""Work will be taking place to replace a banner which was recently vandalised on Farndon Road in Newark," the authority said. "We are extremely disappointed that someone would desecrate a banner depicting our national flag. "Where we can identify those responsible, we will report these sorts of incidents to the police as acts of criminal damage." The authority said it did not report the damage in Newark to police."
"The Reform UK-led authority's 75,000 project started in December, with 164 union jack flags being fixed to lamp-posts in 82 areas across Nottinghamshire. The cost of the project came under scrutiny when it was announced in October, with Labour and Conservative politicians calling the spending of taxpayers' money on the project "ridiculous". Barton said they would be reused throughout the year for events such as Armistice Day, Christmas and Easter."
Nottinghamshire County Council installed 164 Union Jack banners on lamp-posts across 82 areas as part of a £75,000 project that began in December. One banner on Farndon Road in Newark was vandalised and has been replaced. The council expressed extreme disappointment and said it will report identifiable perpetrators as criminal damage, although it did not report the Newark incident. Each banner costs about £457 including installation expenses. Some councillors called the project divisive and criticised the use of taxpayer money, while supporters said the flags could strengthen community spirit and be reused for public events.
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