If there’s one thing you can rely on in Preston, it is the rain. Lancashire Police would have been breathing a sigh of relief as ‘PC Rain’, as they refer […]

Julie Ward, Labour MEP for the North West, appeared at the community celebration event at the Flag Market today. She gave a passionate speech supporting multiculturalism to those gathered in […]

Police in Preston have confirmed no arrests were made during a protest in the city by the English Defence League or at a counter demonstration event on the Flag Market. […]

An EDL protest is something that shouldn’t necessarily be made light of but when something like this comes along you can’t help it. As Blog Preston covered both sides of […]

A community celebration was held at the Flag Market today in response to the protests by the English Defence League. You can recap all our live coverage from both events […]

Around 100 members of the English Defence League assembled in Preston city centre to protest against what they claim is a ‘Islamicisation’ of the city. Preston Police, supported by a […]

Preston Police put hundreds of officers on the streets of the city as the English Defence League protested about Preston becoming a ‘creeping Sharia city’. At the same time a […]

A call for ‘business as usual’ has been made by senior police officers and council leaders ahead of a demonstration by the English Defence League in the city. Lancashire Police […]