We will be spraying weeds on footways across Aberdeenshire in the coming weeks. The focus will be on town and village centres to ensure we are helping maintain each of our settlements within the available budget. In some smaller settlements this may be two or three streets or the main thoroughfares in our smallest villages. It can take up to two weeks for the treatment to take effect and the weeds will turn a yellowish-brown. New weeds may grow in the weeks after, so we may return to apply a further application of herbicide treatment; this would be prioritised based on the remaining budget. The treatment we are permitted to use does not remain within the soil and so does not prevent germinating seeds from developing. If any residents or businesses are willing, and able, to occasionally brush the footway outside of their property, this would go a long way to removing anything that could harbour weed seed not destroyed by the herbicide application. If you would like further information on how you can help or if you are planning a clean-up and require an uplift of weeds and sweepings, please contact [email protected]