Alon Aviram

Reports

Violent assault on ex-landlord of The Office in Speedwell

The former owner of The Office, aka the Strachan and Henshaw building, spent two weeks in hospital after the attack.

Alon Aviram
Alon Aviram

Investigations

Speedwell fire update: Landlord of The Office blackmailed by gang

The Cable can reveal that the landlord of The Office – the Speedwell building, which burnt down last year – has been targeted by a gang in an alleged blackmail raid.

Alon Aviram
Alon Aviram

General Election 2019

The breakdown on the election in Bristol and South Gloucestershire

Big swings, no change and upsets: See the breakdown of the election results in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

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Alon Aviram, Matty Edwards and Adam Cantwell-Corn

General Election 2019

Local policing has been slashed and violent crime is up. Who will claim the mantle of ‘law and order’?

Avon and Somerset Police has had 19% of its police officers cut since the Conservatives came to power in 2010

Alon Aviram
Alon Aviram

General Election 2019

WATCH: Which way will Kingswood swing?

As voters in ‘The Wood’ gear up for election day, local lad Marcus Smith hits the streets to chat to people about the main issues...

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Marcus Smith, Alon Aviram, Aphra Evans, Priyanka Raval and Fatima Hudoon

Reports

Chris Skidmore, Kingswood MP, declined to give statement in staffer’s sexual assault case, says detective

Chris Skidmore’s former parliamentary aide was cleared of sexually assaulting a teenager. The MP says he offered his full support to the police investigation. But a detective claims he declined to provide a police statement.

Alon Aviram
Alon Aviram

Reports

Kingswood: What you need to know for the 2019 General Election

Party allegiances aren’t permanent in Kingswood, with the seat historically swinging between Labour and Conservative, and candidates will be using Brexit, austerity and climate change to tempt voters.

Alon Aviram
Alon Aviram

Investigations

The unsolved fire at The Office and the chequered history of a rogue landlord

Five months after the devastating fire at Speedwell’s Strachan and Henshaw building, ‘The Office’ tower is being turned into flats. The Cable investigates former owner Alan Dykes and his run-ins with the law.

Alon Aviram
Alon Aviram

Ice Cream Slavery Case

Revealed: An anti-slavery court order was made against local boss Lopresti. Here’s evidence it may be being breached

The ice cream boss was banned from managing staff after an investigation found workers living in slave-like conditions

Adam Cantwell-Corn Alon Aviram
Adam Cantwell-Corn and Alon Aviram

Ice Cream Slavery Case

Exclusive: Council to “urgently” investigate Lopresti landlord business, but ice cream vans untouched for now

Announcement follows the Cable’s investigation and police action into the notorious landlords and businessmen.

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Adam Cantwell-Corn and Alon Aviram

Reports

Too hot to handle? Help us investigate fire at ‘The Office’ in Speedwell

“It seems the bigger and more dangerous the fire, the less scrutiny it receives." We're calling on readers to share information to help crack the case of the Strachan and Henshaw fire.

Alon Aviram
Alon Aviram

Features

Exclusive: Two Bristol activists helping build a new society in Syria

Amidst the rubble of war-torn Northern Syria, two Bristolians follow the footsteps of friend Anna Campbell, murdered by Turkish forces, to carry on the mission of building a new society.

Alon Aviram
Alon Aviram
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