South Ribble Borough Council has voted to lobby the government to officially class misogyny as a hate crime. On November 24, the council approved a notice of motion to lobby […]

Premises across Preston are set to be made into ‘safe spaces’ for disabled people in an initiative to tackle hate crime. Preston Police’s Community Cohesion Team is working in partnership […]

On Monday 22 March, The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) will host a free online event to highlight hate crime. The presentation will be given by the Sophie Lancaster Foundation. […]

Preston’s university is supporting Hate Crime Awareness Week with a Cake Not Hate event. The event, which is open to the public, is being held at the UCLan Students’ Union. As […]

Police have launched an investigation into a homophobic attack in Preston city centre. 22-year-old Ryan Williams was punched in the head after a night out. In pictures shared with Blog […]

A proposal to strengthen the city’s commitment to tackling hate crime has been withdrawn from a recent council meeting. Preston Labour had tabled the motion which acknowledged a rising number […]

A Preston man has been arrested after three offensive messages were written on gate posts of a city mosque. Masjid-e-Salaam was targeted on three occasions during the Easter weekend. First […]

A Muslim charity in Preston has issued a plea to meet with the graffiti artists behind recent hate crimes against a city mosque. The Light Foundation has expressed shock at […]