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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
BREAKING NEWS: Four people are charged with criminal damage after statue of Edward Colston was toppled and thrown into Bristol Harbour in June Rhian Graham, 29, Milo Ponsford, 25, Jake Skuse, 32, Sage Willoughby, 21, all charged with criminal damage The statue of 17th-century slave trader Colston was toppled on June 7 Suspects due to appear … Read more
A school named after Edward Colston has been renamed after the 17th Century slave trader was toppled by Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters in June. Colston’s Girls’ School (CGS) in Bristol will become Montpelier High School after a vote with current students and staff. The school was established in 1891, 169 years after the death of … Read more
A Bristol school with links to Bristol slave trader Edward Colston has opted to keep its name but change its school logo after a vote by pupils, parents and staff. The Dolphin School, a primary school in Montpelier next door to Colston’s Girls’ School, was set up eight years ago and took the name closely … 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
Six men have each been fined £100 for toppling the Edward Colston statue in Bristol during a Black Lives Matter protest. The group all accepted a ‘conditional caution’, which means they receive a criminal record but avoid prosecution in the courts and any further punishment. They now have six months to follow the conditions of … 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