Police were called after a row erupted over a group of trees on a residential street in south Manchester – and a group of locals tied themselves to them in a bid to prevent them being chopped down.
Horrified neighbours took action against the felling of trees in the grounds of a property on Birch Polygon in Rusholme. The 'peaceful' protest began on Wednesday when three locals initially tied themselves to trees when they realised what workers were doing.
Their number then swelled to over half a dozen on Thursday morning after efforts on Wednesday evening and overnight to prevent the trees from coming down through official means.
