Tesco sorry for putting up Welsh bilingual signs in Cornwall

Tesco has apologized after a store in Helston, Cornwall, mistakenly used Welsh instead of Cornish on bilingual signs. The signs, intended to promote local language, labeled fish as "pysgod" and sweet potato as "tatws melys," which are Welsh terms. Local Cornish speakers, including a member of Mebyon Kernow, noticed the error and brought it to Tesco's attention. The incident occurred shortly after Cornish was officially recognized under the European charter for regional or minority languages. While acknowledging the mistake, local figures expressed hope that Tesco would correct the error and continue to support the Cornish language, especially given its growing recognition and the increasing number of speakers.

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