The city will be putting up flags along certain main routes from Monday 19 April to help people celebrate England's patron saint.

Scores of specially prepared and safe St George's Cross flags will be put up on lampposts along: County Road/Walton Road/Stanley Road; Priory Road; Everton Road/Heyworth Street and West Derby Road.

Liverpool's Lord Mayor Councillor Mike Storey, who is hosting a special St George's Day event at St George's Hall, said: "This year we want to celebrate St George's Day in style. We are having a huge event on the 23rd and thought the flags would help people get into the St George's Day spirit.

"In Liverpool we have amazingly diverse communities which helps make our city the wonderful place it is. St George's Day is an opportunity for us all to come together and celebrate our allegiance to our fantastic city and our country and embrace the shared values that make us great."

The City Council is advising residents not to put their own flags on lampposts as in the past these have become detached and posed a safety hazard. Unauthorised flags which are put up in public areas could be removed by the council if they are deemed hazardous.