Sycamore gap tree felled - Words Fail Me
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Silvanus said:
Sycamore is actually a really nice finishing timber and a very good alternative to imported maple. In a past life we used it in a very grand hotel refurbishment instead of maple. Client loved it as it was UK sourced and cheaper, looked great. I come across a lot of sites coppicing sycamore and an awful lot is being grown for the firewood market. With so many UK trees getting hit with various pest and diseases a lot of people are coming round to sycamore.
Username checks out skwdenyer said:
Silvanus said:
Sycamore is actually a really nice finishing timber and a very good alternative to imported maple. In a past life we used it in a very grand hotel refurbishment instead of maple. Client loved it as it was UK sourced and cheaper, looked great. I come across a lot of sites coppicing sycamore and an awful lot is being grown for the firewood market. With so many UK trees getting hit with various pest and diseases a lot of people are coming round to sycamore.
Username checks out Both plead not guilty. Trial date set for December 3 and expected to last 10 days
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pavarotti1980 said:
Both plead not guilty. Trial date set for December 3 and expected to last 10 days
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-ne...
How can a trial for cutting down a tree last 10 days???https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-ne...
vaud said:
pavarotti1980 said:
Both plead not guilty. Trial date set for December 3 and expected to last 10 days
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-ne...
How can a trial for cutting down a tree last 10 days???https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-ne...
otolith said:
I'd love to know what the motive of the perpetrators was. I guess we will find out what the crown thinks the motives of these two were when it goes to court.
Some quick internet sleuthing this morning reveals that one of the accused has a 'horsey' interest and was recently knocked back by planners on an application for a certificate of lawfulness for an illegally placed caravan - well I never.And, by some very strange coincidence, the land in question is in the Hadrians Wall World Heritage site, albeit some 30 or so miles west of the scene of the crime.
.....mmmm, make of that what you will.
Lotobear said:
Some quick internet sleuthing this morning reveals that one of the accused has a 'horsey' interest and was recently knocked back by planners on an application for a certificate of lawfulness for an illegally placed caravan - well I never.
And, by some very strange coincidence, the land in question is in the Hadrians Wall World Heritage site, albeit some 30 or so miles west of the scene of the crime.
.....mmmm, make of that what you will.
Interesting bail conditions to not interfere or communicate with prosecution witnesses. Sound a lovely pair of chaps. And, by some very strange coincidence, the land in question is in the Hadrians Wall World Heritage site, albeit some 30 or so miles west of the scene of the crime.
.....mmmm, make of that what you will.
Lotobear said:
Some quick internet sleuthing this morning reveals that one of the accused has a 'horsey' interest and was recently knocked back by planners on an application for a certificate of lawfulness for an illegally placed caravan - well I never.
And, by some very strange coincidence, the land in question is in the Hadrians Wall World Heritage site, albeit some 30 or so miles west of the scene of the crime.
.....mmmm, make of that what you will.
So spiteful vandalism, essentially? And, by some very strange coincidence, the land in question is in the Hadrians Wall World Heritage site, albeit some 30 or so miles west of the scene of the crime.
.....mmmm, make of that what you will.
otolith said:
Lotobear said:
Some quick internet sleuthing this morning reveals that one of the accused has a 'horsey' interest and was recently knocked back by planners on an application for a certificate of lawfulness for an illegally placed caravan - well I never.
And, by some very strange coincidence, the land in question is in the Hadrians Wall World Heritage site, albeit some 30 or so miles west of the scene of the crime.
.....mmmm, make of that what you will.
So spiteful vandalism, essentially? And, by some very strange coincidence, the land in question is in the Hadrians Wall World Heritage site, albeit some 30 or so miles west of the scene of the crime.
.....mmmm, make of that what you will.
Just a couple of tools sticking it to the man, whilst underestimating the blowback that would come with it.
Pincher said:
What’s the potential sentence for something like this, assuming they’re found guilty?
I think...Criminal damage (other than by fire) value exceeding £5,000, Criminal Damage Act 1971, s.1(1)
Triable either way
Maximum: 10 years’ custody
Offence range: Discharge – 4 years’ custody
Lotobear said:
Pincher said:
What’s the potential sentence for something like this, assuming they’re found guilty?
Up to 4 years custodial and I noted that the judge has already commented that, given the gravity of the offence, it could be towards the top end of the range.Louis Balfour said:
Lotobear said:
Pincher said:
What’s the potential sentence for something like this, assuming they’re found guilty?
Up to 4 years custodial and I noted that the judge has already commented that, given the gravity of the offence, it could be towards the top end of the range.Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff