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RESIDENTS have taken to social media to voice their anger over a private school cutting down established trees on its land to make way for a car park. Yarm School has defended its position, saying many of the trees were diseased, and that more trees will be planted to replace them. The school said the felling of the trees is a consequence of its plans to develop the preparatory school in Grammar School Lane, by laying a 137 space car park on the adjacent land, known as Ashgrove. Yarm School headteacher Huw Williams wrote in a letter to local MP Matt Vickers: This first stage has, understandably, caused some adverse local reaction from the public who are surprised at the sudden change.