An outright ban on fireworks would be welcome on many fronts - Yorkshire Post Letters

I hadn't realised the Government was consulting about fireworks and possibly banning certain sorts. So my thanks to The Yorkshire Post for mentioning it in your pages (August 28).

We've all suffered from increasing noise from fireworks. They are let off thoughtlessly and incessantly from September until December, and even then we can't be certain the problems will end. A complete ban on fireworks would give a chance of a restful sleep, and would be welcomed by those with pets which are invariably terrified by the noises. Fireworks are a form of cruelty to animals.

In some places air pollution from heavy firework use is quite damaging. We'd all benefit from cleaner air.

Past reports in The Yorkshire Post suggest notable problems with indiscriminate use of fireworks in the Bradford area so the issue ought to be an important concern there.

I looked at the Government's consultation paper and the questionnaire offered. It is a mealy mouthed affair and doesn't suggest the radical approach of stopping firework sales altogether. Instead it offers ineffective half measures like banning some of the noisiest fireworks. However, I've sent in my views and I encourage others to do the same.

From what I've seen most fireworks are imported from China. Banning their sale would not hit British manufacturing.

If there have to be exceptions to firework use then let them be only for great national events.