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Protesters prevent ‘Michael Gove’s tree’ from being felled in Sheffield

Posted on September 29, 2017 by SaveSheffTrees# — Leave a comment


Protesters in Sheffield have today prevented council contractors felling trees visited by Environment Secretary Michael Gove 24 hours before as the Cabinet Minister came to the city on a fact-finding mission.

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/protesters-prevent-michael-gove-s-tree-from-being-felled-in-sheffield-1-8778187/amp

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