On Friday 21st February 2020, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) restricted the use of coal and inefficient wet wood from domestic household fireplaces. Coal and wet wood burning stoves were classified as the largest source of particulate matter (PM) which is considered by the World Health Organisation as the most harmful pollutant to human health. The Government plans to phase out the use of coal and wet wood completely by 2023 and transition into c