Article: 'Fly the yorkshire flag with pride' ; Proud Yorkshire folk are being urged to fly the county's new flag on August 1.

Proud Yorkshire folk are being urged to fly the county's new flag on August 1.

The plea was made as Hull and the East Riding prepares for Yorkshire Day, which is this Friday.

Featuring the Yorkshire white rose emblem on a blue background, the new Yorkshire Flag was unfurled by Hull Lord Mayor Councillor Elaine Garland.

The Yorkshire Flag was entered, at the request of the Yorkshire Ridings Society, to become a registered flag with the UK Flag Institute.

It means the flag has "exempt status" and can be flown without special planning permission, being approved just like the Cross of St George and Union Flag.

The flag also cannot be registered by any other body - helping to protect its status ...

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