By John Baron
A Calverley & Farsley councillor has raised concerns about the anti-social use of fireworks, which are causing widespread concern among residents late at night.
Councillor Andrew Carter (Cons, Calverley & Farsley) has called for an end to importing cheap fireworks from China – and is lobbying for more action from police.
He said the police’s reputation was “not being done any good by a lack of action”.
In a video posted on his Facebook page, Cllr Carter said: “I want to talk about the fireworks that are being let off with increasing regularity, coming from the Pudsey end of the ward, up towards Bradford, indeed into Bradford.
“Surely the way to stop access to these cheap, very dangerous fireworks is to ban the import from China – because that’s where most of them come from.
“The police seem unable to stop these occurrences, often late at night, and accompanied by cars racing around at dangerous speeds.
“It really is time for action. The police’s reputation is not being done any good by a lack of action.
“I don’t blame the police in our local police stations – it’s time the senior officers look to actually carry out their duties in what I regard to be an effective way.”
Officers from the Calverley and Farsley neighbourhood policing team last week said they were tackling the anti-social use of fireworks in the area, working alongside partner agencies to take action against repeat offenders.
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