Council pays £1,450 for 6ft Christmas tree (but it does come with lights)
Council pays £1,450 for 6ft Christmas tree (but it does come with lights)
Many people think the 6ft tree, in Oldham, Greater Manchester, was a ‘rip off’ (Picture: SWNS)
A council has proudly unveiled its first permanent Christmas tree to outrage at its cost.
Oldham Council, in Greater Manchester, planted the evergreen tree at the price of £1,450 – leaving residents fuming about the ‘massive rip off’.
It’s just six foot tall. For comparison, real fir trees of the same…