That process sounds simple enough but it has sparked controversy in a Norfolk market town.

Every summer, the Stalham Area Business Forum (SABF), a group promoting trade, fits Union Jacks on specially-mounted flagpoles along the High Street.

But when the association removed the flags on Saturday, September 13, it found itself facing allegations of "politicising" the symbol - claims which the group has wholeheartedly refuted.

Chairperson Jo Horsnell said: "We've had so many events over the summer between us and the town council, the flags had been up for longer........

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