“Asked to dispose of it, he quietly burnt it on a bonfire in his back garden in Cheshire, the court heard.”

“A Humberside Fire Service appliance was attending an out-of-control bonfire and was on Brigg Road with its blue lights and sirens on.”

“The amount of water used to put out the twelve minute bonfire proves this assertion.”

“Flowers and wooden curios were thrown onto bonfires as their owners watched in disbelief.”

“I am writing to complain about people who light bonfires any time, day or night.”

“In my childhood we were allowed to play conkers, whip-and-top, hopscotch and even put jacket potatoes on the bonfires.”