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Pictured: the tree stump where a giant ash tree once stood after it was illegally felled by a 40-year-old mother because it was a ‘nuisance’ that blocked her drains and destroyed her home

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Before the tree was felled

The stump of a protected giant tree at a mother’s home is still visible after she illegally felled it because it was a ‘nuisance’, MailOnline can reveal. Kelly Palmer, 40, avoided having to pay a fine after admitting paying a tree surgeon to cut down the imposing ash tree as it blocked the drain and … Read more

Mother, 40, illegally cut down a protected giant tree in her driveway because it was a ‘nuisance’ blocking the drains and slamming into her house – but she is spared a fine after insisting she did it for the benefit from her street

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Kelly Palmer was seen smiling as she left Birmingham Magistrates' Court after avoiding a fine for cutting down a giant tree in her driveway, which was allegedly a nuisance to the entire street

A mother who illegally felled a protected tree in her driveway because it caused a ‘nuisance’ to her entire street has been spared a fine. Kelly Palmer, 40, smiled as she left court after admitting she paid a tree surgeon to cut down the giant ash because it was blocking the drain and regularly hitting … Read more