English councils have issued just three fines under tighter wood burner rules

Data also shows only one prosecution and follow-ups on third of 10,000 complaints made since January 2022There has been just one prosecution and three fines handed out for people using banned wood-burning stoves in England, data has revealed.Despite more than 10,000 complaints about wood being burned in populated areas since January 2022, local councils have not been enforcing the government's "tough new restrictions" on stoves. Two-thirds of these complaints were not followed up at, and only a handful led to any action. Continue reading...