Warwickshire County Council's (WCC) leader has called for Union flags and St George's flags to be temporarily removed this Christmas to make way for festive decorations.

WCC's Reform leader, Cllr George Finch stressed that the move was a "pragmatic" step to ensure local communities could still display their planned Christmas lights and decorations.

Cllr Finch shared: "While I believe the flag of our nations to be the envy of all flags across the world, I could not allow local communities to go without Christmas decorations this year, especially when local groups have already made plans for their local decorations."

He further noted many community groups and local volunteers have already organised their seasonal displays.

However, Cllr Finch emphasised that no removed flags should be de

See Full Page