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Spare a thought for Weston-super-Mare. Not only has the North Somerset resort had to contend with losing the greater part of its seafront centrepiece, the Grand Pier, to fire (for the second time in its 100-year history), but it has also had to suffer the indignity of its two other main attractions, the Tropicana open-air swimming pool complex and Birnbeck Pier, being unable to step into the breach,...
The blaze which destroyed the pavilion on the Grand Pier at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, may have been burning for five hours before the fire brigade was alerted.
THE Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, whose pavilion was burned down this week, will reopen for business today, its owners announced yesterday.
A shame. A damn shame. Via the BBC : Fire officials say there is unlikely to be a quick answer over what caused the fire which destroyed the pier at Weston-super-Mare. The Grand Pier in the North Somerset town was engulfed by a blaze which began in the kitchens on Monday. Avon Fire and Rescue said the skeleton of the 104-year old attraction was "incredibly unstable" and it was still unsafe to let...
While most of Britain woke up to brilliant sunshine yesterday morning, Weston-super-Mare was met by a column of thick smoke one kilometre tall. The Somerset town's 104-year-old Grand Pier, only recently reopened after a £1m refurbishment, was engulfed by a blaze that gutted the structure within 90 minutes.
I was very sad to wake up to the news that Weston-Super-Mare Grand Pier was on fire. The structure contained seaside games and restaurants. It was a regular day out for me when I was young. Already the owners of the pier and North Somerset Council are talking about rebuilding which is pleasing to hear. An iconic scene of the British seaside, Weston's pier will be missed.
LONDON (Reuters) - Firefighters were called to a large blaze that swept through the historic pier at the Somerset seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare on Monday, police said.
This is rather sad. A huge fire has destroyed the historic Grand Pier at Weston-super-Mare. Dozens of firefighters fought to tackle the blaze which took hold of the partly wooden pier in the Somerset seaside resort at about 0700 BST. No-one was ...
Thirty firefighters were today desperately tackling a huge blaze at the Grand Pier in the Somerset seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare. Black smoke and flames are billowing into the sky and was said to be visible from Wales.
Big Ben, a herd of African elephants and a likeness of Scott of the Antarctic are some of the giant sculptures transforming a seaside resort today - all made entirely from sand. Dedicated sand-artists are at Weston-super-Mare in Somerset this week recreating the world's best known-landmarks and faces on the famous beach. Twelve experts in the medium are turning 360 tonnes of sand into iconic images...
