A neighbourhood row over trees, which a couple claimed left parts of their home like the 'Black Hole of Calcutta', has been settled by the Scottish Government. Nick and Morag Bishop insisted their lives were being ruined by leylandii belonging to David and June Turso in leafy Bearsden, near Glasgow.
They claimed a bathroom in the property resembled 'the Black Hole of Calcutta' and they were required to have lights switched on throughout the year. The couple turned to their local council under high hedge legislation in a bid to have the trees reduced in height.
The Tursos argued there was no loss of light and that the trees were a haven for wildlife and should not be touched. East Dunbartonshire Council officials ordered the leylandii trees be chopped down to 11ft, along with a hedge which runs along their property, which was to be reduced to 6.5ft.
