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‘Absolute nightmare’: doubts as Scotland’s firework control zones come into force

Measures follow increasingly violent disorder in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee over Bonfire Night period

“It’s going to be an absolute nightmare,” said Scott, a local resident, as he surveyed the damage caused after another night of fireworks disorder on Hay Avenue in Niddrie, a suburb in the south-east of Edinburgh.

The road was scorched with firework marks and in need of repair, while a discarded brick lay on the street. Local residents have tidied what they could of the remnants of fireworks, but Scott said they were worried this was only the beginning.

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