A council leader claims a controversial name for a £500m redevelopment in Bristol is to be changed.
Councillor Janke says the name is to be changed
Some groups had complained the name, Merchants' Quarter, was offensive because it glorified the city's historic slave trading past.
But Bristol Alliance - behind the project - said merchants had played a crucial role in the story of the city.
Barbara Janke, Leader of Bristol City Council, told the BBC: "I have been told the name has been dropped."
The Bristol Alliance refused to comment on the possible name change and said it would release a statement on Thursday.
The debate over the controversial renaming of the revamped area has raged for several months.