RESIDENTS in an Oxford street lost their fight today to save 12 willow trees from being felled.
Last week, Osney Island residents staged a protest against plans to fell the trees, which line the River Thames in East Street.
But officials in the city council's parks department insisted the trees were rotten and needed to come down for safety reasons.
About 30 residents gathered in the street to see contractors start felling the trees with chainsaws shortly before midday.
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