Raise the Colours founder charged with 14 offences including assault

Ryan Bridge, a founder of Raise the Colours grassroots group, faces 14 charges(Picture: Alamy Live News)

A leading figure in the group that put flags on lampposts has been charged with several offences, including racially aggravated harassment.

Ryan Bridge, 45, from Blackwell in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, is facing charges linked to 14 alleged offences.

Bridge is the founder of Raise the Colours, an activist group that gained attention for hanging flags following anti-immigration protests last year.

The alleged incidents happened in Oxfordshir...