A TEIGNMOUTH schoolgirl has appealed to a headmaster: 'Please don't chop down an old oak tree.'

Anastasia Weston, 11, who attends Teignmouth Community College, was upset when she heard that Trinity School, near her home in Grange Drive, wanted to fell the fine specimen which could be more than 200 years old.

The head, Tim Waters, claims the tree might be dangerous, but has assured her that a final decision has yet to be made.

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