COUNCILLOR ‘STUNNED’ AS ‘PERFECTLY HEALTHY’ TREE CUT DOWN

A Llandudno councillor says she’s been left “stunned” after a council team chopped down a “perfectly healthy tree” damaged during Storm Amy.

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A council team chopped down a “healthy tree” – a councillor had asked for its damage to be repaired – on Lloyd Street in Llandudno

Cllr Louise Emery was attending a Llandudno Town Council meeting at the Town Hall on Friday, October 3 when she noticed a tree base disturbed by the high winds outside the Emmanuel Chapel on Lloyd Street.

‘The Gogarth Mostyn councillor then reported the matter to Conwy County Council in the hope the tree’s base could be safely repaired. ‘The tree was planted as part of the grant-funded Urban Tree Planting Project in 2022, a Welsh Government environmental scheme.

‘The project strived to improve the town’s carbon footprint and help line the Victorian resort’s streets with trees. But Cllr Emery said she was left “stunned” as council workers turned up promptly and cut the tree down.