UK households with log burners risk £175 to £300 fines for making a big mistake this winter. A smoke control area is a legally defined area where you cannot emit smoke from a chimney. You can be ...

Households have been warned over the dangers of using log burners and fireplaces as snow and colder temperatures are set to return to the UK once again. The Met Office has forecast that snow will ...

A ban on certain wood-burning stoves and stricter regulations on solid fuel heating could be implemented under proposed legislation aimed at addressing indoor pollution within homes. Labour has ...

UK households with log burners and wood burners face a £300 fine for breaking key DEFRA rules. Wood burners are not banned in the UK, but their use is regulated to reduce air pollution. In smoke ...

19:05, Sun, Mar 8, 2026 Updated: 19:08, Sun, Mar 8, 2026 A ban on some wood-burning stoves and tighter rules on solid fuel heating could be introduced under new laws to tackle indoor pollution in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Reach Publishing Services Limited Log and wood burners could face a partial ban in the Labour Party government's updated ...

Banning solid fuels like wood and log burners in UK homes could save 1,500 lives a year and a staggering £54m in NHS funding, a report has claimed. Environmental consultancy firm Ricardo has called ...