A demolition crew has been gradually levelling a car dealership that sold used cars to generations of people in South Bristol for almost 50 years this week. The Paramount car dealership was a landmark on West Street in Bedminster since 1976, but the owners retired and sold up to a development company.
Planning permission was granted, despite a number of objections from local residents and councillors, to flatten the site and build a PBSA - purpose-built student accommodation - for 50 students.
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