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Tesco sorry for putting up Welsh bilingual signs in Cornwall

todayFebruary 4, 2026

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Campaigners say they appreciate attempt to use Cornish but mistake points to need for more access to language

Shoppers in Cornwall could have been forgiven for feeling bemused after a supermarket put up bilingual signs – in Welsh.

A branch of Tesco in Helston – about 200 miles from south Wales by road – pointed shoppers towards pysgod, which is Welsh, not Cornish, for fish. It also labelled sweet potato as tatws melys – again Welsh instead of Cornish.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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