Tony Blair has hinted at a change in the law after news of an Evening Post campaign reached his desk.

A dossier on the Nottingham paper’s Be Safe Not Sorry campaign, which wants firework sales restricted, was handed to the Prime Minister after he spoke on the issue during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons.

He told MPs: “The risks associated with fireworks are very clear.

“Once we have the full statistics and survey of what has happened this year we will certainly consider if any changes are necessary.”

His hint at reform is a boost to the Post’s campaign, which has support from MPs around Nottinghamshire and beyond.

It was launched in December after the paper was inundated with letters from readers about the noise, nuisance and distress that the long build-up to Bonfire Night and continual fireworks afterwards was causing.

The police and fire authorities had already called for a public consultation on their sale and a public debate was opened by local politicians.

One local MP sponsored a bill in the House of Commons which called for restricted sales of fireworks. It gained massive support and is due for a second debate.

And within Nottingham city boundaries, the times that fireworks can be set off could be restricted under a new by-law.

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