The fuse has been lit on a fireworks dispute after a popular display was refused permission on safety grounds. The free event, which has been running for 17 years on Rectory Meadow in Diss, has been cancelled after a safety document was not completed on time. Organiser Billy Ellwood, who runs the event each year for free and is now £3,500 out of pocket, having already purchased the fireworks, feels the decision by Diss Town Council to refuse to grant him a licence is unfair. “In their email, the council said I should give the fireworks I had bought to local families,” said Mr Ellwood. “But these are category three fireworks that would certainly not be safe for people to use at home.

Source: Express November 02, 2023 16:12 UTC