Yet again it's 10pm and fireworks are still being let off!   
S W,  Dartford
January 2 2002, This is Local London, Fireworks are keeping us up all night long

What is it with these pyrotechnic maniacs that possess them to continually blast off fireworks, day after day?
Name and address supplied.
January 3 2002, This is Stratford, Call for a general ban on fireworks

Every weekend since the summer has been marked by increasingly noisy fireworks.
P R, Hove
January 7 2002, This is Mid Sussex, Firework plea

However, as a council taxpayer and therefore a funder of this project I object to my money being spent on fireworks to traumatise our animals and destroy our historic buildings.
S. T. Buckstone Loan East, Edinburgh
January 8 2002, Edinburgh Evening News, Fireworks no fun for our wildlife

The proliferation of firework parties at all times of the year can only make further accidents more likely.
T L
January 10 2002, This is Bradford, Rocket turned car into a `roadster'

I would just like to say that I am in total favour of a firework ban. It's now January 5, 2002, 10pm and two more have just been set off. I can only think the people setting them off are selfish inconsiderate morons, so the sooner a total ban is introduced the better.
K C, Bramcote
January 10 2002, Evening Post, Letters, Why I want a firework ban.

The extreme bangers do great harm by bringing distress not only to the elderly and the sick (and many others) but by terrifying most animals, too, even when they are kept indoors.
R L C, Radcliffe on Trent.
January 10 2002, Evening Post, Letters, Not following tradition

I would like to add my support to the campaign to ban noisy fireworks and to reduce the length of time during which they can be purchased and set off..
Name and address supplied.
January 10 2002, Evening Post, Letters, Noise is just too much

We would like to see a ban on the use of any fireworks after 11pm, except when used by an approved organisation as part of an organised display.
N W,  Heathfield
January 17 2002, This is Mid Sussex, Spark of hope

So, what is needed is for people to boycott any shop that sells fireworks.
A
January 17 2002, This is Lancashire, Shops must get firework message

I would love to see fireworks restricted to organised displays only and not available to the general public. 
T M B. Stratone Village, Swindon
January 18 2002, This is Wiltshire, Let's keep fireworks for displays

Some fireworks are far too loud and go on for too long, thus waking up young babies and children, plus adults, as some selfish people start their explosions at 11pm at night. 
J T, Raynes Park,
January 25 2002, This is Local London, Fireworks should be kept for November 5

Some shop owners will continue to sell fireworks to anyone who cares to purchase them. Fireworks, in the wrong hands, are weapons. They maim, can kill and they can certainly destroy lives. Unfortunately, most politicians are detached from the real world.
J N, Carrville.
January 25 2002, This is The North East, Fireworks Control

After witnessing the irresponsible conduct of so many people in relation to the use of fireworks during the past few months it is now time to call a halt to the public sale of such items.
J B, Edinburgh
January 29 2002, The Scotsman, Restrict sales

MPs need to understand that lip-service is not enough. If there is no effective action well before the next election we should make it an election issue.
R C Radcliffe-on-Trent
March 11 2002,  Nottingham Evening Post, Home-made bangers are not the issue

Those terrible explosions we hear, not just on Guy Fawkes' night but month after month, are getting out of hand.
Mrs R. L, Glasgow.
May 7 2002, ICScotland, Roy's rocket

We all now face more firework trauma through the summer due to the Queen's jubilee celebrations.
A R Meads, Safewings, South Street, Isham
May 27 2002, Northant News, Fireworks and airgun misuse have been omitted from the new Animal Welfare Bill.

I heard fireworks going on June 3 (why?)
G. A. Wollaton Vale
June 14 2002, This is Nottingham, Why fireworks?

Once again I have been woken late at night and nearly scared to death by extremely loud bangs,
S DS, Leeds 5.
July 16 2002, This is Leeds, The Firework Menace must be stopped

Why in July have we had fireworks going off? I have two young children who were very distressed by these fireworks as they were woken up by them.
Mrs N S. Leicester.
July 25 2002, This is Leicestershire, Why in July

I own a registered PAT (Pets Are Therapy) dog, Emma. Her life is a misery from September to February due to irresponsible letting off of fireworks.
MRS F C, Illingworth, Halifax.
July 27 2002,  This is Leeds, Firework menace must be tackled

Public displays and setting fireworks off at a reasonable time are fine but I hear them on a regular basis after 11pm and into the early hours (which is an offence) and it is unacceptable.
Name and address supplied.
July 29 2002, This is Bristol, Fireworks all year round

Is May, a beautiful three-months old filly foal, the first victim of fireworks in 2002?
P. A. W. Ibstock.
August 10 2002, This is Leicestershire, FIRST FIREWORKS VICTIM OF 2002

This din of fireworks destroys our sleep pattern and scares our pets half to death as they endeavour to cower indoors behind furniture, every weekend.
DCM, Via e-mail
August 14 2002, This is Bristol, PLEASE, STOP THE FIREWORK DISPLAYS

...perhaps there may eventually come a time when fireworks are only sold the day before and not the beginning of September.
J L, Moston
August 16 2002, Manchester Evening News, Write in

For two nights running, my poor dog was unnerved by selfish people who cannot celebrate some minor event in their lives without letting the whole city know.
L. A. Hove
August 20 2002, This is Brighton and Hove, Selfishness of firework parties

The great explosive reverberations frankly frighten me.
M. P. Brighton and Hove,
August 22 2002, This is Brighton and Hove, Boring bangs

I wholeheartedly agree with your objection to the annoyingly frequent late-night fireworks we hear round Bristol
SJC, By e-mail.
August 23 2002, This is Bristol, FREQUENT FIREWORKS

IT'S 10.15pm and ...For the third night running, we have been treated to the loud explosions of fireworks,
C. W. Salford
August 27 2002, Salford Advertiser, Firework night is here again

People in the Cave Grove area of Emersons Green were the irresponsible and selfish in holding an unexpected firework spectacular last Saturday.
A resident of Berkeley Way, Emersons Green.
September 3 2002, This is Bristol, SAVE FIREWORKS FOR BONFIRE NIGHT

I, too, have been troubled by fireworks (Postbag). They sound like an atomic bomb going off.
Pensioner Salford
September 4 2002, Manchester Evening News, Postbag

I commiserate with "Catherine Wheel" who is made to suffer from the Salford firework virus.
R. C. Salford
September 7 2002, Manchester Evening News, Bemused

YES, the fireworks are here again. Another year has gone by and nothing has been done.
"Guy Fawkes," Salford
September 9 2002, Manchester Evening News, Too loud!

LIKE other readers, I am sick of fireworks.
J. S. Swinton
September 9 2002, Manchester Evening News, Too loud!

Have I missed any announcements regarding firework night? Now in the St Dunstans Hill area we have fireworks going off a couple of times a week, every week!
B. L. Cheam
September 12 2002, This is Local London, Fireworks fury

Is it too much to ask this government littered with failures to stop the sale of fireworks,
JT, West Bromwich.
September 16 2002, Express and Star, Please end this annual misery

One recent Sunday morning, at 12.15am, I was woken by sounds that were like gun fire.
Is there not a bylaw to protect villagers from such disturbance at such a late hour?
Name supplied, Winchcombe.
September 17 2002, this is Gloucestershire, FIREWORKS ALREADY

Guy Fawkes apparently has come early this year, for some reason we have bangers going off all day and in the evening we have a night of bangers and fireworks.
Amble Resident
September 19 2002,  Northumberland Gazette, Early Bangs

I noticed this morning a newsagent advertising half-price fireworks for sale.  Later, I heard loud bangs going off in the area.
J. W. Mapperley
September 23 2002, This is Nottingham, FIREWORKS RETURN

... of paramount concern is the early sale of fireworks.
T. R. Bebington
September 24 2002, icLiverpool, Echo Letters

I RECENTLY found fireworks being sold in a newsagents for half price, something I find completely irresponsible. This only encourages youngsters to run amok with them.
Mrs N. A. Glasgow.
September 24 2002, icScotland, VOICE OF SCOTLAND, No bright sparks

I am delighted to read that someone other than myself, namely Mr Bill Laing, finds these innumerable firework parties very annoying.
MRS A. L. Sutton
September 25 2002, This is Local London, Fireworks a real scourge

It is only September and already fireworks are on sale with all the problems that brings us.
G. R. Northfield
September 27 2002, This is North Scotland, CONTROL FIREWORKS SALES AND STOP MISERY THEY CAUSE

Fireworks are getting louder every year so it has annoyed me to spot a sign in the local newsagent at Keyworth in the Square for half-price fireworks.
M. W. Address supplied
September 28 2002, Nottingham Evening Post, Change Firework Rules

I am scared to go out on a night time now with the fireworks going off outside my house. 
Name and address supplied.
September 27 2002, Evening Chronicle, Vent Your Spleen

I would like to add my voice to the campaign to outlaw the sale of fireworks to the general public.
A. R. Woodthorpe
October 1 2002, Nottingham Evening Post, Time to stop nuisance of late-night fireworks

I mean fireworks which explode so loudly that, even though they go off some distance from your home and you are indoors, they still terrify your pets and greatly distress some members of your family.
R. L. C. Radcliffe-on-Trent
October 1 2002, Nottingham Evening Post, Give bangers the rocket

Here we are at the end of September and already there are fireworks to be heard at all hours.
E. A. R. Woodthorpe
October 2 2002, This is Nottingham,  Ban this nuisance

We feel, very strongly, that fireworks should be made for organised events only, as they are an absolute menace for weeks before and weeks after November 5,
M & U C.  Bilsthorpe
October 4 2002, This is Nottingham, Ban fireworks, airguns

I have written to a local retailer who has been selling half-price fireworks five weeks before Guy Fawkes' Day, asking whether their behaviour is responsible and justifiable,
S. B. Keyworth
October 4 2002, This is Nottingham, A rocket for retailer

They should only be sold to over 21s and only approximately two weeks before Bonfire Night. They should also be sold by trained retailers - not any old corner shop.
J. S. Aberdeen
October 5 2002, This is North Scotland, SAVE THIS DOG FROM DEATH THREAT

I think it's about time the Government made the selling of fireworks illegal.
A. G. Hull.
October 5 2002, This is Hull, Bang goes Tradition

Fireworks do seem to contain a lot more explosive-type effects than of yesteryear. Perhaps producers are pandering to the buyers of the product who appear to let them off and terrorise their neighbourhoods
B. C. Cheltenham.
October 7 2002, this is Gloucestershire, LEGISLATE TO DAMP DOWN BIG BANGS

Only sell them a week before November 5 and stop sales at midnight on the fifth. No private sales, only organised or licensed events.
J. R. Clifton
October 7 2002, This is Nottingham, ALL TALK BUT NO ACTION ON ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

One of my dogs is terrified of the noise, and it can go on all day. 
A. T. Leeds 8.
October 7 2002, Leeds Today, It's like living in a war zone

This year we seem to be having November 5 just about every day.
S. W. Leeds.
October 7 2002, Leeds Today, It's like living in a war zone

We already are having to put up with it now, four o'clock in the morning they go off
MRS J. P. Tingley, near Leeds.
October 7 2002, Leeds Today, It's like living in a war zone

MY HUSBAND and I fully support anything you can do to try to regulate the firework scene. 
A. W. & M. J. Leeds
October 7 2002, Leeds Today, It's like living in a war zone

Every night this week my cat has been terrified by the bangs. We can't keep our animals in for six months of the year.
MRS Y. S. Leeds
October 7 2002, Leeds Today, It's like living in a war zone

stop terrorising the elderly, animals and giving local bored youths ammunition for causing more distress.
MRS J H. Scholes, Leeds
October 7 2002, Leeds Today, It's like living in a war zone

AS A couple in our 60s living in Harehills my husband and I feel as though we are living in a war zone with the noise from fireworks.
MRS M. E. Leeds.
October 7 2002, Leeds Today, It's like living in a war zone

Our dog is a shivering wreck when he hears the bangs, which seem to get louder every year, almost like bombs sometimes. We can't keep him sedated for three whole months.
MR and MRS B.  Leeds
October 7 2002, Leeds Today, It's like living in a war zone

Fireworks are not treated with respect however many warnings given in the media, people don't take notice or don't care. In my opinion, fireworks should be banned and displays should be licensed.
L. M.  H. Leeds
October 7 2002, Leeds Today, It's like living in a war zone

Not content with the noise and watching them explode, they feel the most lethal need to fire them at each other and passers-by and at houses and animals.
MISS S. E. L. Leeds.
October 7 2002, Leeds Today, It's like living in a war zone

I find it hard to believe that the Government allow the selling of dangerous fireworks. And we must not forget the unnecessary work involved for the emergency services dealing with the aftermath.
G. M. Woodside
October 8 2002, This is North Scotland FIREWORKS CAUSE TOO MUCH TROUBLE

It is high time fireworks were banned from public sale, and their use restricted to organised displays run by councils or other responsible bodies.
J. T. Gorebridge, Midlothian.
October 8 2002, icScotland, VOICE OF SCOTLAND Time for ban

It is impossible to protect a pet from the terror of fireworks if you don't know they are going to be let off.
R. W. Wincanton Somerset
October 9 2002, This is Gloucestershire, OPEN SEASON ON FIREWORKS

The various agencies, councillors and MPs will all state that something should be done; and nothing will happen, of course.
J. C. W. Nottingham
October 10 2002, This is Nottingham, GOOD INTENTIONS AREN'T ENOUGH TO STOP FIREWORKS GOING OFF

Unfortunately for too long I have heard the bangs and the whizzes, enough is enough,
N. W. East Leake
October 10 2002, This is Nottingham, Shops should stop selling to kids

..the action of one minor local councillor does not make up for the inactivity of the rest and their failure to see that what law there is, be enforced,
R. L. C. Radcliffe-on-Trent
October 10 2002, This is Nottingham, This technology needs regulation

IT'S about time shopkeepers were banned from selling fireworks all year round.
G L, Glasgow.
October 10 2002, icScotland, VOICE OF SCOTLAND Be wise guys

"Does someone have to die before any action is taken against these criminals?"
R. H. Dudley
October 11 2002, This is The Black Country, Firework yobs making life a nightmare for us

The decent, law-abiding citizens of this country do not want fireworks used except for November 5,
F. F. Gedling
October 11 2002, This is Nottingham, NOT EVERYONE IS CRITICAL OF THIS PLANNING DECISION

What kind of sick person can do this to a defenceless animal? These are the type of teenagers who go on to assault and murder in the future. .
A, High Peak
October 11 2002, Manchester News, Death of Megan

The fact that any one can harm a poor defenceless animal is appalling, but when it's children doing the harming it's sickening.
L, Middleton
October 11 2002, Manchester News, Death of Megan 

Yes, ban them. The only people who make any profit on these dreadful things are indiscriminate shop-owners, who couldn't care less who they sell them to.
P. E. Chorlton, Manchester
October 11 2002, Manchester News, Death of Megan

Fireworks should be banned and only allowed to be viewed each year under the control of trained professionals. Why should people fear for their safety every Oct-Nov?
C, Sale, Manchester
October 11 2002, Manchester News, Death of Megan

Perhaps it might help if fireworks are only available from supermarkets and town centre shops and not widely available from newsagents and corner shops.
A. P,  Accrington
October 11 2002, Manchester News, Death of Megan

What sort of community do we live in when 'children' are able to buy such potentially dangerous objects freely? We wouldn't allow them to walk the streets carrying guns and knives so why fireworks?
H. G, Heywood, Lancashire
October 11 2002, Manchester News, Death of Megan

Yes fireworks should be banned and only people who organise displays should be able to sell them.
C. S, Ashton-under-Lyne
October 11 2002, Manchester News, Death of Megan

May I suggest there should be a central 'arsenal' where all fireworks are kept and sold for specific purposes.
Has something major got to happen before some responsible people take a stand
M. L. Newcastle.
October 11 2002, Evening Chronicle, Flouting the law on sales

Fireworks should not be sold before November 1.  I'm fed up with kids throwing fireworks, putting them through people's letterboxes and terrorising the elderly and animals.
Name and Address supplied
October 11 2002, Evening Chronicle, Vent Your Spleen

...at 11 o'clock at night fireworks exploding woke the whole family -  I'm sure the firework folk fully enjoyed their fun but didn't give the rest of us a thought.,
Name and Address supplied
October 11 2002, Evening Chronicle, Vent Your Spleen

I am writing on behalf of my two dogs who are terrified by fireworks, they say please, please help us.
Mrs J. B. Horwich, Bolton
October 14 2002, This is Lancashire, It's torment and agony

As an animal owner and confirmed "killjoy" I thank God that Australia has a ban on the public sale of Fireworks. All of my animals are safe all year round.
Mrs I, Brisbane, Australia
October 13 2002, Manchester News, Death of Megan

Here in Australia, fireworks are only sold to organised displays, and I think that this is much safer. Fireworks' accidents are few and far between here. That's how it should be.
M. K. Melbourne, Australia
October 14 2002, Manchester News, Death of Megan

The type of fireworks now being sold are far too powerful. The politicians and legislators have failed us yet again.
L J H, UK
October 15 2002, Manchester News, Death of Megan

It makes you wonder though about who sells fireworks to kids, what sort of shop sells fireworks to kids, probably the same sort of shopkeeper that sells cigs and booze to kids. .
M. Fallowfield
October 15 2002, Manchester News, Death of Megan

I feel that they should be banned, only used at organised events, they are a real waste of cash and a nuisance to animal owners all over this country.
S. B, Dorset
October 15 2002, Manchester News, Death of Megan

Fireworks today are too big, far too dangerous and too noisy to be on sale to the general public and should definitely restricted to properly supervised and licensed displays.
Z, South Manchester
October 15 2002, Manchester News, Death of Megan

It's 9pm and I have just taken my dog down the lane. Yes, bang, bang! Fireworks are going off already - dog bolting for home.
M. C. Calverton
October 16 2002, This is Nottingham, CHANGE IN LAW IS OVERDUE

Our main concern is that fireworks are sold far too early and are being let off in the street at random. This goes on weeks before and after bonfire night - even in the middle of the day.
STUART JONES Public relations officer, Nottingham branch of the National Federation of the Blind
October 16 2002, This is Nottingham, SPARE A THOUGHT FOR THE PEOPLE YOU SCARE

If this is what fireworks are used for, to terrorise and cause mayhem, then ban them NOW.
A. and D. G. Queensland Australia
October 16 2002, Manchester News, Death of Megan

Where I have lived since February fireworks have been going off and my dog hates them. I don't see why she should have to be upset by them when its bonfire night in November NOT February.
S. Manchester
October 16 2002, Manchester online, Stay Safe Campaign

...the mindless cretins had been setting these loud fireworks off and rockets sideways where I live for weeks now, making old people stay indoors and leaving their pets petrified.
I. M. Leam Lane, Gateshead
Evening Chronicle, 16 October 2002, Restrict use of fireworks

Why don't people ban fireworks once and for all, apart from organised displays. Ban fireworks and do everyone a favour.
Name and Address supplied
Evening Chronicle, 16 October 2002, Vent Your Spleen

The misery and anxiety caused to elderly people and animals by morons and the misuse of fireworks every year is, surely, an indication that this ridiculous ritual has now run its course.
M. M. Bradshaw
October 17 2002, This is Lancashire, Fireworks are just like a bombing raid

My opinion is that they should not be on sale to the public at all. Let's rid ourselves of this nuisance once and for all. Never has money been so unwisely wasted.
NAME AND ADDRESS  SUPPLIED
October 17 2002, This is Worcestershire, Sale of fireworks should be banned

Fireworks complaints again the main topic.
J. H. Address supplied
October 17 2002, Salford Advertiser, Yours briefly

I would be very happy to see a ban on the sale of fireworks to the morons who set off fireworks here from lunchtime until 2am. It's like Beirut from September onwards.
Fed up of Fireworks, Heaton Park, Manchester
October 17 2002, Manchester News, Death of Megan

My dog is at the moment shivering in terror under the stairs. It is only October 19 and this is the fifth night running that she has been terrified by the bangs of fireworks being set off.
P D, Lower Darwen, Lancs
October 19 2002, Manchester online, Stay Safe Campaign

It is just that some people seem already to be exploding fireworks and we are only at the beginning of October. I am faced with the prospect of "knocking her out" every evening until mid-November.
C. W. Launceston
October 21 2002, This is Devon,  Save Fireworks For The Day

I think the only time fireworks should be set off should be on the night of November 5 - and no other time.  R. N. Beeston
October 22 2002, This is Nottingham, End this annual danger

The only way to prevent such stupidity and thoughtlessness is for the Government to impose a full ban on the sale of these wretched things to the general public and allow organised displays only.
P. H. Kingswood, Bristol.
October 22 2002, This is Bristol - FIREWORKS SHOULD BE BANNED

Once again, firework night is upon us - not only on November 5 but also weeks before and after as well.
I find this totally unacceptable and feel the Government or local councils should control it.
J. A. Brighton
October 23 2002, This is Brighton & Hove, Firework month

... as fireworks seem to get louder every year I feel that they should be banned to the public and only used for properly-organised displays on November 5.
C. W. Clevedon.
October 23 2002, this is Bristol - WHY DON'T WE BAN THIS FIREWORK NUISANCE

I for one am in full agreement on the banning of fireworks until the period surrounding November 5.
NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED
October 23 2002, this is Gloucestershire, JUST AN EXCUSE TO ANNOY FOLK

What I want to know is how kids manage to get their hands on fireworks months before November 5? Are shops selling fireworks to kids even though they are not supposed to?
J. Manchester
October 23 2002, Manchester online, Stay Safe Campaign

Once again the mindless yobs are on the loose causing mayhem with fireworks.
Mrs J. B. Bradford
October 24 2002, This is Bradford, Letters to the Editor

We have never come across this habit of letting off fireworks willy- nilly until recently. It has begun to happen in the Ilkley area over the past few years,
V. M. B. Ilkley.
October 24 2002, This is Bradford, Letters to the Editor

Let's keep November 5 as something special. You can boycott noisy fireworks and still enjoy a lovely display.
H. P. Ilkley.
October 24 2002, This is Bradford, Letters to the Editor

After reading that disgraceful story about poor Megan, I too believe that fireworks should be banned form public sale. We need fireworks banned now!
A, Northern Ireland
October 24 2002, Manchester News, , Death of Megan

Fireworks should be banned for good apart from people with licenses or public displays.
S. Manchester
October 24 2002, Manchester online , Stay Safe Campaign

IN a densely populated area of Aughton, the peace and calm was suddenly shattered last Wednesday evening by a bout of firework explosions.
CONCERNED Aughton (Full name and address supplied)
October 24 2002, icLiverpool - Letters Your Views Noisy acts so selfish

Every year people complain, people receive injuries and many people are suffering annoyance and disturbances, not forgetting our dumb animals.
D. R. Gateshead
October 24 2002, Evening Chronicle, It's time to bury Guy Fawkes

AT MY recent ward surgery, a number of people pointed out that with the approach of November 5 the letting-off of fireworks on the streets is already causing some problems.
C. C.  Cambridge
October 24 2002, Cambridge News, Tighten up on fireworks

If selling fireworks to the general public is a problem for many people, why don't those who feel strongly enough simply stop buying anything from such retail outlets for one year?
A. D. H. Bingham
October 25 2002, This is Nottingham,  Boycott firework shops

Thousands of parents in the Bristol area, my husband and I included, have young children, who are absolutely petrified by the loud noises that come with fireworks.
C. P. by e-mail.
October 25 2002, this is Bristol - FEEDBACK FIREWORK REGULATIONS

Yes, fireworks should be banned except for November 5, or a day after. My house pet, a guinea pig, shakes and trembles with fear night after night.
MRS H. R. Gloucester
October 25 2002, this is Gloucestershire, FIREWORKS FRIGHT KILLED MY PET

I ABSOLUTELY agree that all sales of fireworks should be banned and that only organised events should take place. Some young people are using fireworks as weapons.
A Worried Mother, Greater Manchester
October 25 2002, Manchester Online, Firework thugs cause mum to lose baby

Fireworks should be banned by law and only sold to registered users for controlled displays.
A F. Derbyshire
October 25 2002, Manchester News, Death of Megan

For weeks now we have listened to fireworks being set off and watched our animals hide, shaking under the table, is anything being done about the sale of fireworks?
A. H. Newcastle
October 25 2002, Evening Chronicle, Action needed on fireworks

It's time to close the fireworks shops and the sale of fireworks to the public.
A. M. D. Withywood.
October 26 2002, This is Bristol - SOAPBOX - FIREWORKS

ON the subject of firework nuisance, we in the Avon Way area of Thornbury have to put up with fireworks from September to January at all times of the day or night.
B. C. Thornbury.
October 26 2002, This is Bristol - SOAPBOX - FIREWORKS

The weeks leading up to Bonfire Night produce complaints and protests about fireworks being let off, annoying people, and yobs frightening and torturing animals.
G. S. Bristol.
October 26 2002, This is Bristol - SOAPBOX - FIREWORKS

I am even more determined to carry on my crusade to get the misuse of fireworks banned.
A. W. Hengrove, by e-mail.
October 26 2002, This is Bristol - SOAPBOX - FIREWORKS

I fully support the RSPCA and feel that the laws need to change.
B, Manchester
October 28 2002, Manchester News, Death of Megan

When are the powers that be going to ban the sale of fireworks? They just cause distress to old people and animals, and I have to listen to this unwanted noise from early October to December. 
J K, Glasgow
October 28 2002, Daily Mirror, Fireworks are a blasted menace

By banning the public sale of fireworks completely the issue goes away. If people want to throw money away they should donate to NHS charities rather than burden the already over-burdened NHS.
R. W. Hazel Grove
October 30 2002, Manchester online, Stay Safe Campaign

I would like to see some controls brought in on fireworks and I would also like to know what people are doing setting off fireworks at 1.20 in the morning.
A. B. Burley-in-Wharfedale .
October 31 2002, This is Bradford, Letters to the Editor Loud fireworks

I would suggest fireworks go on sale only on November 4 and sales stop on November 6, and that a strict law is passed. Also that there is a greater police presence on the streets to catch firework offenders.
L S, Eccles
October 31 2002, Manchester online, Stay Safe Campaign

WITH the coming of the firework season, may I make a plea asking people through your newspaper to try and not let very loud fireworks off near neighbours who may be elderly or very ill.
J. M. Merstham
October 31 2002, icSurrey Online, Fireworks are stressful

However, it seems most evenings are disturbed with fireworks going off, all year round, night or day.
Recently Redhill seems to having a continuous celebration of sorts. Why?
Name and address supplied
October 31 2002, icSurrey Online, The fireworks are just too much

The sale of fireworks to the public should be completely banned. It is the mindless idiots who are the 'killjoys' bringing no joy at all, but misery for weeks on end, year in and year out,
L. R. Anfield
October 31 2002, icLiverpool, Echo Letters 31 October 2002