A prominent figure in the South Bristol community has died after falling from a lamppost while attempting to hang a Union flag, an act that friends say was emblematic of his passionate, and often controversial, advocacy for patriotism.
Paul Lumber, 60, suffered serious head injuries in the fall on 23 November and was placed in an induced coma, but he succumbed to his injuries earlier this month, leaving behind a complex legacy as a football cultural historian and a local character.
