Can this be rescued and how?

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We have this hedge in the front and it has got this disease on this and has had it for as long as I remember. New leaves do come through. Firstly, can anybody tell me what hedge is this and what is the issue? Is there any way to fix this? I am a complete novice in the garden.

Not sure on that one. How tall is the hedge?

The hedge looks like privet (ligustrum), and I'd be a bit worried this is honey fungus. I'm not sure though - have you pictures that show a bit more? If it is honey fungus there might be little mushroom-type things at the base of the hedge.

Are you in an area where there has been lack of rain and hot summers? It could possibly be damage due to drought rather than a disease.

When you prune it, clear away all the twigs, old leaves and any other debris and throw them in the bin. Don't leave anything lying on the ground under it at all, otherwise the disease will just keep coming back.

Once the new leaves have come through, spray it with a fungicide such as Roseclear fungus fighter, and it would be worth giving the hedge a dose of something like growmore. Diseases tend to attack plants that aren't in the best of health, so feeding it will help.

Thanks for the tips. I am not home right now so will try and take photos of a bigger area later.

There's no mushrooms at the base or anywhere.

I'm pretty sure that's not Privet. It might be a Viburnum. At first I thought frost damage but on closer inspection, could it be Viburnum leaf beetle damage? Have a really close look at both sides of the leaves. Maybe post some up-close leaf pictures.