Jail term for setting off firework in street

A man has been jailed for six months for “recklessly” setting off fireworks in a busy street.

Norman Wood, 48, lit the fireworks outside St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney, on the afternoon of Saturday 30 December.

The town’s Broad Street filled with smoke, obscuring the view of drivers in the area.

Wood was sentenced at Kirkwall Sheriff Court on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to discharging the fireworks in a culpable and reckless manner.

Details of the sentence were confirmed yesterday by court officials.

ABERDEEN