03:52 EDT, 3 March 2021
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Four people charged with criminal damage following the toppling of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston have today entered not guilty pleas.
The bronze figure was pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest before being thrown into Bristol Harbour on June 7.
Rhian Graham, 29, Milo Ponsford, 25, Jake Skuse, 36, and Sage Willoughby, 21, appeared before Bristol Crown Court.
Charges allege the four defendants, without lawful excuse, jointly and with others, damaged the statue of Colston, a listed monument belonging to Bristol City Council.
It is claimed that the defendants committed the offence intending to destroy or damage such property or being reckless as to whether such property would be destroyed or damaged .
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A political row over the escalating cost of refurbishing the Bristol Beacon has ensued after a public report on the multi-million-pound project was “mysteriously” pulled at the last minute.
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Willmott Dixon’s Bristol concert hall cost rises by ‘millions’
Costs on Willmott Dixon’s revamp of the Bristol concert venue formerly known as Colston Hall have risen by “millions”.
It was revealed at a council meeting this week that, after early works on the latest phase of the transformation of the 19th century building into a modern music venue, the cost of the works is to increase by a sum yet to be revealed.
The former Colston Hall was renamed Bristol Beacon in the wake of last summer’s Black Lives Matters protests and toppling of the statue of slave trader Edward Colston after whom the venue was named.