A ban on herbicides by one of Britain’s most eco-conscious councils has triggered a war of weeds.
Residents of Brighton and Hove claim their pavements are becoming trip hazards and eyesores after a decision to eradicate the use of chemical-laden weedkillers. Two elderly women are said to have ended up in hospital after slipping.
Critics say the problem is getting out of control after a team of eight staff employed to pull out daisies, dandelions and moss was hit by Covid-19 and self-isolation rules.
Officials are being urged to find a more efficient way to remove the weeds and rethink other rewilding policies, such as the less frequent trimming of verges and hedges.
“It’s all very well for a trendy city-dweller to say, ‘Let’s rewild
