Rebecca Judd protests ‘un-Australian’ ban on barbecues in local council after just THREE complaints

Rebecca Judd protests the ‘un-Australian’ ban on barbecues in her local council area after just THREE complaints were made By Jabeen Waheed For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:19 BST, 20 August 2020 | Updated: 01:14 BST, 20 August 2020 Rebecca Judd is furious that her local council in Melbourne’s south-east is considering a ban on barbecues, … Read more

Amazon removes balcony barbecues from website after they’re linked to lockdown flat fires in London

Amazon has removed so-called ‘balcony barbecues’ from its website after they were linked to hundreds of devastating fires. The retail giant stopped the sale of the barbecues – which are specifically designed to be used on balconies – over concerns they are a safety hazard. London Fire Brigade (LFB) said a string of blazes at … Read more

National Trust urges people not to bring barbecues on visits to the countryside

More people have started taking barbecues to the countryside since lockdown measures started to ease, increasing the risk of wildfires, the National Trust warned.  Park rangers have also seen a notable increase in the amount of litter being left behind by visitors, saying this poses a threat to wildlife who get caught up in it. … Read more

Sales of Easter eggs, wine, barbecues and paddling pools soar ahead of four-day break 

Police are browsing supermarket aisles in a bid to catch shoppers trying to buy ‘non-essential’ items during the Easter weekend as top cops warned they would set up road blocks to grill motorists on whether their trips were legitimate. Several police forces across the country threatened to ‘check the items in baskets and trolleys’ today … Read more

Sales of Easter eggs, wine, barbecues and paddling pools soar ahead of four-day break 

Sales of paddling pools and barbecues have skyrocketed in the lead up to the Easter weekend as Brits prepare for a sun-drenched lockdown in the back garden after police threatened to stomp out all non-essential travel. Forecasts for warm and sunny weather for much of the double Bank Holiday weekend has seen garden items such … Read more