Bristol council have removed a statue of a Black Lives Matter protester around 24 hours after it was secretly raised on a plinth where a memorial to Edward Colston once stood, before it was dumped in a nearby harbour by demonstrators last month. Pictures from the scene show workers at the site at around 5.20am … Read more
Bristol Palin ignites romance rumors with contractor Zach Towers as she shares cosy snap of the pair wearing matching jackets at the lake By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 16:14 BST, 13 July 2020 | Updated: 16:14 BST, 13 July 2020 She was last in a relationship over the holidays, but it seems as though … Read more
FEBRUARY – SAGE scientists warned Government ‘very early on’ about the risk to care homes Britain’s chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, revealed in April that he and other senior scientists warned politicians ‘very early on’ about the risk COVID-19 posed to care homes. He said: ‘So very early on we looked at a number … Read more
There’s always been a vibrancy and edginess to Bristol. I know, because I grew up there. I adore the city’s diversity; from swanky Clifton with its grand Georgian mansions and great expanse of green known as The Downs, to Brunel’s Suspension Bridge, which has spanned the Avon Gorge for 150 years, and the arty Harbourside … Read more
Five cruise ships have been detained in UK docks after trapped crew went on hunger strike over unpaid wages amid coronavirus. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency boarded six ships docked in Bristol and Essex on Friday amid reports of late pay and expired contracts. Athens-based Global Cruise Lines limited own the five ships that were … Read more
Vandals smash two graves marking Bristol burial site of African slave and scrawl ‘put Colston’s statue back’ on paving nearby – 10 days after toppling of city’s controversial memorial to 17th century trader The headstones mark the burial place of African slave Scipio Africanus Chalk message in the churchyard suggested the vandalism was in revenge … Read more
A Bristol music venue named after Edward Colston has removed its signage from the building after the slave trader became a target of the Black Lives Matter protests. Workmen were this morning pictured drilling out the lettering at Colston Hall ahead of a total rebrand this autumn to distance themselves from the ‘divisive’ figure. Bosses … Read more
Bristol University plans to review its logo featuring Edward Colston after Black Lives Matter protesters toppled the slaver’s statue and dumped it in the city’s harbour. Vice-chancellor and president Professor Hugh Brady said racism was ‘still very much part of everyday life’ but he was looking to play an ‘active’ part in stamping it out. … Read more
The Edward Colston statue in Bristol was pulled down by demonstrators on Sunday Edward Colston was born to a wealthy merchant family in Bristol, 1636. After working as an apprentice at a livery company he began to explore the shipping industry and started up his own business. He later joined the Royal African Company and … Read more
Black Lives Matter activists are continuing to march on British cities this afternoon following ugly clashes with police in London yesterday. Demonstrations in Bristol, Birmingham and Portsmouth are riding momentum from the mammoth gathering in the capital to keep alive the outcry over the killing of African-American George Floyd. A 15,000 strong crowd rallied peacefully … Read more