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Latest #saveshefftrees update – w/e 30th March 2018 – No felling!

No Felling(ish!) No felling this week anywhere in Sheffield, which is incredibly good news. We say no felling, there was the felling of one tree on Sheldon Road, however this was a tree that was causing proven (after two years

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What is Treegate? Everything you need to know about the furious row over tree-felling in Sheffield – Mirror…

People are extremely upset about healthy trees being chopped down in one of Europe’s greenest cities as part of a PFI deal. Here’s everything you need to know about the ongoing saga Healthy trees in one of Europe’s greenest cities

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Sheffield union leaders urge rethink on tree-felling in U-turn over protest campaign

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/sheffield-union-leaders-urge-rethink-on-tree-felling-in-u-turn-over-protest-campaign-1-9089677

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Tree-hugging protesters take back control in Sheffield | FT.com

The struggle to save a city’s trees divides people and politicians Trees breathe life into our urban landscapes, a reminder of the natural world amid the city smog. Even the most mild-mannered, stoical Brits can be radicalised to defend their place

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The ‘green’ massacre of Sheffield | El Mundo

Half of the 36,000 trees on its streets were sentenced to felling Thirty neighbors have been arrested in the protests Some call themselves ‘squirrels’, others ‘rabbits’, others ‘lizards’. The residents of Sheffield have decided to reincarnate in the urban fauna

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Felling of Sheffield trees pauses offering a chance to review the evidence – Trees for Cities

Sheffield City Council’s announcement that it is to pause felling of street trees is timely after the Woodland Trust and Trees for Cities presented evidence to the council questioning its tree felling assessments Three weeks after submitting an independent report,

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The Yorkshire Post says: Don’t blame the tree protesters – Sheffield Council in a deeper hole

THE pragmatists might have hailed Sheffield City Council’s decision to suspend its tree-felling programme as a victory for common sense after this act of environmental vandalism earned national notoriety. Meanwhile the more cynical will point to the suspension’s timing, and

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#saveshefftrees Round Up – Monday March 26th 2018

HIGH , LOWER AND LOWEST THE HIGH – possibly… Sheffield City Council announces they are “pausing” the tree fellings for “several weeks”. See STAG FB page and STAG NEWS FB to join in the celebration, find out the details and

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Sheffield council pauses tree-felling scheme after criticism | UK news | The Guardian

Sheffield city council has announced an immediate pause of its controversial tree-felling scheme after a barrage of criticism. Thousands of trees assessed as dead, dying, dangerous or diseased have been cut down under a £2bn project to improve the condition

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The city where sanity has turned to sawdust | The Times

Sheffield council’s blockheaded destruction of its glorious trees is the worst of philistine, Stalinist, municipal Labour. It had the air of a public execution. One where the condemned was innocent, the crowd aghast and even the hangman looked ashamed. The

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Sheffield tree-felling: Gove will ‘do anything’ to end row – BBC News

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has accused Sheffield City Council of “environmental vandalism” and promised to do “anything required” to end its controversial tree-felling programme. Thousands of trees, assessed as dead, dying, diseased, damaging or dangerous, have been cut down. Campaigners

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Jeremy Corbyn ‘backs calls for Sheffield tree-felling work to be paused’

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is backing calls for controversial tree-felling work in Sheffield to be paused, The Yorkshire Post understands. Mr Corbyn is yet to speak publicly on the row between the city’s Labour-led council and campaigners over the felling

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Of Sheffield tree protests, corporate power, and South Yorkshire Police | openDemocracy

https://www.opendemocracy.net/uk/jennifer-saul/of-sheffield-tree-protests-corporate-power-and-south-yorkshire-police

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#saveshefftrees Round Up – March 22nd 2018 – RIP Duchess

Rivelin Valley Road proved to be a decoy “felling” this morning. There were 5 stony faced Security Staff standing around for a while backed up to a wall and two, somewhat smug looking, Acorn employees sitting in their van parked

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Watch “The city at war over its trees – BBC News” on YouTube

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#saveshefftrees Round up – March 21st 2018 – aggressive trumpet blowing is blown out of proportion

And… they were back on Rivelin Valley Road this morning. 40 people in HiViz counted early on….Police, Acorn, Amey Barrier men and Servoca Security Staff. Let’s just pause there for a moment to think a bit about the Lime trees

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#saveshefftrees Round Up – Tuesday March 20th 2018 – Rivelin Valley Rd Butchered

Today Rivelin Valley Road, the second longest Lime avenue in England, lost TWO of its majestic, healthy, over 100 year-old Lime trees. This avenue is situated in Paul Blomfield’s constituency who, only a week ago, said as part of a

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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

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Something’s amiss when Jarvis and Gove are on the same side | Rebecca Nicholson | Opinion | The Guardian

I can’t imagine that Michael Gove and Jarvis Cocker often share the same point of view, but both are opposed to Sheffield council’s policy of felling up to 25,000 trees deemed “dangerous” and replacing them with saplings. Gove has called

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#saveshefftrees update Friday 16th March

Daily News Round-up – March 16th 2018 What a day of waiting, highs, lows, Samba, Jarvis Cocker, BBC Radio Four, BBC Radio Two and, sadly, the loss of a Healthy Lime Tree. Quote of the Day: Jarvis Cocker on Radio

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The Felling – An Epic Tale of People Power

Innocent protest to save Sheffield’s healthy street trees turns into a nightmare, as a small group of brave suburbanites take on their Council, the police and a multinational corporation.

Crowdfunder: street trees legal fund

We are currently collecting to support the small number of campaigners who are facing court costs after cases brought by Sheffield City Council.

Heartwood TiCL trail

Walk the Heartwood Trail and find Robert Macfarlane’s beautiful charms against harm hung from some of Sheffield’s threatened Street Trees. Designed by Jackie Morris.