[Opinion] Fireworks Should Only Be Set Off on Weekends to Reduce Disruption, MP Says

Fireworks Should Only Be Set Off on Weekends to Reduce Disruption, MP Says

The use of fireworks should be restricted to certain weekends, a Labour MP has suggested, as Bonfire Night approaches. Alex Mayer argued this would reduce the disruption caused by fireworks to animals and people. She has previously presented a petition to Parliament calling for quieter fireworks, which she described as “keeping the whoosh but getting rid of the bang”. In the Commons, the MP for Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard added: “This year, f…

Political opinion: Two weeks of fireworks is bang out of order, says MP

When 5 November falls midweek, as it does this year, on a Wednesday, it can spell double trouble according to Alex Mayer MP.