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A couple from Abbots Langley are seeking the help from their local MP after continuous efforts to have a lime tree trimmed outside their home fell on death ears. Mr & Mrs Borrowdale, of The High Street, have had a two year debate with the Parish Council over having the tree pruned, but say that progress has got nowhere. The couple state that they were told last year that something would be done about the overgrown tree in the October just past, but still nothing was done. At a meeting held recently with Three Rivers Council’s Environmental Health department, the couple were told that the parish council did not have the money to carry out the necessary work, which would involve pollarding and cutting back the lime trees which dominate that part of Abbots High Street. Carol Borrowdale felt that her and her husband had no choice but to seek the help of the MP for Watford Claire Ward due to the lack of progress. She said: “We are really at our wits end. The house is so dark that we have to have the lights on all day in our front room and our front bedroom is also in semi darkness. In the Autumn we are constantly sweeping fallen leaves from our hallway and the pathway outside is a constant health hazard. We have got so frustrated at all the broken promises of action that we have now asked Claire to intervene.” Ms Ward was disgusted to hear of the Borrowdale’s situation, and plans to write to the District and County Council’s to voice her concerns. She said: “It's disgraceful that nothing has been done to help this couple. I have visited the Borrowdale's home and I can't believe that they have put up with this situation for so long. The lime tree is now so large that it completely obscures a street lamp standard and a telegraph pole connecting phones to local houses and shops.”In her letter, the MP plans to point out the health and safety implications for the Borrowdales, as well as the road safety dangers from the obscured street light.
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