THE trees which give a Chepstow street its name have made a return after more than a generation.

The avenue of beeches near the former High Beech Farm gave High Beech Lane its name but the trees were lost when the A466 link road to the then M4 was built in the 1960s.

Six beeches have been planted by Monmouthshire County Council following a suggestion by resident Mr Mike Birbeck who contacted ward councillor and deputy leader of the council Cllr Phyl Hobson.

Five trees have been planted on an area opposite the junction with Warwick Close and the other at the corner of High Beech Lane and Mathern Road.

Mr Birbeck, who is 76, said: "I was born in the area and I remember the lane as it was.

"The beeches were taken out when they built the link road.

"The area behind where they've put the trees (opposite Warwick Close) used to be a market garden.

"I remember being taken down by my mother and looking over the wall to see the pigs.

"I asked the council to put beeches in to maintain the name."

Cllr Hobson (Lib Dem, Larkfield), the council's cabinet member for community development, said: "I'd like to thank Mike for suggesting this idea to us. Although money is tight, we do have a budget for tree planting and this is exactly the sort of thing I would like to see it used for.

"By planting these trees we're not only improving the local environment, we're also restoring the heritage of the area by giving High Beech Lane its beech trees back."