Besides stonemasons, the project is employing tree cutters — because in many cases, roots of live trees are the primary cause of the wall crumbling. Tree and masonry crews work along Prospect ...

LIVE – Updated at 16:28. Two friends accused of using a chainsaw to bring down the Sycamore Gap tree appear to be blaming each other for the act of “mindless criminal damage”, a jury has heard.

Ten months ago, a ranger on the Hadrian’s Wall Path discovered a shocking crime: The widely loved Sycamore Gap tree had been chopped down. Fans mourned the loss of a beautiful landmark ...

The defence case started on the fourth day of the Sycamore Gap tree-felling trial The tree, which was owned by the National Trust, was found lying across Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland in ...