BRISTOL student Paul Saville, arrested for chalking messages on a Broadmead pavement, was up to his old tricks again yesterday.

But this time no-one arrested him despite the fact that he was watched by four policeman.

Mr Saville chalked the words "Love", "Peace" and "Liberty" on the pavement outside Bristol Magistrates Court.

He was joined by around 30 people from all round the country watched by police officers standing inside the court.

The 23-year-old, who is in his second year of a sociology and criminology degree, was full of praise for those who joined in.

Mr Saville said his action outside the courts was a way for people to get together and stand up for their beliefs.

He said: "These people were going to come for the day in court, but due to the charges being dropped, they came to join in what I was doing, which is great.

"It is wonderful that people I don't even know share the same ideas about the political and economical climate and illegal wars.

"I am really pleased that we have come together to do this, rather than just shopping."

He was originally arrested for writing slogans about civil liberties.

But the charges were dropped after the Crown Prosecution Service decided there was not enough evidence to proceed.

Mr Saville, who lives in Phoenix Court on Bond Street South, was infuriated after an email he sent to Bristol City Council raising concerns about new billboards outside his home was ignored.

He said: "The streets are ours, and they belong to people in general.

"Cabot Circus is private property and has taken up a lot of public space in Bristol

"It is an act of defiance to show we are not going to be ignored.

"Cabot Circus was built with some people not even agreeing to it, and these things are happening all the time without people even noticing."