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Tree-planting project grows thanks to Northern Ireland retailers

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Convenience retailers SuperValu and Centra are offering local groups the chance to apply for packs of native trees, in an effort to increase the number of trees in Northern Ireland. The two brands, part of the Musgrave group, have linked up with not-for-profit initiative Trees…

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