Council begins digging under Sheffield war memorial trees

Streets Ahead workers have begun work to see where the roots of a street of war memorial trees have spread.
Streets Ahead workers in Western Road, Crookes.Streets Ahead workers in Western Road, Crookes.
Streets Ahead workers in Western Road, Crookes.

Contractors are carrying out exploratory work in Western Road, Crookes, from Monday to Friday this week.

The trees were planted as memorials to pupils of nearby Westways Primary School who died in World War I.