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Radio Cumbria,7 mins

Cockermouth tree row

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You say pollarded, I say, it 'looks awful'. Lime trees get brutal short back and sides in conservation area. Darren Ward who's the architectural adviser for Cockermouth Civic Trust points out the work has been done without permission, and the council argues the trees have been pruned for reasons of health and safety .

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