{"id":345712,"date":"2025-08-15T05:13:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T05:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/345712\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T05:13:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T05:13:28","slug":"fireworks-ban-near-edinburgh-zoo-over-bonfire-night-after-death-of-baby-panda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/345712\/","title":{"rendered":"Fireworks ban near Edinburgh Zoo over Bonfire Night after death of baby panda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Nine areas in Edinburgh are set to have fireworks bans brought in for Bonfire Night.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two year fireworks control zones (FCZs) \u2013 areas where the use of any fireworks is banned \u2013 are proposed for Niddrie, Seafield, Balerno and Calton Hill.<\/p>\n<p>All four were subject to bans last year, with previous reports to councillors suggesting that they were effective in reducing disturbance and litter.<\/p>\n<p>Five more FCZs, each lasting one year, are proposed for Corstorphine, Moredun, Gracemount, Longstone and Sighthill, each coming after locals requested them.<\/p>\n<p>The Corstorphine ban is aimed at reducing the impact on animals at Edinburgh Zoo, after a red panda cub died on 2024\u2019s Bonfire Night.<\/p>\n<p>The Longstone ban is also targeted at reducing harms to animals and \u2018vulnerable communities\u2019, while the other three zones are meant to reduce general fireworks misuse.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.stv.tv\/east-central\/bonfire-night-fireworks-blamed-for-death-of-red-panda-kit-at-edinburgh-zoo\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/6643a2eaad715fb58bef1a637fbdf3e2-1731517054-336x216.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  \/> <\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.stv.tv\/wp-content\/themes\/stvnews\/static\/images\/icon-play-overlay.svg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Play icon\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A report set to go before councillors at next week\u2019s Culture and Communities Committee says all five zones had \u201coverwhelming support\u201d during public consultations on introducing them.<\/p>\n<p>The application form for new FCZs was launched on March 3 this year, allowing community groups and local residents to apply for a zone to be introduced in their area.<\/p>\n<p>Residents in Greenbank had requested a FCZ, but officers said that there was not enough evidence from other public bodies to proceed with it.<\/p>\n<p>All nine zones will run from October 31 to November 9 this year. The report says officers are expecting Police Scotland to introduce dispersal zones in some or all of the FCZ areas.<\/p>\n<p>Dispersal zones allow police officers to tell groups of two or more people engaging in anti-social behaviour to leave a designated area for up to 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>If they re-enter the zone before they are allowed to, they can be subject to arrest.<\/p>\n<p>The report also said that police officers would be placed on some Lothian Buses services on Bonfire Night to discourage antisocial behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>And, it said the fire service would deliver presentations in city secondary schools on bonfire and firework safety.<\/p>\n<p>STV News is now on WhatsApp<\/p>\n<p>Get all the latest news from around the country<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCESJzKgsNvKKNOYO2r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">      Follow STV News <\/a>Follow STV News on WhatsApp<\/p>\n<p>Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/whatsapp-qr.png\" alt=\"WhatsApp channel QR Code\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nine areas in Edinburgh are set to have fireworks bans brought in for Bonfire Night. 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