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Driver attacks cyclist in Weston-super-Mare

Saturday, July 04, 2009, 07:00

A cyclist was attacked by a driver in a road-rage incident in Weston-super-Mare.

The 34-year-old cyclist was assaulted by the driver of a blue Ford Escort outside the shops in Milton Road near the junction with Grove Road.

He suffered cuts and bruising to his face and leg. Police want to trace the driver and the vehicle involved and are asking anyone who witnessed the incident on Wednesday, June 17, to call 0845 456 7000 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Driver attacks cyclist in Weston-super-Mare

 

   




Weston-super-Mare

Weston comes from the Anglo-Saxon for the west tun or settlement. Weston's oldest structure is Worlebury camp, on Worlebury Hill, dating from the Iron Age.
Early in the 19th century, Weston-super-Mare was a small windswept village of about 30 houses behind the sand dunes which had been created as an early sea wall after the Bristol Channel floods of 1607.
Weston owes its growth and prosperity to the Victorian boom in seaside holidays. The first hotel was built in 1808 which is now the Royal Hotel.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel and his family lived in Weston for a number of months whilst he was supervising the construction of the Bristol and Exeter Railway.
The Grand Pier was opened in 1904 after local traders were unhappy that visitors were not coming as far as the centre of Weston-super-Mare. On July 28, 2008, the pavilion at the end of the Grand Pier was completely destroyed by a fire.

Population   71,800
OS grid ref   ST324615
Parish   Weston-super-Mare
District   North Somerset
Postcode   BS22-BS24
Dialing code   01934
Police   Avon and Somerset
Fire   Avon
Ambulance   Great Western
Euro Parlilament   South West England
UK Parliament   Weston-super-Mare













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