A Scots couple have lost a battle to have their neighbour's 32ft hedge chopped down after they claimed it was a fire risk.
Heather and Chris Purvis said towering trees owned by Angela and Gavin Nurse made their lives a misery in Dunfermline, Fife. They claimed the hedge kept their garden in darkness - and a previous fire left them terrified they were living beside a 'tinderbox in waiting'.
Under high hedge legislation, the couple - who say their mental health is being impacted by the trees - turned to Fife Council in a bid to have them lopped. However, they were left devastated when officials knocked their application back.
