A man who had been locked in a six-year dispute with his neighbour over trees between their homes has lost a fight to have them cut down.
Alan Armitage insisted his life was being made a misery by a hedge owned by Colin McInnes in the coastal village of Aberlady, East Lothian. He claimed it was having a 'detrimental' impact on his £500,000 house and stopped sunlight reaching his garden.
McInnes had trimmed his hedge on an annual basis but following a communication breakdown Armitage turned to East Lothian Council in a bid to have them lopped under high hedge laws. But he was left frustrated when officials said the trees did not breach guidelines because they were less than 14ft tall.
