Jarvis Cocker fronts campaign to save Sheffield trees
by Josh Halliday North of England correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#29M1T)
Pop star enters dispute over felling of roadside trees as it emerges council leader has not seen full version of Amey contract
He may be one of Sheffield's best-known pop stars but Jarvis Cocker has become the unlikely frontman of a bid to secure the future of the city's trees amid a long-running battle with council bosses.
The former Pulp singer is fronting a competition to find the city's greatest tree, as part of a campaign to save hundreds of roadside trees from being felled by council contractors.
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