Moor News

Moor News, 20 Killigrew Street, Falmouth, Cornwall, 2012 • Moor News, as opposed to yesterday’s Little News, geddit? I like a proud local newspaper name, and the West Briton is as good as they come.

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By Vici MacDonald
On 2015/05/05
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2012, Cornwall, Falmouth, Shopfront Elegy

news, nice name, pun, sponsored sign

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