The Northern Echo | Protect Our Children

Never again

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:00:28 +0100

Echo victory in campaign for new nightwear regulations.

Brave little boy who is scarred for life

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:01:37 +0100

Brave Daniel Mitchard-Harrison is scarred for life after suffering horrendous injuries after his pyjama bottoms caught fire. Lauren Pyrah reports.

Traders to back Echo pyjama campaign

Mon, 19 May 2008 06:03:00 +0100

AN alliance of market traders with more than 35,000 members across the country is about to back The Northern Echo's campaign to ban flammable children's pyjamas.

Children give support to Echo's campaign

Wed, 14 May 2008 10:37:00 +0100

YOUNGSTERS at a North-East school have vowed to write to EU ministers to call for a ban on the use of flammable materials in boys' pyjamas.

‘Pyjama campaign moving slowly’

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:25:00 +0100

A EURO MP at the forefront of efforts to establish new legislation on flame-resistant clothing for children last night said that the process was moving forward - albeit slowly.

A year on and this could still happen

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:20:00 +0100

THE family of a toddler who suffered horrific burns when his pyjamas caught fire have spoken of their dismay at a lack of progress in establishing an international law on flame-resistant children's clothing.

Store's decision labelled 'cop out'

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:04:29 +0100

ASDA'S bombshell was met with fury and disappointment from two-year-old Daniel Mitchard-Harrison's family and other campaigners last night.

Asda says customers don't want fire retardant pyjamas

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:04:00 +0100

SUPERMARKET company Asda has refused to remove flammable pyjamas from its shelves - even after a young boy was left scarred for life after the pair he was wearing caught fire.

Surgeon backs fire-risk crusade

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:28:00 +0100

AN eminent plastic surgeon has lent his support to The Northern Echo's campaign for an international law on the flammability of children's nightwear.

Step closer to victory in fire risk campaign

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:40:57 +0100

AN international law on flame-resistant children's clothing is a step closer today after The Northern Echo took its Protect Our Children campaign to the European Parliament.

Fire safety campaign on its way to Europe

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 09:21:00 +0100

A EURO boss who has the power to initiate new legislation is to consider The Northern Echo's campaign to protect children.

Coroner's response after fire death

Sat, 26 May 2007 10:05:02 +0100

A CORONER has expressed surprise that all children's nightwear is not flame resistant.

Brave Nathaniel wrestling with legacy of blaze

Fri, 25 May 2007 08:37:00 +0100

A YEAR ago Nathaniel Smith was a happy little five-year-old who loved to wrestle.

Professor pledges campaign support

Thu, 03 May 2007 08:41:00 +0100

A UNIVERSITY professor who has spent the past 45 years researching materials has backed a campaign to make pyjamas flame resistant.

Study highlighted fire problem four years ago

Wed, 02 May 2007 10:39:38 +0100

AN academic study published four years ago recommended children's pyjamas were made safer across Europe, The Northern Echo has learnt.