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Olympic torch relay brings tourists to Falmouth – but will money follow?

Reported by guardian.co.uk on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 (on May 15, 2012)
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Local businesspeople doubt that the relay, which starts in Cornwall on Saturday, will bring real economic benefit to region

It promises to be quite a weekend for Cornish police community support..


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