The revitalisation of a vacant Weston-super-Mare building is nearing completion, with hopes it will ‘inject fresh energy’ to the town centre. The former Co-operative Bank building, on the corner of Meadow Street and Alexandra Parade is being converted into flats and retail space, with the project due to be finished…
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Robert Opie and John Penrose MP have opened the Grand Pier’s latest attraction: The Museum Of Memories. This new area in the Pier will allow visitors to take a trip down memory lane. It features thousands of items bound to transport visitors back to their childhood on a trail of discovery,…
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I was away on holiday when the Pier caught alight in 2008. Suddenly my phone went mad, with calls from everyone from my Mum to David Cameron’s office. I spoke to Kerry Michael, who was on his way home from Portugal, and agreed to meet him at the site the next day.…
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Weston’s MP John Penrose is demanding answers after recent figures showing local train services getting worse. John Penrose said: “Earlier this year, First promised us new trains with less overcrowding and better reliability. But instead the figures are getting worse, not better. “A better train service is vital if we’re going…
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