The new Embo flag – a community flag representing this tiny Sutherland village – recently entered the Flag Registry. Its origins date back to 16 July 1988, when the village declared UDI as the ‘Independent State of Embo’. The flag was a horizontal tricolour of red, gold and blue. Red represents Embo’s Viking heritage; gold, […]
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East Lothian and Sutherland Flags unveiled
The winner of the East Lothian flag competition was unveiled on the 13th December at a reception hosted by the Lord Provost, after 1500 people voted. The design plays homage to county as home to the legendary origin site of the Saltire. The lion recalls that on the civic arms, referring to the Earldom of […]

Flying start to Sutherland Flag vote
Voting on the finalists of the Sutherland flag competition has got off to a strong start with several hundreds of votes registered already. In the space of 24 hours the number of votes had already started to approach the totals of some other competitions, an even more impressive feat considering voting is only open to […]

Sutherland Flag vote live
In the interests of county unity, the Lord Lieutenant has ordered the Sutherland Flag Committee to put the shortlist of entries for the Flag Competition and to a binding vote by the people of Sutherland. That vote runs until Monday, 26th November 2018 and is open to anyone who lives in Sutherland. The vote includes […]