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Award for Wasted Lives driver training scheme
6:25pm Thursday 7th May 2009
A TRAINING scheme aimed at changing the attitudes of young drivers has won a top award.
Have your say »Wasted Lives campaign: Missed opportunity on driver reform
9:18am Wednesday 22nd April 2009
CAMPAIGNERS accused the Government of ‘missing an opportunity’ over their ‘gutless’ crackdown on young drivers.
Wasted Lives campaign: Our efforts to cut young driver deaths
9:25am Wednesday 22nd April 2009
THE Wasted Lives campaign was launched in April 2007 in response to the high numbers of young people killed or seriously injured in road accidents.
Wasted Lives campaign: Minister defends driving proposals
9:28am Wednesday 22nd April 2009
TRANSPORT minister Jim Fitzpatrick thanked the Lancashire Telegraph for the Wasted Lives campaign — but defended the Government’s proposals.
Injuries on Rossendale's roads cut
11:51am Tuesday 7th April 2009
ROAD casualties in Rossendale halved over the space of 12 months, with the help of safety drives like the Lancashire Telegraph Wasted Lives campaign.
Campaign helps 180 East Lancashire sex victims
8:30pm Sunday 15th March 2009
A CRACKDOWN on the sexual exploitation of children is celebrating a ‘momentous’ first year after helping 180 potential victims.
Lancashire firefighters to focus more on road casualties
11:01am Sunday 15th March 2009
ROAD safety among 17 to 25 year-old drivers is to become a key priority for firefighters – after it was revealed Lancashire crews now deal with more car crashes fatalities than blaze deaths.
VIDEO: Blackburn students given safe driving lessons
2:00pm Thursday 19th February 2009
YOUNG people were given the chance to get behind the wheel off road – even though many are not old enough to legally drive.
Crackdown on sexual grooming is widened across Lancashire
3:20pm Wednesday 11th February 2009
THE success of Operation Engage, a crackdown on sexual grooming of young girls in East Lancashire, has led to the scheme being rolled out elsewhere in the county.
Driving training for Blackburn Rovers academy starlets
5:40pm Wednesday 21st January 2009
YOUNGSTERS at the Blackburn Rovers academy have been warned over the dangers of reckless driving.
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.
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.
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