Weston's built environment this week: one building reopening, another still boarded up

Two reports published this week describe different situations for prominent Weston-super-Mare buildings. The former Mercedes dealership is set to reopen, according to the North Somerset Times and Weston Mercury [1][3]. A letter writer to the Weston Mercury, meanwhile, said residents deserve answers on the boarded-up Grand Atlantic Hotel [2]. The Weston Mercury also published the town's planning applications and decisions for September 6-12 [9][10], alongside an offer of a three-bedroom flat in Montpelier at £285,000 [7]. 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]. Court reports the same week listed recent appearances by offenders from Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset and Bristol [8][11].