In 2012 local councillors complained when the Olympic organising committee declined to run the Olympic Torch across the Tamar Bridge in the lead-up to the Olympics in London. One councillor said the handover should have been "one of the iconic moments of the whole torch relay in Cornwall". The official organisers said it was not practical to do so as it would involve closing the bridge.
in 2012 local councillors complained when the olympic organising committee declined to run the olympic torch across the tamar bridge in the lead-up to the olympics in london one councillor said the handover should have been "one of the iconic moments of the whole torch relay in cornwall" the official organisers said it was not practical to do so as it would involve closing the bridge