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The breakdown on the election in Bristol and South Gloucestershire
By Alon Aviram, Matty Edwards and Adam Cantwell-Corn
Big swings, no change and upsets: See the breakdown of the election results in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.
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Local policing has been slashed and violent crime is up. Who will claim the mantle of ‘law and order’?
By Alon Aviram
Avon and Somerset Police has had 19% of its police officers cut since the Conservatives came to power in 2010
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WATCH: Which way will Kingswood swing?
By Marcus Smith, Alon Aviram, Aphra Evans, Priyanka Raval and Fatima Hudoon
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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Reports Banner Home Page Kingswood General Election 2019
Chris Skidmore, Kingswood MP, declined to give statement in staffer’s sexual assault case, says detective
By Alon Aviram
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.
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General Election 2019 Reports Kingswood
Kingswood: What you need to know for the 2019 General Election
By Alon Aviram
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.
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Banner Home Page Edition 21 Investigations
The unsolved fire at The Office and the chequered history of a rogue landlord
By Alon Aviram
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.
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Banner Home Page Investigations Ice Cream Slavery Case
Revealed: An anti-slavery court order was made against local boss Lopresti. Here’s evidence it may be being breached
By Adam Cantwell-Corn and Alon Aviram
The ice cream boss was banned from managing staff after an investigation found workers living in slave-like conditions
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Exclusive: Council to “urgently” investigate Lopresti landlord business, but ice cream vans untouched for now
By Adam Cantwell-Corn and Alon Aviram
Announcement follows the Cable’s investigation and police action into the notorious landlords and businessmen.
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Too hot to handle? Help us investigate fire at ‘The Office’ in Speedwell
By Alon Aviram
“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.
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Edition 19 Features Banner Home Page
Exclusive: Two Bristol activists helping build a new society in Syria
By Alon Aviram
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.
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Ice Cream Slavery Case Banner Home Page Investigations
Finally exposed: How Lopresti ice cream boss kept men in slave-like conditions, tenants and families in squalor. But people spoke out.
By Adam Cantwell-Corn and Alon Aviram
In a Cable investigation spanning five years, a shocking story has been uncovered.
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Reports Banner Home Page Ice Cream Slavery Case
Ice cream boss Lopresti is slavery risk and banned from business, following Cable exposé
By Adam Cantwell-Corn and Alon Aviram
Following Cable investigations, Judge said: “I’m sure that there is a risk that you will commit a human trafficking or slavery offence.”
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