Councillor wants to OFFICIALLY paint St George's Cross flag on every mini-roundabout in county

Lancashire County Council should make it “official policy” to paint the St George's Cross on all mini-roundabouts - according to one of its own cabinet members.

- by Paul Faulkner

Brian Moore, who is responsible for economic development and growth at the Reform UK-run authority, was speaking in the wake of the late summer trend which saw white road markings nationwide - including in several parts of Lancashire - graffitied with red paint by members of the public in order to depict the English flag.

That practice - when done without the permission of the council in charge of the roads - is illegal.

However, County Coun Moore says he believes Lancashire County Council should modify the roundabout markers for itself.

He made the comments during a recent cabinet meeting at which a new - and shortened - list of council-approved flags was given the go-ahead, dictating which ones can be flown over County Hall.

However, the discussion turned to the public display of flags more broadly - including the random road surface redecoration in recent weeks, which has seen mini-roundabout centre circles, zebra crossings, traffic island splitters and even some bollards morph into makeshift St George's crosses.