Dealership reopening, hotel questions and PIP data paint a mixed Weston-super-Mare picture

The former Mercedes dealership in Weston-super-Mare is set to reopen under a new lease of life, according to North Somerset Times and Weston Mercury [1][3]. The same week, Weston Mercury published a letter saying residents deserve answers about the boarded-up Grand Atlantic Hotel [2]. New figures reported by North Somerset Times, Somerset County Gazette and Bridgwater Mercury show more than one in 10 working-age adults in Weston-super-Mare are claiming Personal Independence Payment [4][5][6]. A three-bedroom flat in the Montpelier area is on the market for £285,000, near the seafront and station [7]. Separately, Weston Mercury reported the latest Weston-super-Mare planning applications and decisions for September 6-12 [8][9].