Another claimed that alongside the tree it was their "childhood being felled" too. Despite the felling, Ashby Town Council said there were positives to the news. It revealed the beech tree will be ...

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Mr Perritt said: "Change is difficult." Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Perritt added that felling the trees "will be really good for Plymouth in the short and medium term".