North Yorkshire County Council have partially implemented changes where street lights are switched off from midnight to 5am.
The changes are part of a cost saving measure by North Yorkshire County Council, looking to reduce a £1.7million street lighting and signing energy bill by almost £400,000. It could also see a 3,000 tonne (27%) reduction in North Yorkshire’s street lighting carbon footprint by the end of the 2015/16 financial year.
To see the full extent of the lights that could be switch off see the interactive map
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Any money saved will be lost on police call outs when the crime increases
Lovely to see the stars at night.
Harrogate can be very narrow minded. We have to look to the future and streetlights after 12 have always been a waste of energy. What are people doing out after 12?