A new row is brewing over the introduction of a controversial logo for Cornwall's unitary council.
The flame-like emblem for the impending Cornwall Council was unveiled in June to a chorus of opposition.
Critics compared it to the hairstyles of singer Amy Winehouse and US boxing promoter Don King. It was later derided as resembling "the emblem of a cattle breed society from somewhere in the Balkans".
The new council, a merger of seven current authorities, comes into being in April.
Now councillors on the implementation executive, the committee leading the process, are being asked to vote on a motto to go with the logo.
They must vote for "Building a better future" or "Onan hag oll" – Cornish for "One and All" which already features on the traditional crest many want retained.
Kerrier District Council leader Graeme Hicks is an outspoken opponent of both unitary status and the proposed logo, but is also a member of the implementation committee.
He said: "I can't support the logo because as a representative of democracy, I have to advocate what I believe people are saying – and they are saying no. However they dress it up, I still can't accept it."
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