Council pleads with campaigners to let it chop down 'diseased' 170-year-old oak tree in battle that has torn town apart - as activists win court bid for judicial review
- Posted on February 25, 2026
- By Daily Mail
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Council pleads with campaigners to let it chop down 'diseased' 170-year-old oak tree in battle that has torn town apart - as activists win court bid for judicial review

The 'Stop The Chop' campaign has been led by Kat Scott 32, who told the Daily Mail how the judicial review ruling gave the group 'greater confidence in moving forward'.