Businessman slapped with £2,800 bill after putting dozens of flags on lampposts

The displays of flags have sparked debate (Picture: SWNS)

A businessman says he was ‘disgusted’ after being slapped with a bill of almost £3,000 for putting up British flags on lamp posts.

Will Haylett, 43, insists he was only trying to ‘lift people’s spirits’ when he hoisted dozens of Union and St George’s flags on lampposts around Scarborough.

Weeks later, he received an invoice demanding £2,785.50 after workers at North Yorkshire Council took them down.

The spat comes...