Helston town councillors now have another symbol to show their status as the authority is selling badges to go along with the current councillor ties.

Town mayor Mike Thomas told councillors at a recent meeting: “You can wear a badge as well as a tie, and council supporters can wear them as well.”

However, Councillor John Boase pointed out that supporters were not actually councillors, and the council should have produced some which just said “Helston town.”