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Almost £15 million will be used to pay for more than a million new trees which will be planted across the north of England. It's all part of the Northern Forest project which was launched three years ago to introduce at least 50 million trees across an area covering several cities including Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield and Hull. The funding, which has been provided by the government, will help create at least 1,660 acres of woodland. The Woodland Trust's Northern Forest Programme Director, Simon Mageean, spoke with Paul Salt on Â鶹Éç Radio Merseyside Breakfast about the plans...