Helston

Helston is a town located in Cornwall, England. Recent news highlights the town due to two unrelated events. Firstly, a Tesco supermarket branch in Helston mistakenly displayed bilingual signs in Welsh instead of Cornish, causing confusion among shoppers. This error, occurring roughly 200 miles from Wales, involved mislabeling fish and sweet potatoes with their Welsh equivalents. Secondly, Helston was significantly impacted by Storm Goretti. The storm, bringing powerful winds, left thousands of homes in Cornwall without power and water for days. Tragically, a man in his 50s died in the Mawgan area of Helston after a tree, felled by the storm, struck his caravan. The ongoing disruption from the storm has prompted calls for a national emergency, underscoring the severity of the situation in Helston and the wider Cornish region.