In 2018, the Forestry Commission launched an investigation into the legality of Sheffield City Council’s actions regarding the felling of street trees. Their decision has now been published: “Alleged illegal tree felling investigation report – Sheffield’s Streets Ahead programme”. Read…
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Forestry Commission Report July 2019
Tagged with: #ForestryCommissionReport, #injunction, #saveshefftrees, #Sheffield, #Sheffield Tree Action Groups, #SouthYorkshire, #STAG
Posted in Legal notices, News
Posted in Legal notices, News
What does the new Injunction mean?
by Paul Brooke, STAG co-chair. From the outset the legal advice to us was that the Council would be able to make an area around a tree to be felled subject to the Injunction and that the Persons Unknown definition…
Tagged with: #injunction, #SafetyZoneInjunction, #saveshefftrees, #SheffieldStreetTrees, #SheffieldTreeMassacre, #StreetsAhead, #TermsOfInjunction
Posted in Blog, Court cases, Legal notices
Posted in Blog, Court cases, Legal notices
Papers, please: Sheffield council to demand residents carry ID
After arresting middle-aged women for blowing plastic instruments and a vicar for assault with tambourine, Sheffield’s draconian policies are reaching a new low: next time private contractor Amey comes to fell a healthy tree, residents wishing to access their own…
Tagged with: #25YEP, #airpollution, #AirQuality, #chainsawmassacre, #injunction, #saveshefftrees, #sheffieldissuper
Posted in Blog, Healthy Felling, Legal notices, News
Posted in Blog, Healthy Felling, Legal notices, News
Formal Complaint against Sheffield City Council – Discrepancies in Contract Data & Payments
Email dated 17 January 2018 To: Cllr Julie Dore Leader of Sheffield City Council Cc Cllr Alison Teal Cllr Cliff Woodcraft Sheffield Star News Desk Dear Councillor Dore Formal Complaint against Sheffield City Council You will be aware that I…
Tagged with: #airpollution, #AirQuality, #chainsawmassacre, #NationalTreeWeek, #saveshefftrees, #sheffieldissuper, #SheffieldTreeMassacre, #TreeCharter, #treemendous
Posted in Blog, Legal notices, News
Posted in Blog, Legal notices, News
Important post-court case information
Terms of Injunction From Sheffield City Council: “Following the Judge’s judgement this week, could you please inform your supporters by social media prior to August 23 2017 that the council will continue to view STAG & protesters’ social media postings…
Tagged with: #injunction, #SafetyZoneInjunction, #saveshefftrees, #Sheffield, #SheffieldTreeMassacre, #SouthYorkshire, #TermsOfInjunction, #TreeProtectors'CourtCase
Posted in Legal notices, News
Posted in Legal notices, News
STAG Steering High Court Summary
As everyone is aware, the three day High Court hearing on SCC’s request for injunctions against our supporters ended on Friday. The Judge stated that he will need ‘up to two weeks’ to come to a decision. As well as…
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Posted in Blog, Legal notices, News
Posted in Blog, Legal notices, News
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.
We are currently collecting to support the small number of campaigners who are facing court costs after cases brought by Sheffield City Council.
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.
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