Zoo chiefs have welcomed the expansion of firework control zones in Edinburgh after the death of a baby red panda and its mother was linked to loud bangs around Bonfire Night last year. ‌

The ban will cover nine Edinburgh neighbourhoods this year, after being trialled last year in a handful of areas of the Scottish capital. ‌

Firework control zones (FCZ), which ban the use of fireworks in a specific area to mitigate the misuse of fireworks and the protection of animals and vulnerable people, were first implemented in Balerno, Calton Hill, Niddrie and Seafield. ‌

On Thursday, members of the City of Edinburgh Council’s Culture and Communities Committee voted to reintroduce FCZs in these areas for two years, in addition to new bans in Moredun, Gracemount, Longstone, Sighthill,

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