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A gay bar will open in Newquay in time for the summer tourist season.The pink pound will be ringing the tills of Corkers Quayside, in Fore Street, when it becomes the town's only pub catering for gay and lesbian drinkers.
A refit will take place over the coming weeks to give the bar its new identity before it is officially opened by Mr Gay UK Daniel Broughton.
There will be new signs outside as well as new furniture and internal decorations.
Ross Connock, who owns all three Corkers venues in Newquay, believed his bar would cater for a "niche in the market".
He said: "I am not sure when we will be open but we will certainly be open for the summer season. There is a massive gay community and if you look at the outlets in Truro, they are doing very well. We have to explore it. We have always been one for leading the field and we feel this is something that will be successful."
Mr Connock thought the bar would be popular with Cornish gay people and tourists from further afield.
It will also welcome straight people who want to eat, drink and enjoy the atmosphere.
Mr Connock said: "We have had a lot of response on the internet from the gay community and it has been positive. We feel there is a market there. People don't realise there are lots of gay tourists here already."
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