Fireworks Problem News @FireworkProblem

🗞️ NEWS: Harrow Council launches new map and phone line to report firework misuse Harrow Council is stepping up efforts across the borough in a bid to tackle dangerous and anti-social firework use over the coming weeks. harrowonline.org/2026/10/24/har…

🗞️ NEWS: Dispersal orders return to Blackburn due to firework-related problems Fireworks being set off anti-socially have caused big problems in parts of Blackburn for more than a decade. lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26663298.…

🗞️ NEWS: Fireworks thrown into house as investigation launched A number of lit fireworks were thrown inside the house in Broadgreen, Merseyside. liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool…

🗞️ NEWS: Gangs of youths seen 'setting off fireworks' at bus station Officers from Lancashire Constabulary, with other partners, have launched Operation Lumus to tackle anti-social behaviour in parts of Rossendale in response to resident concerns. lancs.live/news/lancashir…

🗞️ NEWS: Robber throws lit firework at Belfast shop worker in early hours attack The robber threw a lit firework at a shop worker during a robbery in Belfast City Centre. He then took a sum of money, a quantity of lights and a display stand. belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-n…

@OfficeforSandS Giving advanced notice doesn't make it in any way acceptable. Most importantly, how are people supposed to give the most distressed by fireworks of all, wildlife, advanced notice? They can't, and so wildlife continues to suffer horrendously regardless.

🗞️ NEWS: Midlands Police issue Birmingham Bonfire night warning "The scenes we saw last year were appalling, and we will not tolerate a repeat." bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

🗞️ NEWS: Fireworks near Tranent care home spark concerns Fireworks have been set off near a care home, school playing fields and a park in Tranent weeks before Bonfire Night, causing worries that problems are starting “much earlier than they usually do”. eastlothiancourier.com/news/26660939.…

🗞️ NEWS: National Star cancels fireworks to protect wildlife The charity has changed its plans after Russell’s Rescue, based in Charlton Kings, raised concerns about birds undergoing rehabilitation, recently released birds and rescue donkeys nearby. nationalstar.org/sharing-knowle…

🗞️ NEWS: Car park to close to protect Pershore nature reserve from fireworks The move comes after staff at Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, which owns the nature reserve, spent considerable time last bonfire night clearing up used fireworks at the woods. eveshamobserver.co.uk/news/car-park-…

🗞️ NEWS: Majority vote for firework ban unless 'silent' or officially organised displays In a Liverpool Echo poll, 75% of voters wanted to see a permanent ban on fireworks. liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats…

🗞️ NEWS: Offenders 'will face justice' warning as firework control zones return Fireworks Control Zones (FCZs) banning the use of pyrotechnics in certain areas are to come into force in Edinburgh and Glasgow from 30 October. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

🗞️ NEWS: 'Specially trained' cops deployed to tackle firework-related crime in Glasgow Operation Moonbeam, launched today (October 21) will see "specially trained" officers deployed on Glasgow's and wider Scotland's streets. glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-n…

🗞️ NEWS: Edinburgh firework control zones named as police crack down on Bonfire night disorder Operation Moonbeam has been launched to try keep communities safe during a period which has previously seen mass disorder and violence across the city. edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh…

🗞️ NEWS: Arrest after reports of fireworks fired at children leaving school in Cranbrook In an update on the Exmouth Police Facebook page, police said they had received reports of people firing fireworks at children as they left school. midweekherald.co.uk/news/26655421.…

🗞️ NEWS: Livingston constituency fireworks campaign calls for crackdown on sales A major local fireworks survey by Gregor Poynton MP has found overwhelming support for tougher restrictions on fireworks, with almost 95% backing tighter controls on sales. edinburghnews.scotsman.com/your-world/liv…

🗞️ NEWS: Riding school urgent appeal after firework thrown into grazing field The riding centre in Toxteth has launched an urgent campaign to relocate their 6 ponies away from the city after a firework was thrown into the ponies’ field in broad daylight. merseynewslive.co.uk/2026/10/20/rid…

@aruminator @UKLabour Fully agree!

🗞️ NEWS: Dog owners should begin de-sensitising pets to fireworks now, charity urges Almost two thirds (63%) of the UK’s dogs – an estimated 9.9 million animals – are affected by fireworks anxiety. lbc.co.uk/article/firewo…

🗞️ NEWS: Fireworks scare exotic animals too, keeper says In one incident at Ark Wildlife Park in Stickney, Lincolnshire, a wallaby and the joey she was carrying died after apparently becoming distressed by fireworks. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

🗞️ NEWS: 'It takes me back to Iraq': Suffolk veteran's warning over unexpected fireworks Mandy, who is also a runner, described the physical exhaustion she experiences after a panic attack. "They're exhausting, absolutely exhausting." hellorayo.co.uk/hits-radio/suf…