The restoration of a crumbling historic pier can be completed after the government allocated a further £19m to the project.

Before the “Old Pier” was a haunting ruin, Birnbeck Pier was the highlight of a visit to Weston-super-Mare to the thousands of Victorian and Edwardian tourists who flocked to the Somerset town. Now, ...

A unusual barge was floated from Newport to Weston-super-Mare to play an important role in the restoration of Birnbeck Pier ...

A further £19 million in funding has been secured to complete the restoration of Weston-super-Mare’s iconic Birnbeck Pier.

North Somerset Council has proposed to axe its Birnbeck Pier restoration project [Getty Images] A council's project to restore a crumbling Grade II-listed pier could be scrapped months after the Royal ...

The restoration of a historic Grade II* listed pier in Weston-super-Mare has been saved by new funding after the project was almost put in “jeopardy”. The successful bid for the funding comes just in ...

'For too long the pier stood as a symbol of decline. Now it will become a symbol of Weston’s comeback.' ...

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A project to turn wood from a derilict pier into furniture which can then be resold to raise funds for its restoration has ...

The Grade II listed pier has been closed for more than 30 years due to safety concerns. Image Credit: Anna Barclay/.

North Somerset Council is set to vote to cancel the project to restore Birnbeck Pier after the RNLI pulled out of the project. Restoring Weston-super-Mare’s dilapidated Victorian pier has been the ...

A council's flagship project to restore a crumbling Grade II listed pier could be scrapped months after a key backer pulled out. North Somerset Council has been working to restore and reopen Birnbeck ...