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Michael Gove speaks up for Sheffield’s trees

9th August 2017 The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Michael Gove MP, unexpectedly added his support to the campaign to save Sheffield’s street trees.  He sent a critical letter to Council Leader Julie Dore, in which

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The Guardian – Put a price on urban trees – and halt this chainsaw massacre

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/sep/11/price-urban-trees-chainsaw-chestnuts-london-elm-sheffield

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Horticulture Week – Threatened Sheffield street trees “worth £11.4m”

http://www.hortweek.com/threatened-sheffield-street-trees-worth-114m/arboriculture/article/1443996

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Sheffield Star – Sheffield elm ‘will be felled’ says council, despite MP’s reassurance

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffield-elm-will-be-felled-says-council-despite-mp-s-reassurance-1-8742560

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The Canary – People are calling on Corbyn to intervene in a crisis that’s even seen pensioners arrested

https://www.thecanary.co/2017/09/05/people-calling-corbyn-intervene-crisis-thats-even-seen-pensioners-arrested/

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Sheffield Star – Campaigner calls on Jeremy Corbyn to help solve Sheffield tree ‘crisis’

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/campaigner-calls-on-jeremy-corbyn-to-help-solve-sheffield-tree-crisis-1-8727435

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Sheffield Star – PHOTOS: Sheffield memorial trees become latest subject for artist who painted the Queen

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/photos-sheffield-memorial-trees-become-latest-subject-for-artist-who-painted-the-queen-1-8721274

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Yorkshire Post – Council admits costs of Sheffield tree protests should fall on PFI firm – not taxpayers

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/council-admits-costs-of-sheffield-tree-protests-should-fall-on-pfi-firm-not-taxpayers-1-8718077

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The Guardian – Sheffield tree protesters blockade council depot as injunction begins

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/aug/23/sheffield-tree-protesters-blockade-council-depot-as-injunction-begins

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The Woodland Trust – Trees and the steel city, what’s gone wrong?

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2017/08/trees-and-the-city/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=blogs&utm_content=sheffield

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No Appeal to 15/08/17 Judgement

STAG has learned that the three defendants in Case No: D92LS739, brought by Sheffield City Council, have decided that they will not pursue an appeal against the judgment handed down by Lord Justice Males on 15 August 2017. It should

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Green Party | Greens condemn High Court ruling against Sheffield tree protesters

The Green Party is deeply disappointed by today’s ruling by the High Court in favour of granting an injunction against tree felling protesters in Sheffield [1]. The injunction was taken out by Sheffield Council against Green Councillor Alison Teal, two

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A court has ruled that a council’s ‘outrageous’ policy is legal. And it’s so bad even Michael Gove objects to it | The Canary

On Tuesday 15 August, the High Court ruled that members of the public were not allowed to take “direct action” against a council’s “outrageous” policy. And not only does the order fly in the face of democracy, but it even

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Sheffield Council to pursue tree campaigners for damages and £150,000 legal costs – Sheffield Telegraph

Tree campaigners fear they could be left destitute after Sheffield Council confirmed it will pursue them for more than £150,000 in legal costs and damages. Chris Burn reports. http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/environment/sheffield-council-to-pursue-tree-campaigners-for-damages-and-150-000-legal-costs-1-8704687

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UPDATE: Sheffield’s Trees

Sheffield Lib Dem Leader, Shaffaq Mohammed made a statement about the High Court’s tree ruling… Today, the High Court ruled to allow Sheffield City Council to threaten peaceful protesters with possible imprisonment. Whilst this ruling applies to tree protesters in

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Sheffield Council to “accelerate” felling of 500 trees after High Court victory – Yorkshire Post

Around 1,000 trees are to be axed in Sheffield by the end of the year – with 500 already gone since the start of legal action against protesters last month.Read more at: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/sheffield-council-to-accelerate-felling-of-500-trees-after-high-court-victory-1-8704679

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More trees on your street means fewer health problems, says study | Society | The Guardian

Residents report feeling better and having fewer health problems when there are more trees on their street, a new study has found. An online health survey of 31,109 residents living in the Canadian city of Toronto was combined with high-resolution

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Someone, somewhere has power to fix mess – The Star

This is a letter to Paul Billington, Sheffield Council’s director of Culture and Environment. You can play around with statistics all you like and say whatever you want to try and convince us that everything is OK, but it’s not

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Another Healthy Tree Felled – Thorpe House Av.

Live on Thorpe house Ave, if you look carefully, you can see those ££ environmental benefits being chipped away, recycled as Amey profits

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Another Healthy Tree Felled – Pingle Road S7

New addition to S7 Rogues Gallery, Pingle Rd, polluted school run. Doing it for the kids, 1st lesson, Business vs. Environment, teacher SCC

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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.