Whitby man saves century old tree from the chop
Reported by The Whitby Gazette
AN ANGRY resident has hit out at Egton Parish Council after he was ordered to cut down a century old tree in his garden.
A potential solution has now been found to save the Hawthorn tree at 85-year-old Jack Clarke’s Egton Bridge home but he has been left furious by the saga.
He says he was told to cut down the tree at the bottom of the garden because the Parish Council wrote to him to say that if the tree were to fall on someone it would seriously injure or kill them.
“Have you ever heard anything so stupid?” said retired journalist Mr Clarke.
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