Weston-super-Mare: can this left-behind seaside town re-build?

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Weston-super-Mare: can this left-behind seaside town re-build?

The government has pledged to give local people the power to transform their communities with a scheme called Pride In Place, backed by £5bn in funding. But many places in the UK still feel forgotten or left behind – where hope and optimism are increasingly hard to come by.

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Throughout this year we will be teaming up with content creators to tell the stories of the areas they know.

In the first of our Home Truths series, Joe Johnson shows us around his hometown, Weston-Super-Mare in Somerset.

Producer/Director: Wil Davies
Reporter: Joe Johnson
Producer: Jo Heywood
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Date: February 16, 2026