Fireworks

Call for action as MPs prepare to debate firework law

Fireworks are set to be debated in parliament on 29 January after more than 111,000 people signed a petition calling for a change to the current laws

‘We need your help’: fireworks campaigners’ call for support

Members of the public can make a real difference, those behind the campaign believe

49 horses injured and 11 killed since 2010: the real cost of fireworks *warning: graphic images*

A petition calling for a ban on public use of fireworks has topped 104,500 signatures in five weeks

‘We have to move forwards’: fireworks petition gathers momentum

The petition has had more than 27,000 signatures in its first three weeks

Horse spooked by fireworks injured days after hospital treatment

The four-year-old's devastated owner is calling for a change in the law on private displays

‘A frightened horse is a dangerous horse’: fireworks reminder for public and owners

Government ignores calls to ban public sale of fireworks

The government has refused to debate the law surrounding the sale of fireworks to the general public, despite an online petition attracting 146,331 signatures

Dead horse found tangled in wire after fireworks display

The youngster's owner has paid tribute to her "fabulous" horse and is calling for a ban on the sale of fireworks to the general public

Redwings 'devastated' to lose horses after fireworks display

“During my twelve years at Redwings, I have never had to put two ponies to sleep in one evening in the same field as a result of an emergency situation."

'Devastated' owner calls for fireworks ban after horse put down

'If it means being able to save at least one horse then his pain and suffering won’t have been in vain'

Spooked colt sustains fatal injury during fireworks display

Pat Ormond, owner of College View Stud, lost his four-month-old foal

MPs: 'No change to firework law'

A petition calling for the use of fireworks to be restricted was debated in parliament, after it garnered more than 100,000 signatures

Tighter fireworks restrictions to be debated by MPs

It calls for fireworks to only be set off on, and during the weekends directly surrounding, Guy Fawkes Night, New Year’s Eve, Diwali and Chinese New Year

More than 100,000 sign fireworks petition

More than 100,000 people have signed a government petition calling for tougher restrictions on the sale of fireworks.

Horses left terrified after firework shot into field

An owner is calling for the sale of fireworks to be restricted after her horses were left "massively agitated" when one was thrown into their field

Horse owners call for a restriction on fireworks

H&H readers are campaigning for a restriction on fireworks in order to protect horses and wildlife

Bonfire night: warning to owners following horse’s death

Owners are being urged to take extra care to keep their horses safe this bonfire night

Ban private firework displays, say horse owners

More than 25,000 people in the UK have signed a petition to stop the sale of fireworks to private individuals

Horse dies after being spooked by firework

A mare had to be put down after a loud firework was let off without warning

Forty tonnes of hay and straw lost in firework blaze

Five horses, including an unhandled foal, were rescued from their stables after the fire — thought to have been caused by a stray firework — took hold