AFTER waiting more than 10 years for an official town council flagpole to be replaced in Wellington, residents have seen the newly-installed pole removed after 10 days.

The council restored the flagpole and raised the Union flag on the front of its Fore Street offices on June 5, only for it to disappear again this week.

How the Union flag looked after being raised outside Wellington Town Council's offices for the first time in a decade.
How the Union flag looked after being raised outside Wellington Town Council's offices for the first time in a decade. (Tindle News)

A council spokesperson said: “There is an urgent repair that needs to take place on the guttering on the front of the building and we will have scaffolding erected to allow this repair to take place.

“The pole has been removed temporarily to allow this to happen.

“It will be reinstated as soon as the work has been completed.”

The guttering issue became apparent after recent torrential rainfall in the town.