A row has broken out in a spa town in the Peak District after a Pride flag was removed from by its council following complaints.
Matlock Town Council put up a number rainbow flags along its highstreet for the first time to mark the start of national Pride month, which takes place in June.
The flags were erected along with others including the St George's Cross and the union flag, which had previously hung above shop windows and were in need a refresh after becoming 'old and dirty'.
But just days after being displayed, one Pride flag has now been removed from the historic highstreet following a complaint from a Christian bookshop.
The Cornerstone Bookshop, which is run by a charitable Trust, admitted it had asked for the flag to be removed as it did not want to 'promote homosexuality'.
