An area in the south of Glasgow has been named the first Firework Control Zone (FCZ) in the city.
After being reviewed by the council, police, and fire service officials, Pollokshields has been named the first FCZ in Glasgow, meaning the use of fireworks will be banned for a 10-day period in November.
The ban covers both public and private spaces such as gardens, and is in force from November 1 to November 10.
Between those dates it will be a criminal offence for a member of the public to ignite a firework, but the new policy excludes fireworks in the F1 category, i.e sparklers.
An area home to 12,000 people, Pollokshields has repeatedly been the area of the city that has suffered the most serious firework-related antisocial behaviour in previous years, the council says.
It will also be an offence to fire a firework into the boundaries of the zone, or to knowingly or recklessly throw or cast a lit firework into it.
The ban comes after new Scottish Government legislation gave local authorities powers to designate FCZs which will be enforced by Police Scotland.
Councillor Elaine McSporran, Glasgow City Council's Firework Safety Champion, said: "Pollokshields has been the scene of some terrible firework-related antisocial behaviour in previous years.
"A new multi-agency approach has improved the situation recently, but it is still not where we want it to be.
“We hope the FCZ will support the hard work already being undertaken by SFRS, Police Scotland and the council in the city. We have had great support with this process within our communities.
READ MORE
- Parents at Milngavie Primary furious over damp and mould
- Temporary traffic management in Cathcart Glasgow to start
"Glasgow is testing the new legislation in the hope that it will bring some relief to Pollokshields residents.”
A public consultation is also being launched on September 10, to get local opinions on the potential to extend the FCZ to all of Glasgow, meaning fireworks would be banned throughout the entire city.
Ms McSporran added: “I'm also pleased that the public will be able to have their say on the creation of a citywide FCZ from tomorrow."
Thirteen applications for FCZs were reviewed by the panel consisting of bosses from the council, Police Scotland and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
Four applications related to locations in Pollokshields - demonstrating the strength of feeling in the area. Those four were combined and considered as one.
The review panel considered all the applications. Each decision was based on crime data and council complaints statistics.
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel