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"These trees have brought people together"

A plan to save nine much-loved palm trees on Weymouth promenade has been agreed by the town council.

The roots of two Canary Island palms at Weymouth, Dorset, had begun causing structural damage, prompting plans to replace them with smaller cabbage palms.

But more than 1,000 people signed a petition against their removal, with some describing them as "iconic".

Campaigner Caz Dennett spoke to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Solent's Steve Harris.

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