Cllr Colin Mann, leader of the Plaid Cymru group, said the figures showed Caerphilly council is “totally out-of-step with other Gwent authorities”. “They’ve plunged people in the county borough into the dark and have done so in a much more heavy-handed and unnecessary way than other councils,” Cllr Mann said. “Older people should not have to feel vulnerable in their own homes. We are still receiving many complaints about this issue.” Cllr Mann called for the council “to begin immediately switching street lights back on in the early hours”. But the council’s deputy leader, Cllr Sean Morgan, said neighbouring areas are smaller with “far fewer” street lights.
Shares
Western Primary School is tackling a risk to their pupils from an increasingly busy main vehicle route on its door step.
The school is on Cold Bath road, a road that is becoming more congested, like many areas of Harrogate. Congestion peaks at around 8:30am to 9:00am, then again at from 3:00pm until 3:45pm. Much of the traffic is cars, but it also a route for school buses, the local bus service and a wide range of commercial vehicles.
The problem
The volume of cars, delivery vehicles and buses on Cold Bath road makes crossing difficult
Many parents and children walk up the hill, the only pedestrian crossing is past the school, towards the bakery. That means they are likely to cross the road lower down, rather than on the crossing