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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.<BR>
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Let’s get writing letters and ringing up,<BR>
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Anne<BR>
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On 18/10/10 11:10, "B Shachar-Hill" <bsh1@cam.ac.uk> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>Dear All,<BR>
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The coverage by Havergal of the proposed felling of Plane trees in Alexandra Gardens has been biased from the start.<BR>
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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. <BR>
Having been to the meeting the truth is the opposite! <BR>
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 <U>very </U>near tree to be removed and nothing was done.<BR>
It seems that the local paper accepts the unsubstantiated claims by insurers and distorts evidence at meetings rather than support tree preservation.<BR>
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Bruria Shachar-Hill<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>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!<BR>
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< <a href="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</a> <a href="http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/democracy/Published/C00000181/M00000361/$$ADocPackPublic.pdf%3Ehttp://www.cambridge.gov.uk/democracy/Published/C00000181/M00000361/$$ADocPackPublic.pdf"><http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/democracy/Published/C00000181/M00000361/$$ADocPackPublic.pdf%3Ehttp://www.cambridge.gov.uk/democracy/Published/C00000181/M00000361/$$ADocPackPublic.pdf></a> (big dowload, see page numbered 293 onwards).<BR>
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This is set to be decided at a Council planning meeting on Wednesday October 20th.<BR>
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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.<BR>
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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.<BR>
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John Lawton<BR>
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