Andy Mitchell

Three players were injured when a tree branch fell during Bowls England’s Para Bowls qualifiers at Victoria Park in Leamington Spa, prompting a council investigation. The chestnut tree had been inspected in late 2025 with no signs of risk, though it was scheduled for routine work. Councillors outlined current inspection cycles for the district’s 19,000 trees and confirmed that findings from the health and safety inquiry may lead to policy changes, with county forestry set to remove the tree later in the year.