Firework control zones to be extended across more of Glasgow
BBCFireworks will be banned in more parts of Glasgow later this year, making it an offence for people to set them off.
The rules mean residents cannot set off fireworks anywhere in the zones - including in private property such as gardens - or risk being jailed for up to six months and fined up to £5,000.
Glasgow City Council introduced the zones last year, after constant debate over noise and disruption caused by fireworks being set off in the weeks surrounding Bonfire Night.
This year's crackdown will take place between 30 October and 9 November, covering Broomhouse, Pollok, Glasgow Harbour and Govanhill and Pollokshields, which groups together two previously separate zones.
The local authority said zones last year in Pollokshields, Govanhill and Broomhouse helped reduce noise, disruption and anti-social behaviour.
Broomhouse and Pollok are home to animal sanctuaries, with the distressing impact of fireworks on creatures an often cited concern by campaigners against fireworks and animal charities.
In recent years violent disorder has accompanied Bonfire Night in both Edinburgh and Glasgow, including attacks on police and fire services.
However, last year police said there had been a notable reduction in trouble.
A total of 20 applications were submitted for control zones this year but not all were granted.
Councillor Laura Doherty, the city convener for neighbourhood services and assets, said: "The misuse of fireworks causes upset and disturbance across the city in late October and early November.
"The three control zones that were introduced last year proved to be effective with residents in those areas reporting a reduction in disruption they faced.
"Understandably we received a large number of applications for zones this year and we have through gone each application in great detail.
"Animals can suffer enormous distress as a consequence of the use of fireworks and so zones are absolutely needed for Broomhouse and Pollok where there are animal sanctuaries.
"Last year residents in Pollokshields and Govanhill gained a much-needed reprieve from the anti-social behaviour they have routinely experienced around Bonfire Night.
"We have used the powers available to the council to combine all the applications we received from the area into a single, larger zone for Pollokshields and Govanhill."
All the applications were put forward for public consultation and available information, including incident data, was then considered by a panel involving Glasgow City Council, Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
Separate applications for Pollokshields/Govanhill, Shawlands/Strathbungo, Govanhill and Govanhill/Crosshill were rolled into one control due to the crossover between the four areas.
Applications for firework control zones were also submitted for Ashlar Village, Bishop Loch, Braidcraft/Damshot, Carntyne/Riddrie, Firhill Basin, Garnethill, Knightswood, Langhaul/Bullwood, Leverndale, Mount Vernon, Shawlands Academy, Shettleston and Temple/Ilay.
