THE Union flag will be flown outside Bury Town Hall every day it is open, the council said today.

The erection of a second flag pole outside the Knowsley Street building means the national flag can always be flown, even when Bury Council wants to honour visiting foreign dignitaries by raising their national flag.

Bury Council Leader, Cllr John Byrne, said: "I am delighted we will now be flying the Union flag every day the town hall is open."

Tomorrow the Mayor of Bury, Cllr John Smith, will be present for a special ceremonial raising of the Union flag on the new pole.

, while ensuring that tradition and protocol, which is important to many people, are not broken

At the same time, the second pole will allow us to raise the flag of other countries.