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Article: Residents angry after trees chopped down.
- Article from:
- Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds, England)
- Article date:
- October 16, 2006
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By Jo Rostron
A GROUP of Horsforth residents were left dumbstruck after council workers arrived without warning and chopped down trees outside homes.
Sylvia Mitchell was outraged after waking up one morning to find that four healthy trees surrounding her block of flats were being cut down.
The 66-year-old said residents were not warned about the move and had not had chance to protest against the plan to remove the trees on Low Lane.
Leeds City Council admitted they had failed to alert all residents but said the trees needed removing for safety reasons.
Ms Mitchell said: "Our block of flats is surrounded by trees. My ...