IT started when a large pear fell on a man's head - and lead to an entire street's trees being condemned to death by the council's "health and safety police"...

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http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/content/islington/gazette/news/story.aspx?brand=ISLGOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsislg&itemid=WeED21%20Nov%202007%2015%3A46%3A14%3A793