roads.

Adam Rogers' former girlfriend speaks of 'huge gap in her life'

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:32:15 +0100

TODAY is the second anniversary of the death of 24-year-old Adam Rogers, who was killed by a single punch in Blackburn. His former girlfriend Emma Armstrong, from Ulverston, talks publicly for the first time.

Grooming victim's mum speaks out at 'nightmare ordeal' in East Lancashire

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:30:00 +0100

WITH VIDEO: A MUM whose 13-year-old daughter was plied with drugs and alcohol by a gang of Asian men who groomed her for sex has spoken of her ‘nightmare’ ordeal.

Blackburn team dedicate success to memory of Adam Rogers

Tue, 10 May 2011 11:16:10 +0100

ST Mary’s College Old Boys dedicated their cup final success to former team-mate Adam Rogers - and they did him proud.

Bereaved East Lancs parents meet family given new life by transplant

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 09:00:00 +0100

THE parents of a Blackburn man killed in a town centre attack have met a family given new life by their son’s organs.

50 East Lancashire men warned over child grooming

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:00:00 +0100

MORE than 50 men have been issued with ‘abduction notices’ to stop them approaching children in East Lancashire.

Charity calls for urgent action on young drivers

Sun, 06 Feb 2011 14:20:00 +0000

A CHARITY has called for urgent action to tackle the problem of crashes caused by young drivers.

Parent officer appointed to East Lancashire sex grooming team

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:50:00 +0000

PARENTS of children who are being groomed for sexual exploitation are receiving specialist help from the first parent officer in the country.

Online backing for Jack Straw in sex grooming debate

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 11:18:24 +0000

JACK Straw’s controversial comments on grooming have been overwhelmingly backed by the Lancashire Telegraph’s online readers.

Motives which drive sex criminals

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:58:24 +0000

OF all the crimes committed in this country, sex offences are perhaps the most inexplicable to the overwhelming majority of civilised society. Two experts give an insight into the motives which drive almost all sex criminals.

80% of Operation Engage offenders white

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:58:24 +0000

OPERATION Engage was set up by police in 2006 after the problem of predominantly-Asian gangs preying on vulnerable white girls.

Sex grooming debate continues

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:40:00 +0000

The Lancashire Telegraph has called for a full and open debate on the issue of sex grooming, and this week we will provide a platform for a series of commentators.

Darwen man faces jail after grooming girl for sexual activity

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:36:16 +0000

A DARWEN man investigated by Operation Engage is facing jail after grooming a girl through mobile phone texts before engaging in sexual activity with her.

Pakistani Labour councillors speak out against Jack Straw's comment

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:00:15 +0000

SIX Pakistani Labour councillors in Blackburn have issued a joint statement ‘strongly disagreeing’ with Jack Straw’s remarks on sex grooming.

Jack Straw sex grooming comments: the reaction

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:43:22 +0000

Jack Straw’s claims that some Pakistani sex-groomers see white girls as ‘easy meat’ has sparked a furious local and national debate.

Our four-year fight to protect vulnerable girls in East Lancashire

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:26:27 +0000

THE problem of gangs of predominantly Asian men grooming underage girls for sex has just made national headlines.

Jack Straw calls for 'more openness' on sex abuse issue

Sat, 08 Jan 2011 08:36:17 +0000

WITH POLL: Blackburn MP Jack Straw has accused some Pakistani men in Britain of seeing white girls as 'easy meat' for sexual abuse.