Street lights to be dimmed in bid to save council money

SOLIHULL councillors have opposed a complete switch-off of lights across the borough in the early hours of the morning after safety concerns.

- SAM GREENWAY News Reporter

But they have backed plans to dim lights by 25 per cent in a bid to save cash-strapped Solihull Council money.

Just over half of English councils with responsibility for street lights have chosen to dim or switch them off overnight over the last decade.

Solihull Council is responsible for around 23,500 street lighting units.

But councillors feared the effect on partially-sighted people and women's safety if lights were turned off.