Sheffield left off Best Places to Live list over city’s bitter tree-felling dispute

Sheffield’s bitter row over tree-felling has seen it left out of a prestigious list of the country’s most desirable places to live.

The city, where protests have been held over the loss of trees, has this year not been included in the The Sunday Times Best Places to Live list

Sheffield Council and its contractor Amey have faced calls to cease tree felling after heated scenes and arrests.

The Sunday Times, which publishes the list, said: “No room for Sheffield this year, thanks to the bitter battle over council-backed plans for mass tree-felling

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/sheffield-left-off-best-places-to-live-list-over-city-s-bitter-tree-felling-dispute-1-9070435

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