In a protest against “old racism” the majority of people of Stroud, England say they want the Blackboy statue removed, but the building it adorns is a private organization.
The potential removal of the racist 250-year-old Blackboy clock statue in Stroud, Gloucestershire, comes after campaigners argued it was traumatic for people of colour .
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A dozen homes near Stroud have been left without internet or landline connection for almost a week after a lorry reversed into a telegraph pole. Residents working from home in Park End, Paganhill on June 4 were interrupted when a large lorry hit a telegraph pole which stood 50 yards from The Old Crown. One of those left without internet is Stroud District Councillor Haydn Sutton, whose wife Susan Sutton explained she has been working from a friend’s house because BT Openreach have not yet resolved the connection issues. “There’s no sign of anything actually happening and we’re very frustrated by it. All the affected neighbors are also very frustrated by it,” said Mrs Sutton, adding that around 12 people had been impacted.