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The road then enters Weston-super-Mare: a dual carriageway extends most of the way, by passing the built-up area, including Junction 21 Enterprise Area to the east of the town. Previously the route of the A370 passed through Worle. On reaching the waterfront, the road turns south to run partly along the beach, then leaves Weston at Uphill.
In April 2021, a two-hourly Sunday and public holiday service was introduced for the summer months. [3]In April 2022, the route was revised to terminate at the new bus interchange in Weston-super-Mare instead of terminating at the sea front on Marine Parade.
Weston-super-Mare is a tourist destination, with its long sandy beach, Helicopter Museum, [77] Weston Museum, Grand Pier and seasonal Wheel of Weston. [78] A 2009 survey by Visit England placed the Grand Pier in the top ten free attractions in England. [ 79 ]
Avon and Somerset Police immediately set up an incident room at Weston-super-Mare police station and a mobile headquarters at Worlebury Hill. A task force of approximately 120 officers were assigned to the case and carried out an examination of the murder scene, [ 8 ] while house-to-house enquiries and vehicle checks were made in the ...
Luton's Vauxhall factory opened in 1905, with the first vans being assembled there in 1932. At its height the plant employed 37,000 people, but that number has been falling since the 1960s.
GT2827 Elizabeth is a steam powered combination bus that operates in the English seaside town of Weston-super-Mare, and previously in Whitby. [1]The vehicle was created in 2002, when a tourism transport operator, the Northern Star Motor Carriage Company, converted a 1931 Sentinel steam-powered DG6P flatbed lorry into a 30-seat bus. [1]
Weston General Hospital is at the west end of the village adjacent to the A370 road. The old road to Weston-super-Mare runs northwards past Uphill Manor (which is known locally as Uphill Castle). [15] The Mendip Way long-distance footpath has its western trailhead at Uphill near the wharf.
Worle Community School - an Academy (often shortened to WCSA) is a coeducational secondary school academy located in Worle, a suburb of Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset, England. There are currently 1,348 students aged 11 to 16 in the school. [2] The school received media attention [3] in early 2016 after a student was stabbed.