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 | | Monday, 3 December, 2001, 18:29 GMT Tears as quayside trees fall  Fifteen trees have been felled on Bideford Quay A ten-day protest has failed to save a line of trees at Bideford Quay, in north Devon. Police escorted workmen when they arrived with chainsaws at 0730 GMT on Monday. Terri Carrol, who had spent 10 days at the site, was restrained by a police officer as she tried to reach one of the trees when the workmen arrived. She was in tears. The 15 trees were in the way of a �5m flood relief scheme.
An Environment Agency spokesman said the decision to remove the trees was legal and democratic. He said 19 mature trees would be planted next autumn to replace them. In Gloucestershire, local people continued a vigil to protect an Atlas cedar in Up Hatherley. Branches occupied On Friday, they won a stay of execution when they stopped borough council workmen cutting it down. Some climbed into the branches. The tree had been damaged by contractors and was ruled to be dangerous. But a consultant hired by The Friends of Hatherly Green group said it was safe. The campaigners have called for an independent third party to help resolve the dispute over whether the tree should go. | |   See also: Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top England stories now:  Links to more England stories are at the foot of the page. | |||||||||||||||||||
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