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Tree campaigners take on the St Albans chainsaw massacre
Residents are protesting against the council’s decision made “behind closed doors” to fell 250 street trees
MATT FISHER
St Albans is the latest council to be accused of waging a “chainsaw massacre” after residents uncovered a plan to chop down 250 street trees throughout the city.
Local people are mobilising but the council has already started removing trees, citing health and safety.
It follows the removal of 110 city centre trees in Plymouth under the cover of darkness came to national attention. The leader of Plymouth council was forced to resign and the Conservative party lost control of the council in this month’s local elections.
St Albans is a commuter city north of London with Roman ruins, a centuries-old cathedral and expensive period homes. Scores of street trees in the city have been branded with a red “X” to mark them for the
