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Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
Business
Hannah Baker

Weston-super-Mare's Grand Pier: How 'selling fun' became a multimillion-pound business

When Michelle Michael’s phone rang at 6.30am on July 28, 2008, her first thought was she had overslept.

Startled and confused, the voice at the end of the line was her former cleaner and the words were ones she could barely comprehend.

“The pier is on fire," it said.

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