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Saturday, October 18, 2008

The Big Switch-off: A Fifth Of Councils Axe Road Lights To Cut Bills

One in five councils is switching off street lights at night, leaving hundreds of thousands of residents with blacked-out roads.
Nine out of 49 county councils in England and Wales have made the move, a Daily Mail investigation has found.
Dozens more are expected to follow to save money. But residents in areas affected by the Government-backed initiative say they have been left at risk from serious road accidents, crime and vandalism.

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