STANDS of Japanese knotweed have been sprayed in Silverdale and Yealand Storrs, Silverdale Parish Council heard at its recent meeting.

Highways officers will return to check the sites at Bottoms Lane, Lindeth Road and Storrs Lane, according to the unconfirmed minutes of the parish council's recent meeting.

Meanwhile, parish clerk Denise Challenor has written to the highways department about cutting back roadside vegetation throughout the village.