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| Partial street lights switch-off | Partial street lights switch-off |
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| A third of a county's street lighting could be switched off for up five hours per night to save money. | A third of a county's street lighting could be switched off for up five hours per night to save money. |
| Carmarthenshire council is looking at plans to turn off one-in-three lights in residential areas and two-in-three on highways from 0030 GMT to 0530 GMT. | |
| A report says turning off 6,000 out of 18,337 lights could save £67,000. | A report says turning off 6,000 out of 18,337 lights could save £67,000. |
| Last month, Blaenau Gwent council switched back on some street lights after people living in the area said they wanted them on. | Last month, Blaenau Gwent council switched back on some street lights after people living in the area said they wanted them on. |
| Carmarthenshire council said it had "no plans to plunge the county into total darkness". | Carmarthenshire council said it had "no plans to plunge the county into total darkness". |
| Areas exempt from the switch-off included roundabouts, junctions, pedestrian crossings, traffic lights, traffic calming areas, areas covered by CCTV, railway crossings and areas with sheltered housing. | Areas exempt from the switch-off included roundabouts, junctions, pedestrian crossings, traffic lights, traffic calming areas, areas covered by CCTV, railway crossings and areas with sheltered housing. |
| It claimed a consultation with the public, emergency services, the community safety section, the road safety unit and traffic management suggested more than 70% of respondents backed the part-night lighting idea. | It claimed a consultation with the public, emergency services, the community safety section, the road safety unit and traffic management suggested more than 70% of respondents backed the part-night lighting idea. |
| 'Not notice' | 'Not notice' |
| The authority said the part-time switch off would reduce the council's carbon footprint by 370 tonnes in its first year. | The authority said the part-time switch off would reduce the council's carbon footprint by 370 tonnes in its first year. |
| Councillor Jim Jones, chairman of the group set up to investigate the option, said the majority of residents "will probably not even the notice the difference". | Councillor Jim Jones, chairman of the group set up to investigate the option, said the majority of residents "will probably not even the notice the difference". |
| He said: "There are some members of the public that have misunderstood and think they are going to be plunged into total darkness, but this is not the case. | He said: "There are some members of the public that have misunderstood and think they are going to be plunged into total darkness, but this is not the case. |
| "I would like to reassure them that we are not switching off all the lights in the county." | "I would like to reassure them that we are not switching off all the lights in the county." |
| A report goes before the council's environment scrutiny committee on 20 November. | A report goes before the council's environment scrutiny committee on 20 November. |