Residents have been left baffled by the latest contender for Britain's worst Christmas tree after town hall bosses unveiled a festive fir only half decorated with lights. <br /><br />Locals have been left scratching their heads after the bizarrely decorated tree went on display in Worcester city centre this week. <br /><br />Just a day after the "worst Christmas tree in the north" was revealed in Bailiff Bridge, West Yorks., Worcester locals believe they now have the worst in the Midlands. <br /><br />The 20ft (6m) pine has hundreds of fair lights adorning its one side from top to bottom - while the other side looks completely bare. <br /><br />Shoppers have now now slammed town hall bosses for making the city a "laughing stock" after the tree was put up on the roundabout near Worcester Cathedral. <br /><br />Estate agent Faye Hall, 31, a mum-of-one, said: "I was on my way home from work and saw the tree and thought it looked quite pretty at first with the lights. <br /><br />"But then as I passed by I noticed there no lights on the other side and couldn't help but laugh because it just looks ridiculous. <br /><br />"It has got to be one of the worst Christmas trees in the country, I'm not sure what they were thinking."<br /><br />Student Louise Canly, 23, from St John's, Worcester, added: "It makes our great city a laughing stock. <br /><br />"I think we may have the naffest Christmas tree in the Midlands, if not anywhere. There can't be many worse that this. It just looks awful.<br /><br />"I hope the council do something to rectify it as they can't leave it like this surely. We can't figure out if its deliberate or they just haven't bothered finishing it."<br /><br />Worcester City Council said it would be investigating whether there is a problem and will arrange for repairs if they are needed.<br /><br />It is not yet known if the decorations are intentional to look like a shooting star - or whether there has been a mishap with the lights or electrics.<br /><br />It comes just a day after a tree in Bailiff Bridge had only its bottom half decorated as healthy and safety officials said it was too dangerous to safely light the top.
