PSNI '˜working with community' on flags
The police have said they are 'working with community representatives' over the appearance of republican flags in Newcastle, Co Down.
Alan Lewis, a UUP councillor for the area, said that the flags (pictured) bore the logo of “Cumann na mBan” – a proscribed woman’s paramilitary organisation – which he said had appeared in the town’s central promenade over the weekend.
The PSNI it is “aware of a number of flags being flown”, and is “working with community representatives to resolve the issues associated with flags in the area and to find acceptable solutions”.
However, it added: “The removal of flags is not an issue for the PSNI.”