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THE arrest of four activists, including an 84-year-old man, at a protest against the felling of ancient trees has been condemned by Amnesty International as “deeply disturbing.”
Locals had gathered in Wellingborough on Wednesday for a third day in an attempt to block contractors from felling more than 50 ancient lime trees.
The trees alongside the River Nene are being removed by the council to make way for a new road leading to a housing development.
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