“Meanwhile on Park Road, Penarth contractors building a new house for the world famous singer Rebecca Evans have gone to extraordinary lengths to protect a Penarth pavement tree outside what will be her new home.
Although it appears they were not under any oblication to do so under the terms of the planning permission – the contractors, Knox and Wells, have given the tree “cotton-wool” treatment by installing a protective plywood box around the trunk to prevent accidental damage to the bark by heavy plant and machinery.”