Before it shut for refurbishment five years ago, the historic Bristol music venue formerly known as the Colston Hall was in such a bad state that a single seagull chick could cause serious havoc.

Colston Hall bosses had previously maintained that the Bristol attraction was named after the street it is on, rather than Edward Colston. Much of the Bristol-born MP and merchant's wealth came ...

The Colston Hall in Bristol is to change its name to escape its "toxic" associations. It follows a long campaign in the city from protest groups keen to distance the venue from connections to the ...

Bristol’s Colston Hall has changed its name to Bristol Beacon. The long-awaited rebrand of the music venue was unveiled at a ceremony on Wednesday 23 September. It comes three years after ...

The Bristol music venue formerly known as Colston Hall has been renamed Bristol Beacon. The venue was previously named after the slave trader Edward Colston, as is the case with a number of streets ...

The venue, previously named the Colston Hall, is to be rebranded as the Bristol Beacon, after a statue of 18th century merchant Edward Colston was toppled. It was announced in April 2017 that ...

“It seemed like a good time to reassert our commitment [to changing Colston Hall’s name],” explains Louise Mitchell, the CEO of the venue’s management company Bristol Music Trust.

The drive to reconsider Bristol's attitude to Colston has long been gathering momentum. For years Massive Attack refused to play at hometown venue Colston Hall, which last year agreed to drop the ...

The director of the Bristol Race Equality Council, Peter Courtier, called for a second plaque to be put on the statue, explaining to people Colston’s role in the slave trade. The Colston Hall ...

The lettering signs on Colston Hall in Bristol city centre are being removed from the venue this morning. From 7am, workers contracted to Bristol Music Trust started the process of removing the ...

Colston Hall was named after Colston Street, where it is located, the venue bosses have said A Bristol concert hall that shares its name with that of a 17th Century slave trader is considering a ...

As the statue of slave trader Edward Colston gets pulled down in Bristol, fans are calling on Colston Hall to change its name as soon as possible. Update: Colston Hall write in a statement that ...