Public fireworks displays at Dundee’s Baxter and Lochee parks have been cancelled due to safety concerns.
Councillors have voted to uphold findings of a safety study carried out by the emergency services, which concluded the venues are no longer suitable for large gatherings. As a result, £50,000 allocated for spending on fireworks has now been set aside for “other events in the city, including an enhanced winter events programme,” according to the council’s report.
Crowds of up to 25,000 have attended the free unticketed displays in previous years but the decision means the council will no longer host them this year or in upcoming years. The study was conducted under proposals for Protect Duty legislation issued by the UK Home Office.
