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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rachel Keenan

‘Absolute nightmare’: doubts as Scotland’s firework control zones come into force

A firework control zone sign in Edinburgh
A firework control zone has been introduced in Hay Avenue in Niddrie, a south-east suburb of Edinburgh, because of previous disorder. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

“It’s going to be an absolute nightmare,” said Scott, a local resident, as he surveyed the damage caused after another night of fireworks disorder on Hay Avenue in Niddrie, a suburb in the south-east of Edinburgh.

The road was scorched with firework marks and in need of repair, while a discarded brick lay on the street. Local residents have tidied what they could of the remnants of fireworks, but Scott said they were worried this was only the beginning.

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