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Walnut trees have been felled in Stowmarket - Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown A formal apology has been made over the mistaken removal of a trio of walnut trees planted by a revered former headmaster in Mid Suffolk. Mid Suffolk District Council confirmed last month that three walnut trees in Walnut Tree Walk in Stowmarket had been removed mistakenly as a result of a The trees were planted by late Stowmarket Middle School headteacher Mike Arbon more than 15 years ago because the avenue did not have any trees of its namesake. Their felling prompted an outcry from the community. At Thursday night's...

Walnut trees have been felled in Stowmarket - Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown A formal apology has been made over the mistaken removal of a trio of walnut trees planted by a revered former headmaster in Mid Suffolk. Mid Suffolk District Council confirmed last month that three walnut trees in Walnut Tree Walk in Stowmarket had been removed mistakenly as a result of a The trees were planted by late Stowmarket Middle School headteacher Mike Arbon more than 15 years ago because the avenue did not have any trees of its namesake. Their felling prompted an outcry from the community. At Thursday night's...

The remains of trees cut down on Walnut Walk in Stowmarket - Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown The cutting down of walnut trees, which led to widespread condemnation in a Suffolk town, was the result of a misunderstanding.  Mid Suffolk District Council (MSDC) has confirmed that walnut trees planted by the late headmaster of Stowmarket Middle School, Mike Arbon, on Walnut Tree Walk in the town should not have been cut down.  Three trees were cut down with another two cut back as a result of a misunderstanding between Suffolk County Council (SCC) and MSDC.  Highways teams from SCC were called to t...

Walnut trees have been felled in Stowmarket - Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown Residents in Stowmarket are in uproar after a trio of walnut trees were removed from the town's Walnut Tree Walk without warning - and no consultation. Stowmarket is said to be in uproar following the trees' removal - Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown The trees had been planted by former headmaster Mike Arbon on the old middle school site around 15 to 20 years ago, because the road bore no trees of its name. Mr Arbon has since died.   A spokesperson for Mid Suffolk District Council said the decision to remove the three trees "...