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Bristol Post
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Elliot Ball & Tomas Malloy

Locals say tourists have made West Country town 'hell on earth'

Locals say "nightmare tourists" have turned a West Country town into "hell on earth". Residents of St Ives in Cornwall say mass tourism during the summer causes big problems as holidaymakers inundate the popular seaside destination, Cornwall Live reports.

According to A1 Cars' Andrew Ward, the summer season means a lot of additional traffic and mile-long queues snaking into the area. He says the disruption makes it difficult for local people to get around.

Speaking to The Express on whether he believes 2023 would be any different, Mr Ward said: "Well, basically it's the same every year so it won't be any busier this year than it is normally. The locals can't even move their own cars and the traffic gets horrendous. You only need to look at the chaos by Truro.

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