Police appeal for Saturday 'celebration march' organisers to get in touch No one has returned the police's DMs Bristol Post · Apr 7, 2022
After Colston's fall a 'citizens' jury' could decide on Bristol's contested street names The residents of each street would have the final say Bristol Post · Apr 6, 2022
For Britain postpone demo against Black Lives Matter at Colston plinth A counter demo was planned Bristol Post · Apr 3, 2022
Mayor says he would 'prefer not to have far right demo' in Bristol ahead of planned protest A major police operation could be taking place in Bristol city centre in a couple of weeks Bristol Post · Mar 30, 2022
Edward Colston's empty plinth in Bristol set to become platform for temporary art Official recommendations have been put forward to the council Bristol Post · Mar 30, 2022
‘Nadine Dorries is terrible! That’s made my job easier’: Labour’s Lucy Powell on the Tories, culture war and BBC As a teenager, the shadow culture secretary was always up for a party. Now she is expected to have a view on everything from the legacy of colonialism to the future of the licence fee. How is she handling the never-ending controversy? The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2022
Far right group For Britain plans to rally in support of Colston in Bristol A counter-demo is already being organised Bristol Post · Mar 26, 2022
Statue of slave trader Robert Milligan to join Museum of London collection The removal of the statue came days after the toppling of Edward Colston in Bristol Bristol Post · Mar 24, 2022
Statue of slave trader Robert Milligan to join Museum of London collection The bronze statue was removed days after the toppling of the statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol. The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022
This is what will happen to the unspent thousands raised for the Colston 4 Thousands of pounds were raised but the Colston 4 were acquitted so paid no fines Bristol Post · Mar 21, 2022
The Bristol women who you say deserve their own statue There are currently just three female historical figures with statues in Bristol Bristol Post · Mar 10, 2022
Londoner’s Diary: ‘City needs a reckoning over statues of slavers’ EDWARD COLSTON’s statue being dumped in the Bristol harbour was the defining moment of anti-racism protests in 2020, but a historian has suggested if it had been located in the City of London, the statue would never have come down. Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2022
Documentary on Bedminster street to be filmed by David Olusoga's TV company The same company filmed BBC's Statue Wars, focused on slave trader Edward Colston Bristol Post · Feb 24, 2022
Anti-statue campaigners demand Brits stop drinking Thatchers cider Countering Colston was launched this month to condemn the legacy of Bristol slaver and merchant Edward Colston, but the group's call for Thatchers cider to be boycott has not gone down so smoothly with some Daily Mirror · Feb 14, 2022
Bristol Post · Feb 13, 2022 Bristol reacts as group calls for people to stop drinking Thatchers There was a lot of opposition to this campaign
The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2022 Why not re-erect the statue of Edward Colston and topple it once a year? A report surveying what people wanted to do with the slave trader’s memorial contains a few unusual suggestions
Wales Online · Feb 9, 2022 Anti-slavery campaigners call for people to stop drinking Thatchers cider Its boss is part of an 'elite members' club' of which slave trader Edward Colston was once a member
Bristol Post · Feb 9, 2022 Outrage after Countering Colston campaigners call for people to stop drinking Thatchers People on Twitter were not impressed
The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2022 Toppled Edward Colston statue to remain on display in museum so people can learn about slavery A survey by a commission found 75 per cent of respondents wanted the statue to remain in a museum
The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2022 Damaged Colston statue should be displayed in museum, commission finds Plinth should host temporary pieces and sometimes be left empty, says We Are Bristol History Commission
The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2022 Edward Colston statue should be displayed in museum, says commission The We Are Bristol History Commission said the statue of the slave trader should enter the permanent collection of Bristol’s museum service.
Bristol Post · Feb 3, 2022 Colston statue should stay in a museum decide people of Bristol An overwhelming majority say it should be a museum piece to help tell the story of the transatlantic slave trade
Bristol Post · Feb 2, 2022 Staff challenge University of Bristol on links to Society of Merchant Venturers They also want honorary degrees for the so-called 'Colston 4'
Bristol Post · Jan 31, 2022 EXCLUSIVE: Bristol MPs call for Society of Merchant Venturers to disband They are an 'unaccountable, undemocratic network with no place in a modern, multicultural Bristol’
ABC News · Jan 24, 2022 Can Bristol, a city built on the slave trade, grapple with its brutal history? Its residents are prepared to try For decades, a statue of a notorious slave trader stood over Bristol. When protesters chucked it in the harbour, locals decided it was time to confront their history. Now they have lessons for the world.