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Geri Halliwell unveils new Union Jack flag dress

February 02, 2012
Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell has unveiled an updated take on her infamous Union Jack flag dress – but this one will be available to the high street shopper. ‘Ginger Spice’, as ... Read More

Union Jack flag to fly in Northern Ireland towns over Jubilee

January 31, 2012
The Union Jack flag will fly above town centres in Craigavon in Northern Ireland during the Queen’s Jubilee Celebrations, following a motion by the borough council. Councillors from all of the... Read More

Aberystwyth launches mission to gain Purple Flag

January 26, 2012
Civic officials in the seaside resort town of Aberystwyth have embarked on a campaign to achieve Purple Flag status for the town centre. The Purple Flag is a nationally-recognised mark of the qualit... Read More

Flag flies once more from the Celtic Manor Resort

January 24, 2012
A steeplejack scaled a 130-foot-high flagpole in windy conditions on the weekend, to fix a problem that has stopped it flying its usual flag for the last few weeks. The flagpole on top of the Celtic... Read More

Westmorland receives approval for official flag

January 19, 2012
The historic county of Westmorland will be hoisting a new flag up its civic flagpoles, after the UK’s flag commissioning authority approved the submitted design for the county’s flag. Th... Read More

Gay rights activists to raise rainbow flags over Australian Open

January 17, 2012
Gay rights activists are planning to wave rainbow flags at the Australian Open in a “peaceful, non-disruptive” display of protest against homophobic comments made by Australian tennis lege... Read More

Army father fights to keep his Buddhist prayer flags

January 12, 2012
A Wisconsin father is fighting to be allowed to keep the Buddhist prayer flags on the outside of his house, which he strung up to support his son when he embarked on his basic training for the US Army... Read More

Gravesham Council received Olympic flag funding

January 10, 2012
The town of Gravesend in Kent will be fully decked out in celebratory flags when the Olympic torch is carried through the town just eight days before the start of the landmark games this summer, thank... Read More

Work started on putting up new Chertsey flagpole

January 05, 2012
A project to install a new memorial flagpole outside St Peter's Church in Chertsey, Surrey, is underway, which will commemorate the life of one of the community's most well-loved figures. ... Read More

Syrian protesters calling for flag change

January 03, 2012
The Syrian protesters who are trying to bring an end to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad are also hoping to replace the country's national flag with a flag that rejects the ideology of the... Read More