About Beacon
A beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location. A common example is the lighthouse, which provides a fixed location that can be used to navigate around obstacles or into port.
Bristol Beacon: Former Colston Hall reopens after name change and £132m rebuild
![Bristol Beacon: Former Colston Hall reopens after name change and £132m rebuild](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/51B9/production/_131812902_bristol-beacon-private-view-credit-chris-cooper-_shotaway-163.jpg)
Nov 29,2023 9:01 pm
... The Colston Hall has been rebranded the Bristol Beacon - severing the link with Edward Colston, the slave trader whose nearby in 2020...
Ilkley: A tour of the Sunday Times' best place to live winner
![Ilkley: A tour of the Sunday Times' best place to live winner](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/1773B/production/_124095069_mediaitem124095068.jpg)
Apr 9,2022 11:40 am
... " I love taking photographs of the Cow and Calf rocks, the Twelve Apostles, Beamsley Beacon - there are so many lovely walks nearby...
Kiribati ferry overloaded, where 95 died had drunk crew
![Kiribati ferry overloaded, where 95 died had drunk crew](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6167/production/_99853942_05671921-76ab-4d57-a43e-5f3e60c3d9a2.jpg)
Feb 16,2020 6:57 am
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