Castlederg boycott threat: Loyalists to remove Union flags ‘by the weekend’ as delay blamed on lack of machinery
A Castlederg bandmaster says union flags erected in the town two months ago could be taken down by this weekend as the delay was blamed on a lack of available machinery.
Tensions have been raised in the Co Tyrone town after a threatening sign urging the boycott of businesses was erected due to the “unacceptable” flying of the flags in the town centre.
The PSNI is treating the erection of the sign as a hate incident, while some local businesses have hit out at their targeting in the lead up to Christmas.
One sign calling for a boycott of the local businesses was removed over the weekend, while another was taken down on Monday morning. It’s understood the signs were not removed by the PSNI.