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Wood smoke stories from the United Kingdom

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Eyes severely affected
…I am left with an allergy to woodsmoke which has changed my life.
Officials don’t take issue seriously
There are several open fires or woodburners near me and the air often smells of smoke…
Driven from a Hampshire market town
…It cost me tens of thousands to move…
Smoked out in a smokeless zone
…The first winter they burnt kitchen cabinets, old furniture, chipboard, plywood, painted wood, fence panels etc…
Breathless in Belfast
…More than a dozen smoking chimneys are in the area, from none ~3 yrs ago.…
A Defra-approved stove worsening asthma
His comment when we told him a family member had asthma and the smoke was making it worse, was “that's not my problem.”…
COPD and a wood-burning neighbor
I can’t have my windows open and my whole area smells of burning wood…
Smoke in a Welsh village
…When we came here, the air was fresh. Now, more and more of our neighbours have taken to wood burning…
It was a nightmare
We had to move from our house that we loved…
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