Weston-super-Mare sees reopening, shutdown and police call in same week

The same week in Weston-super-Mare brought news of a business revival, an extended closure, and a police incident at a vacant seafront hotel. Riding Lights Theatre Company will stage Oscar Wilde's The Selfish Giant in the town this October, the Weston Mercury reported [1]. In contrast, the Nuffield Health gym on Locking Road extended its closure because of a continuing power outage, according to the same paper [2]. Also on the seafront, police found six children inside the vacant Grand Atlantic Hotel after reports of people entering the building, the Weston Mercury said [3]. Meanwhile, the former Mercedes dealership is set to reopen under a new lease, as reported by both the North Somerset Times and the Weston Mercury [4][5]. New figures show more than one in 10 working-age adults in Weston-super-Mare are claiming Personal Independence Payment, according to the North Somerset Times, a figure also carried by the Somerset County Gazette and the Bridgwater Mercury [6][7][8]. A three-bedroom flat in the Montpelier area, close to the seafront and station, is on the market for £285,000, the Weston Mercury reported [9]. The week illustrates a town mixing redevelopment and ongoing pressures.