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Fears over street light cut-backs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11209143
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The growing number of councils across the UK that are switching off street lights has prompted criticism from MPs and road safety groups.
Some councils have turned off some lights at selected times, switched others off and turned traffic lights off in a bid to save money.
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The UK's 7.5m street lights cost about £500m each year to power.
Buckinghamshire County Council said it turned off 1,600 of the 28,000 street lights around the county and was saving about £700,000 a year as a result
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I can see this being a useful way of cutting costs but only if care is taken over where it is done.What do you think?
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