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Have a problem with fireworks in our local town that started in August. Pretty much set your clock by them going of at 2:00am. They are ~£50 big multi shot 'professional' bangy rocket launcher things that wake the entire neighborhood. Being let off in different locations as I've sometimes found the charred remains when out with the dog in the morning.
They did stop for a week or so but started again last night at 2:00am and then at 4:00am. Am bloody shattered now. Reported online and rang police again.
Don't know if its rival drug gangs or someone with a grudge or just ****s with money to burn but I'm getting pissed off now hence STW venting session!
Illegal to use fireworks between 11pm and 7.30am, iirc, might be an extension on 5th November and New Year's Eve.
If it's regular and people are reporting it, you'd think the Police might try and have a couple of units in the area if they aren't up to their eyeballs in higher priority work, which they might be.
Police have no chance of finding them other than pure chance.
Don’t know if its rival drug gangs
Maybe.
Round our way the local drug dealers let off a loud rocket when they've had a delivery to alert the local junkies that they're open for business. No texts or phone calls for the po-po to trace and they get their gear in and shift it back out again as quick as they can to minimise the time that they're holding large quantities.
Usually mid afternoon / evening though.
It's pretty much every night, the police have had mounted/horse patrols during the early evenings in the area but it's back to the sparse coverage at 2:00am.
Every night is a different location - I've found the burnt out remains at the side of a main road and the local park so it's not like I can wait in my van vigilante Equaliser style.
We had some go off here at about 6am this morning. Everyone's moaning on the local Facebook page.
I didn't hear myself, otherwise I might have popped out to score.
A few morning after remnants
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how much 😲
Personally I'd ban them altogether along with sparklers.
Are there any local shops that sell fireworks? Might be worth getting round all those* to find if there's a regular purchaser of such a thing because I don't think you get them online very easily due to posting such things.
*or rather the Police should be! Maybe they've already thought of this.
@tthew yeah definitely, I'm sure fireworks shops aren't owned by dodgy types & OP wants word getting around that he's making "enquiries" into drugs gangs 🤔
The Assassin looks like it hasn't gone off. Have that!
£140? Not just for fun then?
Last night's apparently, similar message on a previous firework in another local village.
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Is the perpetrator some kind of modern day tepid Guy Fawkes? 🙂
'Cranky get your toes out'.
I feel we need more analysis of this. A local saying, perhaps?
Overall, a pretty coherent and well-structured set of arguments.
Grand Theft Auto?
"Boris, this is four you for not feeding my kids" on a £139 box of fireworks?
Another one just been found on a local kids playground
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Has Cranks feet got a Just Giving page?
Anyone know where Jake Berry lives?
He's the Tory MP for the area. So, nowhere near Rossendale, I'm guessing.
Anglesey I believe. He's a classic pole climbing career politician although I don't think he's in favour with Boris, not quite mental enough.
Looks like it could be an individual with a mental health issue to me.
Not sure how you can deal with it or get it to stop.
Someone who knows a bit more of what's going on reckons feud between two drug gangs 'fireworking' each others patches 😔
If it is drug gangs, it looks like they've been getting high on their own supply.
Someone who knows a bit more of what’s going on reckons feud between two drug gangs ‘fireworking’ each others patches
It'll be drive-by sparklings next.
Someone who knows a bit more of what’s going on reckons feud between two drug gangs ‘fireworking’ each others patches.
Catherine wheeling and dealing.
There really is no good reason why big fireworks should be sold to the public. At some point in the future they will banned and we will look back and realise how crazy it was that you could buy a small bomb in the corner shop.
There really is no good reason why
bigfireworks should be sold to the public.
I love fireworks and always have. But there's far too many roasters in this country.
Coronashiteness aside there's no reason why they shouldn't be restricted to organised displays. It's surprisingly straightforward to get an explosives licence.
But there’s far too many roasters in this country.
Gang bangers innit.
You're too late PP, someone else has already won the Internet today.
Anyone know where Jake Berry lives?
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He’s the Tory MP for the area. So, nowhere near Rossendale, I’m guessing.
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Anglesey I believe. He’s a classic pole climbing career politician although I don’t think he’s in favour with Boris, not quite mental enough.
No, no, no he doesn't *live* on Anglesey - he was just forced to stay in his holiday home on Anglesey by a series of unfortunate events.
Locals not too happy...
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/english-mp-armed-himself-pickaxe-19203357
Personally I’d ban them altogether along with sparklers.
Thats absolute blasphemy in my house my partner is from Lewes. Bonfire night is by far one of the best nights of the year.
I don’t think he’s in favour with Boris, not quite mental enough.
Hmm, Boris is godfather to one of Berry’s kids. Just sayin’.
I am not sure how you can stop this give a report to the police at least they will have it noted, Maybe loads of people have been complaining. I cant see police wasting too much time on this though considering what is currently going on.
The sooner they get banned the better.
It doesnt seem to be about having a nice display int he garden, and we've unscrupulous shops selling to whoever has money to buy, which are then basically being used as improvised explosive devices 😕
No, no, no he doesn’t *live* on Anglesey – he was just forced to stay in his holiday home on Anglesey by a series of unfortunate events.
Locals not too happy…
Pretty terrible time for him, usual issues with social media heroes adding to the stress
Suggesting or promoting going round to any MP’s house with explosives isn’t really on.
That wasn't my intention, I was reading the scrawling's on the first set of OP's photos that and made a little joke* of the back of the Jake Berry is a pedo statement. Genuinely didn't know he was the Rossendale MP.
I'll report myself and get it deleted. I don't think there's much chance local vigilantes would pick up on this and go a lynchin' but obviously could be/was taken out of context.
*or not, they're supposed to be funny!
Someone who knows a bit more of what’s going on reckons feud between two drug gangs ‘fireworking’ each others patches 😔
Here in South London it's all guns and knives, just goes to show how soft northerners really are...putting on fancy firework displays to impress the other gangs...what next a dance off ?
Genuinely no disrespect to the op or some of the serious matters discuss on here but I've had a few good chuckles at some of the posts!
If you can't afford to feed your kids, how can you afford to buy a £140 firework?
If you can’t afford to feed your kids, how can you afford to buy a £140 firework?
Probably using those vouchers Marcus Rashford was giving out.
Sheesh.
If you can’t afford to feed your kids, how can you afford to buy a £140 firework?
Bangers and mash. Do both.