As many as 900 builders staying at a Pontins holiday have been slammed for not spending enough money in local businesses. EDF staff working to build the £46bn Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant have taken over Pontins Brean Sands in Somerset
What was once a thriving seaside town is now a shell of its former self. Brean Sands in Somerset used to be by-word for family fun but following the take-over of the town’s Pontins resort by 900 nuclear workers, the local economy
The son of a woman who died after an air conditioning unit fell on guests at a popular UK caravan park still wants answers five years on from her death. Wendy Jones, who sustained injuries during the collapse, had been visiting Brean
Pontins, once a favourite holiday hotspot, has come under fire for a list of ‘blacklisted’ names that flagrantly and repeatedly discriminated against travellers. A report revealed that call centre workers were told to listen for Irish accents and those with ‘traveller-sounding’ names
Holiday park operator Pontins has issued an apology following receipt of a legal notice for displaying “shocking” discrimination against Irish Travellers. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) discovered that Pontins had compiled a list of common Irish surnames categorised as “undesirable
Tourism makes up for about 40 percent of Southport’s economy and the announcement of the permanent closure of Pontins Holiday Park at the start of 2024 has worried local residents who want to see a use for the site that will benefit
A father residing in a converted Pontins holiday park said his kids “thoroughly enjoy it” and want to live there permanently. Pontins Brean Sands in Somerset closed to holidaymakers earlier this year to house up to 900 workers from the Hinkley Point