Maple gets the axe to protect nearby house

A maple tree outside the Assembly Rooms has been cut down toavoid damage to a property.

The roots of the tree, aged 35 to 40 years old, were growing intothe basement of a nearby house.

Bath and North East Somerset Council felled the tree on Tuesday,and will replace it with a Turkish hazel, which will be planted in adifferent location close by.

A council spokesman said: "The roots of the tree were growinginto the basement of a nearby residential property.

"In this particular case, because it is …