From boarded-up hotel to reopened dealership: Weston-super-Mare sites in contrasting states

Recent local reports describe a varied picture for Weston-super-Mare's buildings and public spaces. Nuffield Health's Locking Road gym extended its closure because an ongoing power outage is still affecting the site, according to Weston Mercury [1]. Weston Mercury also reported that a letter writer said residents deserve answers about the boarded-up Grand Atlantic Hotel [4]. By contrast, the former Mercedes dealership is set to reopen, according to North Somerset Times and Weston Mercury [3], [5].

On the seafront, a giant Birnbeck Pier-inspired cardboard structure will take over Prince Consort Gardens as part of a community arts project, Weston Mercury reported [2]. At the same time, new figures published 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 [6], [7], [8].