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Tree crime: The view, the fire risk and the £116k case 

Tree crime: The view, the fire risk and the £116k case 

by The Pro Arb Team | Jan 20, 2026 | Long reads, Training and careers

In a trial that exposed a critical flaw in Welsh environmental law and pitted a homeowner against a local authority, a Newport woman was ordered to pay £116k after illegally felling a protected lime tree. The proceedings, which culminated in...

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