Homophobic and racist abuse appear in Morecambe before Pride event
Abuse was spreayed on a number of locations across the town
On Saturday (July 29), Morecambe Pride took place on Morecambe Prom.
This well-attended and popular event is a great example of what Morecambe has to offer and has been seen as a great success.
Sadly, prior to the event, racist and homophobic graffiti was sprayed on a number of locations on the seaward facing side of the Outer Prom, stretching between the Battery down passed the Midland Hotel, which we believe was done to cause offence.
The damage was removed by Lancaster City Council and a police investigation is well underway.
Inspector Martin, from Morecambe Police, said - "Morecambe has once more shown itself to be a great town to host fantastic events such as Pride. I am saddened that an individual has decided to try and cause offence in such a public way.
“We will not tolerate hate of any form and will carry out all enquiries to find the suspect and bring them to justice."
Councillor Caroline Jackson, chair of the Lancaster district Community Safety Partnership, said: “We were all appalled by this vile graffiti and I’m grateful to the council’s public realm team for acting so swiftly and sending down a team to cover it up.
"The Community Safety Partnership and the Police work hard to reduce incidents of hate in Morecambe and to promote the town as a great place to visit, stay and enjoy. We will not tolerate hate crimes such as this being committed in our community are while we saddened that this incident took place, it just goes to show that events like Pride are needed now more than ever.” Hear all the latest news from across the UK on the hour, every hour, on Greatest Hits Radio on DAB, smartspeaker, at greatesthitsradio.co.uk, and on the Rayo app.