"Richard J." wrote in message
.uk...

The police weren't stopping the fireworks which were going off
around here well after midnight last night (in breach of the new
law).

The new law (The Fireworks Regulations 2004) allows fireworks to continue
until 01:00 on the night of Diwali (and similarly for New Year's Eve and
the Chinese New Year, and until midnight on 5th November).

They were still going off at 0130 when I finally dropped off. So much for
the new regulations.....