Columns and blogs from the Lancashire Telegraph

Sex grooming debate: Predators from all communities

1:30pm Friday 14th January 2011

Gladys Rhodes White is Blackburn with Darwen Council’s director of families, health and wellbeing and oversees Engage, which was set up to tackle the issue of sex grooming. She tells of the efforts being made locally.

Sex grooming debate: Offenders will seek out easiest targets

12:22pm Friday 14th January 2011

Saima Afzal is a nationally-recognised expert for her work related to race, religion, and working with under-represented communities. Ms Afzal, a Lancashire Police Authority independent member, gives her personal opinion on the issue of sex grooming.

Sex grooming debate: Questions we must ask parents

11:28am Wednesday 12th January 2011

Hamid Chaudry, of the Bayyinah Foundation, a community-based Muslim group in Blackburn, gives his views on Jack Straw's sex-grooming comments and asks questions about the level of community breakdown in East Lancashire.

Sex grooming debate: What Straw said so carefully is true

11:50am Tuesday 11th January 2011

Former Detective Superintendent Mick Gradwell, who was East Lancashire’s top detective when he retired from the force last year, tells why he agrees with Jack Straw's controversial comments on sex grooming.

Sex grooming debate: Time for an open discussions

9:32am Monday 10th January 2011

Lancashire Telegraph comment: Today we call on all communities in East Lancashire to join together to openly tackle sex grooming.

Sex grooming debate: Jack Straw's comments were a surprise to me

2:09pm Tuesday 11th January 2011

Dr Misfar Hassan, who represents Burnley on Lancashire County Council, says Jack Straw's comments about the men of Pakistani heritage grooming vulnerable white girls were a surprise to him.