Councillors from all four main political parties, including two Labour cabinet members, joined dozens of residents of South Bristol today in a protest calling on the council chiefs to do more to protect an ancient hedgerow at the centre of a bizarre planning battle.
The councillors from Labour, Conservative, Lib Dem and Green parties joined forces to pledge their support for farmer Catherine Withers, who runs Bristol’s last working farm, who has been hit by a planning department error that she says could mean the end for her farm and the wildlife that live there.
Dozens of people joined the politicians for a rally at Yew Tree Farm on Saturday lunchtime, with a mini-march up the lane to the thick hedgerow which borders the top hay meadow at the farm and the A38 Bridgwater Road in Highridge.
