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Sheffield residents are defending their trees against a ‘Thatcherite’ council and a greedy contractor | The Canary

Posted on February 28, 2018 by SaveSheffTrees# — Leave a comment

There were extraordinary scenes in Sheffield on Tuesday 27 February, as local residents reportedlyfaced off with over 30 police officers, private security and heavy plant machinery. The reason? They were trying to stop public trees being cut down. Tree-huggers? Not…

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#saveshefftrees update 27th Feb – 60 police, 2 perfectly healthy trees needlessly felled for #pfiprofit

Posted on February 27, 2018 by SaveSheffTrees# — Leave a comment

News Round-up – February 27th 2018 Two Night raids Last night, in the dark, Arb crews carried out raids lopping off branches which oversailed private property. One tree on Pingle Road, Millhouses and two trees on Thornsett Road, Netheredge were…

The day I became a gecko and hugged a bunny who became a squirrel (a Sheffield tale)

Posted on February 27, 2018 by SaveSheffTrees# — Leave a comment

The day I became a gecko and hugged a bunny who became a squirrel (a Sheffield tale) Today I spent about a half hour hugging a masked stranger over a wall, while four burly security guards attempted to pull me…

Monday 26th Feb #saveshefftrees update – masses of police and henchmen, but no trees felled

Posted on February 26, 2018 by SaveSheffTrees# — Leave a comment

News round up – Monday February 26th The Police warned, in a statement released last Friday, that felling would resume today. Early this morning the Night patrols reported all clear and the first part of the morning was quiet with…

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Sheffield legend Jarvis Cocker and Richard Hawley team up with Everly Pregnant Brothers for tree protest show – The Star

Posted on February 26, 2018 by SaveSheffTrees# — Leave a comment

https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffield-legend-jarvis-cocker-and-richard-hawley-team-up-with-everly-pregnant-brothers-for-tree-protest-show-1-9036087

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For the chop: the battle to save Sheffield’s trees | UK news | The Guardian

Posted on February 25, 2018 by SaveSheffTrees# — Leave a comment

‘Europe’s greenest city’ has lost 5,000 trees, chopped down by a private company despite furious local protests. Michael Gove calls the destruction “bonkers”. Now, after a brief truce, the chainsaws are about to start their work again … https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/feb/25/for-the-chop-the-battle-to-save-sheffields-trees

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#SaveSheffTrees Update – w/e 02/02/18

Posted on February 4, 2018 by SaveSheffTrees# — 1 Comment

Felling Pause: As we write this on a Sunday, it has now been 13 days since an attempted felling on a street anywhere in Sheffield! Labour Party waking up to campaign: The divisions within the Labour Party ranks really are…

Important post-court case information

Posted on August 18, 2017 by silvaphile — Leave a comment

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…