“A massive MASSIVE thank you to the incredibly brave Karen who was driven through desperation to chain herself to this historical landmark because Leicester City Council have refused to halt work whilst the Government Department of Culture, Media and Sport process an appeal to list the bridge.

This amazing woman stood, unable to move, in freezing conditions for 12 hours repeatedly asking, via police negotiators, for LCC to merely compromise whilst the appeal is in progress. Considering that LCC own the bridge, that LCC ordered the demolition of the bridge without public consultation and that a protester was chained to the top of a huge structure owned by LCC in aforementioned freezing and potentially dangerous conditions, LCC's press office (the only people who would deign to speak to us about it) stated, "This has absolutely nothing to do with us."

They truly do not give a damn.”

“The council¿s director of regeneration, highways and transportation, Jeff Miller, said: ¿This latest appeal was only made in mid-October, two months after the last application was rejected, and by which time work was under way. It would incur a substantial daily cost to stop the work at that stage, so it has progressed as planned.¿

As usual this disgraceful Council are attempting to bamboozle the very public that elected them. To state that the appeal was only made in mid October is wrong. The appeal was made mid September, almost three weeks before the road was closed and work began on the 5th October.

Leicester City Council need to show some respect and regard for the government Department of Culture, Media and Sport, English Heritage, the tax-paying people who elected them and the history of the city they are supposed to be serving: HALT THE WORK NOW WHILST THE APPEAL IS IN PROGRESS!!!!”

“DJ, it has been reported that repairs to the bridge would amount to no more than £250,000 and that the council is over inflating the figure to justify its destruction.

the reason it is in such a sorry state now is because the council havent bothered to maintain it for the last 25 years. no doubt the council will make a quick buck off the sale of the land to the university at well below market value and yet another piece of the family silver will have been destroyed and sold off forever.

well done LCC!”

“A couple of misconceptions I keep seeing repeating all over the web. The demolition is not costing taxpayers any money. DMU is paying the council the cost of demolition (plus) in return for getting the land. And, secondly, the cost of maintaining it is not equal to demolishing it, as the maintenance costs will continue forever not just for the next five or ten years.”

“Obviously the 'direct action' protestor got cold as the BBC have reported she has climbed down. Perhaps it would have been better to carry out the 'direct action' during the Summer when the weather was warmer.”