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SCC reluctance to show records of engineering solutions. 

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Sheffield councillor cleared of breaching tree-felling order | Environment | The Guardian

https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/27/sheffield-councillor-cleared-of-breaching-tree-felling-order

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Kid Acne Support

SAVE SHEFFIELD TREES 🌳@SheffCouncil @Ameyplc https://t.co/hMNsVF8QVn Check out @kid_acne’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/kid_acne/status/923151587207536640?s=09

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Post Friday Court Pizza and Beer. 

Check out @SheffTreeSteel’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/SheffTreeSteel/status/922930971888021504?s=09

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Why Sheffield’s Trees Matter – to All of Us! | Jonathon Porritt

Another great expert article, “as always, it’s all about the money” #SaveSheffTrees #sheffieldissuper https://t.co/WUpgZ4RzqY https://t.co/CBMutAk0M4 http://www.jonathonporritt.com/blog/why-sheffields-trees-matter-all-us

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Look to Sheffield: this is how state and corporate power subverts democracy | George Monbiot | Opinion | The Guardian

Excellent article by @GeorgeMonbiot, dodgy #saveshefftrees #PFI that is putting corporate demands above public need https://t.co/D8IkHGjMS3 https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/24/sheffield-state-corporate-power-subvert-democracy-pfi

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VIDEO: Hundreds of campaigners protest tree fellings at Sheffield City Hall – Sheffield Spark

http://sheffieldspark.jusweb.co.uk/2017/10/21/video-hundreds-of-campaigners-protest-tree-fellings-at-sheffield-city-hall/

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Banner Cross Road S11 Trees at risk this week

Banner Cross Rd S11, 10 mature healthy trees & wealth of benefits at risk from profiteering axe Mon+ #saveshefftrees https://t.co/bGRZZqbUiP https://t.co/QiZUExYqYb Check out @SheffTreeSteel’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/SheffTreeSteel/status/922199092314460160?s=09

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Totley trees at risk this week

Eco vandals @AcornGroupLtd touring S17 next wk; 7 limes Chatsworth Rd &  beautiful ash Aldam Rd. Profit over healthy trees #saveshefftrees https://t.co/FdSCoUxGd2 Check out @SheffTreeSteel’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/SheffTreeSteel/status/922192046277918721?s=09

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Milly at Millhouses Lane S7 Saved for Now. 

Milly saved for today, supported by ~50 local residents, ah those pesky small minority getting in the way of corporate greed #saveshefftrees https://t.co/hZ7DKBBtpn Check out @SheffTreeSteel’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/SheffTreeSteel/status/921375110271066114?s=09

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Montgomery Rd S7 under attack

Favourite eco vandals @AcornGroupLtd, also getting rich from this travesty, on Montgomery Rd S7, sniffing healthy trees #saveshefftrees https://t.co/TRnd2Os27P Check out @SheffTreeSteel’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/SheffTreeSteel/status/921316257881903104?s=09

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Trees for Cities Radio Interview

Excellent interview by @David_J_Elliott on @BBCSheffield (11:00 min). @TreesforCities offer £££ to save Vernon Oak https://t.co/GCNEGpktno Check out @IanTreeDalton’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/IanTreeDalton/status/921308446036815872?s=09

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Milly the Ash S7 – Axe is falling

Milly The Ash, Such a Magnificent and Majestic Tree on Millhouses Lane.  Tomorrow she is due to be felled and all the many incredible, mostly unnoticed, benefits she currently provides our community with, will disappear into the back of a

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As the noose tightens on Sheffield’s Vernon OAK – It’s sad, so sad. It’s a sad, sad situation. And it’s getting more and more absurd.

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More felling – Lees Hall Av S8 and Briar Road S7

Eco vultures @AcornGroupLtd hovering over Lees Hall Av S8 & Briar Road S7, all support welcome. Hottest tickets in town. #saveshefftrees https://t.co/oJ73MhSeme Check out @SheffTreeSteel’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/SheffTreeSteel/status/914777024442568704?s=09

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SCC misleading “majority” spin de-bunkered – as seen on Countryfile. 

About this misleading “majority” survey spin, devil in detail, 86% didn’t respond. Experts have officially discredited it #saveshefftrees https://t.co/4B5B3D0vDa “disagreed with plans” actually referred 2 road maintenance plans, no mention of trees. Who would disagree to less potholes #saveshefftrees https://t.co/ouPbhGFw6w

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BBC One – Countryfile, South Yorkshire at 6.15pm 1st Oct – Campaign feature

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b097mls3

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Lovely school favorite 200yr ash to be felled Sun 1st Oct. 

This lovely tree will be felled Sunday 1st October. Lydgate Lane (jn with Marsh Lane), Sheffield S10 5FH. #SaveSheffTrees https://t.co/rYon80FTNA Check out @RebeccaHammond7’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/RebeccaHammond7/status/914179771042533376?s=09

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Saturday “Prison Threat” letters hand delivered to key protestors, no specifics given. 

Plot thickens. Vindictive “Prison Threat” letters hand delivered to key peaceful protestors. SCC gone rogue & out of control #saveshefftrees https://t.co/Ode djFoj03 Check out @SheffTreeSteel’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/SheffTreeSteel/status/914063906125107200?s=09

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

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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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.