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[QUOTE="Tetters, post: 207661, member: 4680"]
Welcome to the forums [USER=13922]@tombuck[/USER]   :)

Vine Weevil is a very common problem that we all have to live with these days.  When working at the nursery 25 years ago we added a chemical to the compost that kept this horrible pest at bay, but then it was banned and now the perishing things are all over the place chomping through our gardens.
In your case, although the pictures are not really close up enough, I can tell you that I don`t think it will be weevils that are killing your shrubs.  Although the adult beetle chomps around the leaves and the nasty grubs chew through the roots, they seldom kill plants as big and robust as yours, and I think this could be through another cause.

[ATTACH type="full" width="237px"]79736[/ATTACH]   This is vine weevil evidence.

Are you sure that nothing in the way of weed killers or similar has leaked around that area?  Do you have an unfriendly neighbour?
Have you seen evidence of any fungus near those shrubs?  I will post a link for you.....   [URL]https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=180[/URL]
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