Welcome to your daily guide to what's happening in Helston.

Weather:

A mostly cloudy start for many but any lingering rain should clear eastern areas by mid-morning. It will turn brighter everywhere by the afternoon, though with a slight risk an isolated shower. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Any showers soon fading leaving a dry evening with clear spells. Overnight cloud will thicken from the west, with patchy rain reaching many areas by dawn. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Key opening times:

Library: Closed

Londis: 7am–10pm

SPAR Turnpike Garage Helston: 6am–9pm

Tesco Superstore: 6am–12am

Sainsbury's: 7am-10pm

Lidl: 8am-10pm

JJ News: 6:30am-4:30pm

Things to do:

Films are shown from 4pm today at The Flora Cinema, for a full list of timings click here.

In case you missed it:

Pictures from Hal-An-Tow.

Fun fact of the day:

Almost all commercially grown artichokes, 99.9 percent, come from California. One town in particular, Castroville, is nicknamed “the Artichoke Capital of the World.”

Events coming up:

A celebration of Cornish May Day.

Is there something missing? If you have any ideas about what could be included in our morning briefing, please email [email protected]