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| Sheffield City Council calls temporary halt to tree work | Sheffield City Council calls temporary halt to tree work |
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| Sheffield City Council is to call a temporary halt to its tree replacement work, the BBC understands. | Sheffield City Council is to call a temporary halt to its tree replacement work, the BBC understands. |
| Campaigners say the council has cut down a number of healthy trees among the thousands felled since 2012. | Campaigners say the council has cut down a number of healthy trees among the thousands felled since 2012. |
| The BBC's Dino Sofos told the Daily Politics show there would be "no felling for the next few weeks" while those involved discussed the issue. | The BBC's Dino Sofos told the Daily Politics show there would be "no felling for the next few weeks" while those involved discussed the issue. |
| The news comes after Environment Secretary Michael Gove said he would do "anything required" to stop the work. | The news comes after Environment Secretary Michael Gove said he would do "anything required" to stop the work. |
| The BBC has approached Sheffield City Council for a comment. | The BBC has approached Sheffield City Council for a comment. |
| More stories from across Yorkshire | More stories from across Yorkshire |
| Mr Sofos said he understood there would be a pause in the felling during the Easter holidays. | Mr Sofos said he understood there would be a pause in the felling during the Easter holidays. |
| "What I'm hearing is, during that period both sides are going to get around the table because [the situation] is unsustainable," he said. | "What I'm hearing is, during that period both sides are going to get around the table because [the situation] is unsustainable," he said. |
| It is understood that work such as pruning will continue during the hiatus but no trees will be cut down. | It is understood that work such as pruning will continue during the hiatus but no trees will be cut down. |
| The tree-felling is part of the £2bn 25-year Streets Ahead project, which is being carried out by contractor Amey and has seen about 5,500 trees cut down since 2012. | The tree-felling is part of the £2bn 25-year Streets Ahead project, which is being carried out by contractor Amey and has seen about 5,500 trees cut down since 2012. |
| The council says the trees have been assessed as dead, dying, diseased, damaging or dangerous, and each tree cut down will be replaced. | The council says the trees have been assessed as dead, dying, diseased, damaging or dangerous, and each tree cut down will be replaced. |
| However, campaigners say healthy tress have also been lost. | However, campaigners say healthy tress have also been lost. |
| The dispute has led to a series of stand-offs between protestors, contractors, private security staff and police, with a number of campaigners arrested and a court injunction imposed as a result. | The dispute has led to a series of stand-offs between protestors, contractors, private security staff and police, with a number of campaigners arrested and a court injunction imposed as a result. |
| Speaking on the BBC's Daily Politics, Conservative MP for Chichester Gillian Keegan said: "It does seem ridiculous. The whole country is covered with tree-lined streets that have these problems with roots and trying to keep flat pavements. | |
| "This is something every other council deals with. What on earth is happening [in Sheffield], to have police on the streets, for this to have escalated in to such a big deal? This happens day in, day out across the country." |