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Film legend Sean Bean makes plea to save the Yorkshire countryside from being 'concreted' for housing

He may be better known as Ned Stark in Game of Thrones and the Napoleonic war hero Sharpe, but to others, Sean Bean is known as a Yorkshireman who is on a mission to save the British countryside

Chris Brayford
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"You [need to] have greenery [in your life]. It is a calming influence, it is good for your health and good for your mind.
We do not realise how good it is until it is gone."
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"You [need to] have greenery [in your life]. It is a calming influence, it is good for your health and good for your mind. We do not realise how good it is until it is gone."

A Hollywood actor's love and appreciation for the British countryside has led him to fight for it to remain free from being 'concreted' over for new housing. Sean Bean, better known for playing the...

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