[Discuss] Alexandra Gardens Meeting coverage in the CEN!

[John Lawton]

Here is the article:

<http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Cambridge/Experts-to-take-fresh-look-at-threatened-plane-trees.htm>http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Cambridge/Experts-to-take-fresh-look-at-threatened-plane-trees.htm 


Well a lot of their stuff (eg Guided Bus) is re-written press 
releases. I thought they also got a lot of their information from 
Masons News?

Reports where their journalist has actually attended a meeting are to 
be encouraged I agree.

John

At 11:33 18/10/2010, you wrote:


>If there is distortion of the facts by the Cambridge News, this is 
>surely because of lack of information. Their resources are 
>incredibly stretched, it's amazing they can get out a daily paper on 
>the hard-pressed few journalists they have there, so they have to 
>rely on input from the community – they are are ONLY independent 
>news outlet and we should support them with data – and by getting 
>the paper. There is a tendency to think the Cambridge News will go 
>on and on without a significant section of the citizenry buying it 
>at all. I may be biased as a family member works for them , but 
>Cambridge seems to be one of the few places not to universally 
>support their local paper.
>
>Let's get writing letters and ringing up,
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>Anne
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>On 18/10/10 11:10, "B Shachar-Hill" <bsh1 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:
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>Dear All,
>
>The coverage by Havergal of the proposed felling of Plane trees in 
>Alexandra Gardens has been biased from the start.
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>He has accepted the claim that the trees are the cause of subsidence 
>from the start and distorts the contribution of Mr Norfolk from the 
>Arundel Hotel to give the impression that he wanted a tree felled.
>Having been to the meeting the truth is the opposite!
>Mr Norfolk stated that he wanted some branches removed and a tree 
>was felled without informing him! He arranged for underpinning of a 
>building without demands being forwarded to the council. He 
>complained that he asked for some branches of a very near tree to be 
>removed and nothing was done.
>It seems that the local paper accepts the unsubstantiated claims by 
>insurers and distorts evidence at meetings rather than support tree 
>preservation.
>
>Bruria Shachar-Hill
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>Alarmingly there is another case that has come to light concerning 
>trees that are recommended for felling because they are blamed for 
>subsidence problems this time in Robert Jennings Close.  The trees 
>in question are the subject of preservation orders!
>
>< 
><http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/democracy/Published/C00000181/M00000361/$$ADocPackPublic.pdf>http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/democracy/Published/C00000181/M00000361/$$ADocPackPublic.pdf>http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/democracy/Published/C00000181/M00000361/$$ADocPackPublic.pdf>http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/democracy/Published/C00000181/M00000361/$$ADocPackPublic.pdf 
><http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/democracy/Published/C00000181/M00000361/$$ADocPackPublic.pdf%3Ehttp://www.cambridge.gov.uk/democracy/Published/C00000181/M00000361/$$ADocPackPublic.pdf> 
>(big dowload, see page numbered 293 onwards).
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>This is set to be decided at a Council planning meeting on Wednesday 
>October 20th.
>
>Again, we are concerned that the council is accepting, too readily, 
>the advice of structural engineering advisors working for the 
>insurance companies, and is not mounting a strong enough defence of 
>the trees, in this case protected ones.
>
>We think that Cllr Cantrill should delay any decision on these trees 
>until the issue in Alexandra Gardens has been decided as they could 
>set an unhelpful precedent.
>
>John Lawton
>SOS Chair
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