Street lights.

[Doc Alan]

A public consultation on whether street lights should be switched off at night was held in Scarborough – east coast of England – last autumn.

It was part of a national review of all 49,000 County Council-owned street lights, and apparently a number of councils in England have already introduced the saving, including Leicester City Council and Essex County Council.


North Yorkshire County Council said if the plan was introduced it would save about £400,000 as well as reducing the council's carbon footprint.
Lights were to be switched off between midnight and 0500, although “ those in areas where road safety or crime is an issue” were to be left on.


One of our local " Barangay " councillors urged North Yorkshire to carry out a pilot scheme first, claiming the changes could “ create a “curfew” for elderly and vulnerable people “ adding: “I think a lot of people will be wary of leaving the house after a certain time. We also need the street lights for our CCTV, as the cameras often depend on the street lighting to pick incidents up. “


Council first hoped to introduce the saving in November, but it’s not yet been fully implemented here because of local opposition.

http://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/...ting-1-4969772

[andy222]

I think it will catch on the councils need to save money. Back to the dark ages.. No gas lights though too expensive.