Colston Hall renamed Bristol Beacon to shake off association with slave trader James Hockaday Published September 23, 2020 11:07pm Updated September 23, 2020 11:09pm ...

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 ...

Bristol school changes logo to remove Edward Colston link. 16 March 2021. Share Save. Share Save. The Dolphin School. ... Music venue Colston Hall was renamed the Bristol Beacon in September, ...

Watch Max Walsh's report. 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.

But what is actually going on inside the Bristol Beacon which, when it closed as the Colston Hall in 2018, was a much-loved but ageing space that was still Bristol's biggest indoor concert venue?

The newly named Bristol Beacon was due to reopen in 2020, but after a further three years of works, it will finally welcome music fans back through its doors from Thursday (30 November).

A school which voted to change its logo due to similarities with the family crest of slave trader Edward Colston has revealed its new design. The Dolphin School in Montpelier, Bristol, said it ...

It has hosted everyone from Rachmaninoff to The Rolling Stones, and now the historic Bristol Beacon music venue has reopened after a costly, controversial five-year refurb. The newly named Bristol ...

It has hosted everyone from Rachmaninoff to The Rolling Stones, and now the historic Bristol Beacon music venue has reopened after a costly, controversial five-year refurb. The newly named Bristol ...