Tree loses out in battle between Aldi and Ecology

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Ecology building society’s month long battle to save an ancient lime in West Yorkshire falls foul of planning laws

A month long battle by staff and customers of the Ecology building society to save a magnificent 100 foot high lime tree that has stood for 250 years in Silsden, West Yorkshire and overhangs the society's...

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