Bonfire Night: Manchester residents have their say on whether fireworks should be restricted to public events

Manchester City Council recently announced there would be no organised Bonfire Night events taking place this year. The local authority said in October it would not be running any Bonfire Night displays in 2022 due to escalating costs.

This follows two years of postponements due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and may have disappointed some residents who were looking forward to the celebrations. However, for those who love a night of fireworks and gathering around a bonfire, there will still be some independent displays taking place around the city.

With some organised displays not going ahead and an annual debate about the impact of the loud bangs on terrified pets, we spoke to the public in Manchester to find out what they think about people choosing to set off fireworks in their back garden and whether or not they would like to see them restricted to professionally-run events only rather than being available for general sale.