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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

Dismay after Southampton airport gets permission to cut down cemetery trees

Trees and graves at South Stoneham cemetery
Southampton airport says trees at South Stoneham Cemetery are an obstacle for planes, which are forced to fly with a reduced number of passengers. Photograph: Simon Czapp/Solent News

A Labour-led city council has been criticised for backing an airport’s scheme to cut down “majestic” trees in a historic, wildlife-rich cemetery close to a runway.

Environmental campaigners, people whose loved ones were laid to rest in the cemetery and opposition politicians have expressed dismay that the trees in South Stoneham Cemetery in Southampton are to be lost.

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