Council leaders say they hope the apology will 'begin the process of restoring trust and faith'.
Sheffield City Council has published a four-page letter apologising for its handling of the street trees dispute.
An independent review of the council's behaviour said there had been a "failure of strategic leadership"., council leaders said they were working to "learn from the past and never repeat those same mistakes again". It also admitted misleading the public and courts and failing to listen to warnings offered by council staff, unions and local business leaders.
The letter states: "The mistakes the Council made were set out very clearly by Sir Mark Lowcock, they should not have happened, and we apologise for them unreservedly.
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