Council spraying glyphosate-based weedkiller in Cambridge streets, 2019
by Stephen Hewitt | Published 14 August 2020 | Last updated 2 March 2021

On 7 May 2019 two Cambridge City Council workers were spraying a herbicide onto Cambridge streets in the area between Hills Road and Trumpington Road.
One of them said that they were using a glyphosate-based herbicide, with name that sounded like “Highlight”.
Related
- Cambridge demolishing council homes December 2017 (mentions: CIP, Cambridge Investment Partnership, Hill Investment Partnerships Ltd)
- “Save our tree-lined avenues” on a banner in residential Cambridge, 2017 September 2017 photographs in Milton Road
External links
- Guardian article: UK councils assess weedkiller use after US cancer court case Robert Booth, Guardian, 5 April 2019