crime

Addicted Bristol: Life and Death

Bristol’s ketamine dealers: trapped in luxury

Falling into it, dealing with your own habit- quitting dealing can be just as hard as giving up a drug addiction.

Jay Crane

Reports

Relative of Bristol Brink’s-Mat gangster jailed as part of organised crime ring

10 men including John 'Goldfinger' Palmer's son-in-law jailed for roles in extortion, drug dealing and blackmail gang. 

Alon Aviram
Michael Gillard and Alon Aviram

Features

How witness intimidation threatens us all

Failure to clamp down on witness intimidation is allowing domestic violence perpetrators to get off scot-free, and failing survivors.

Alon Aviram
Alon Aviram

Reports

Lopresti ice cream bosses slavery trial date set

Salvatore and Roberto Lopresti face modern day slavery charges.

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

City

Update: Loprestis’ ‘No plea’ in slavery case

Ice cream bosses face will face Crown Court next month

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

City

Private probation companies are sending more people to jail. But not for committing crimes

Outsourced providers in the Bristol area are under heavy fire for sucking up millions in public money, but failing on public safety and criminal justice. 

Maria da Silva

Bristol and Beyond

A High Price? Bristol and the Global drug trade

Bristol is often seen as a leader in the movement for ethical and sustainable living. At the same time, free parties, raves and recreational drug use are also marks of the city. But how do these scenes interact? Are the ethical implications of drug use considered?

Adam Cantwell-Corn Alec Saelens Alon Aviram
Adam Cantwell-Corn, Alec Saelens and Alon Aviram

Ideas and Action

Anarchists vandalise Tory MP’s house

Anarchists in Bristol have ruptured a 1,300 litre heating oil drum at the home of Charlotte Leslie, the Conservative MP candidate for Bristol North West.

Adam Cantwell-Corn
Adam Cantwell-Corn

City

Banged up in HMP Bristol

Adam Cantwell-Corn caught up with Governor of HMP Bristol, Andrea Albutt, and ex-con and prison campaigner, Ben Gunn, to find out whether one of society’s...

Adam Cantwell-Corn
Adam Cantwell-Corn

Investigations

Exclusive: Less than 1 in 5 rape crimes result in a charge by Avon and Somerset police

The Bristol Cable can reveal that up to 80% of rapes and sexual assaults recorded by Avon and Somerset Police do not result in a...

Adam Cantwell-Corn
Adam Cantwell-Corn
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