Sentence examples for council flag from inspiring English sources

In jail since April, Ahmed Mansoor, a blogger and commentator, Nasser bin Ghaith, a lecturer, and the online activists Fahad Salim Dalk, Ahmed Abdul Khaleq and Hassan Ali al-Khamis face up to five years in prison for breaching the UAE's penal code, which prohibits insulting the country's president, its unelected supreme council, flag or national emblem.

Last month, army bagpipers were ordered to wear earplugs to stop them going deaf, and Torbay council flagged a warning about the town's traditional palm trees fearing the "very sharp leaves... could cause injury to eyes/faces if inappropriately placed".

Pyne, who has clashed with deputy premier and local government minister Jackie Trad over his use of parliament to allege misconduct and corruption in Queensland councils, flagged quitting the party last month but stayed on after talks with Palaszczuk.

"I want to do my bit to protect our British identity in Ulster," he said, standing beside a relative near a banner denouncing the decision to change the council's flag-flying policy and watched by a line of police officers, some carrying batons.

The charity has given the council nine Blue Flags, beating Torbay district in Devon, which has five.

Torfaen council held a flag-raising ceremony at the civic centre in Pontypool, as did Wrexham council at the town's Guildhall.

The council has a green flag as a national leader in environmental sustainability, and aims to be an environmentally-sustainable borough by 2020.

Outside Belfast city hall at lunchtime on Sunday protesters banged pots and pans, rattled tambourines and battered bongo drums in a "No Silence" protest against the violence that started over the city council's new union flag policy.

A council is flying its flag at half mast following the sudden death of its former mayor.

Flags at council buildings will be flown at half mast on Saturday as a mark of respect.

Also on Monday, Torfaen council will hold a flag-raising ceremony at the civic centre in Pontypool, as will Wrexham council at the town's Guildhall.