The government throws the towel in against Japanese Knotweed
Japanese knotweed is now a mind-boggling pest that the United Kingdom’s government has thrown out and given up on the notion of a nationwide Japanese knotweed removal plan. Japanese knotweed has become so widespread that it’s not possible to locate a six-mile square area of the UK mainland that is free from at least traces […]
BBC story: Japanese knotweed: The plant bringing misery to homeowners
*This story was originally written by Conor Macauley for the BBC website and the original story can be viewed here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-33203046. It was about eight years ago when the nightmare started at this north Belfast home. They had lived there for 18 years but it was only recently that they noticed a rapid growth on […]
Japanese knotweed in your garden? Officials can now remove it without YOUR permission.
Scary stuff isn’t it? This was first bought to our attention in a telegraph article that was published on the 16th of February 2015 by Dan Hyde for the Telegraph (to read that article please click here). The long and short of this breaking news story is that land owners are now without power to […]
Japanese knotweed can result in an ASBO!
Those who aren’t able to manage the spread of Japanese Knotweed might be fined or be given anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos), the government has revealed. Japanese knotweed is among the most harmful plants in the united kingdom. The new guidelines indicate individuals can be fined as much as £2,500 if they fail to get it […]
Japanese knotweed Swansea
Specialists called in over ‘knotweed jungle’ which halved value of dementia-sufferer’s home. Original story by SWEPnino on November 05, 2014 A WOMAN who was told the Swansea property she is trying to sell was worth almost half its asking price because of Japanese knotweed is hoping the loss might be reversed. Elizabeth Abraham has lived […]
Attack of the super weed hits Olympics
An infestation of Japanese knotweed could add £70 million to the cost of staging the 2012 Olympics. Surveyors have discovered that the aggressive weed has taken over 10 acres of the proposed sites for the velodrome and aquatic centre in Stratford. Specialists can charge up to £40,000 to clear only six square yards of ground […]