Protesters have been detained outside the criminal damage court case against four people who have denied toppling a statue of slave trader Edward Colston. Police stopped at least three people outside Bristol Magistrates Court ahead of the first appearance before JPs. It included one man who arrived on a bicycle towing a big sound system … Read more
A school named after slave trader Edward Colston will change its name following a consultation involving staff and students. Colston’s Girls’ School (CGS) in Bristol was established in 1891, 170 years after the death of Colston and was built with money he had endowed to support education. The school’s name and association with Colston had … Read more
Bristol mayor says toppling of Sir Edward Colston statue was fuelled by ‘years of unaffordable housing, gentrification and being left behind’ Marvin Rees was giving evidence on ‘physical heritage’ to the DCMS Committee He said statue toppling in Bristol in June was not ‘all about the Colston Statue’ Suggested issues like ‘unaffordable housing and gentrification’ … Read more
Music venue named after Edward Colston is renamed the Bristol Beacon after slave trader’s statue was toppled in the town A ceremony was held today to change the ‘toxic’ name of the Colston Hall venue Bosses maintained attraction in Bristol gets its name from the street it sits on A statue of Colston was toppled … Read more
Five people interviewed over the toppling of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol will be offered conditional cautions, a chief constable has said. The bronze memorial to the 17th century slave merchant was pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest on June 7, before being dumped in Bristol Harbour. No arrests … Read more
Police issue new pictures of eight of the 10 protestors they are still hunting over the toppling of Edward Colston’s statue in Bristol Bronze figure of the 17th century slave trader pulled down on June 7 before being dumped in Bristol Harbour Incident was the centrepiece of the most dramatic UK protests following the killing … Read more
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
The statue of slave trader Edward Colston has been secretly replaced overnight by a figure of a Black Lives Matter protester. Last month, the 18th century merchant’s statue was torn down, dragged a third of a mile and thrown into the Bristol harbour. His empty spot has been filled with a monument to Jen Reid – … Read more
Toppled statue of slave Trader Edward Colston in Bristol is replaced with a dummy of paedophile Jimmy Savile The plinth has been empty since the slave trader’s statue was torn down by BLM Today a dummy representing paedophile Jimmy Savile was put onto the plinth The mannequin was dressed in a shirt that said: ”If … Read more
Man, 24, is arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after statue of slave-owner and philanthropist Sir Edward Colston was toppled in Bristol and thrown in to a dock By Press Association Published: 20:45 BST, 1 July 2020 | Updated: 21:09 BST, 1 July 2020 A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the toppling … Read more