Poole Council has spent £14,000 on a fake cone shaped Christmas tree because of fears that a traditional fir tree would fall over in high winds and would be a danger to the public. The ‘cone tree’ is reported to be much safer and sturdier and doesn’t even need to be cordoned off.  It doesn’t have any branches or decorations and has been described by one shopper as ‘something that has landed from out of space’.