Akshay Raja
The decaying oak tree in Raymonds Plain
- Credit: Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
A Welwyn Garden City resident is fighting to protect an ancient tree which is showing signs of decay.
After seeing a council contractor s van next to an oak tree of roughly 300 to 400 years old on Raymonds Plain, the man, who asked to remain anonymous, approached the tree surgeon to speak to him due to his lack of faith in how the council looks after shrubs and trees.
The man was informed that the oak tree would be chopped down the next day due to it being dangerous, which would make it the second large tree on the close to be chopped down without replacement in recent times.
Teenager charged after police seize Rambo knife and machete in Welwyn Garden City
Suspected class A drugs were also found
The Rambo knife (Image: Hertfordshire Constabulary)
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A teenager has been charged after officers recovered a series of weapons and class A drugs.
Welwyn Hatfield’s Operation Scorpion – a team that tackle acquisitive crime – were conducting proactive patrols in the Raymonds Plain area at around 2pm on Monday 12 April, when they attempted to detain a male, believed to be involved in county lines drug dealing.
A picture of the Rambo knife
- Credit: Herts police
A teenager has been charged after officers recovered suspected class A drugs and multiple weapons in Welwyn Garden City last week.
Welwyn Hatfield’s Operation Scorpion – a team that tackles acquisitive crime – were conducting proactive patrols in the Raymonds Plain area at around 2pm on Monday, April 12, when they attempted to detain a male, believed to be involved in county lines drug dealing.
The male fled from officers before being arrested in Great Ley.
A machete was found after a nearby property was searched
- Credit: Herts police
Hundreds of pounds worth of cash, suspected class A drugs (crack cocaine) and a large Rambo knife were recovered.