CASH-saving plans to turn off street lights in the middle of the night will not be adopted in Lancashire, council bosses have said.
Controversial schemes in other parts of the country have been introduced that sees thousands of street lamps in residential areas being switched off after midnight.
The blackouts are being imposed by councils to cut energy bills and meet climate change targets. But both Blackburn with Darwen Council and Lancashire County Council said that the trials are not going to take place here.
Elsewhere the blackouts have provoked anger from police leaders and the motoring organ-isations, who say that good street lighting reduces crime, makes the public feel safe and reduces the risk of road traffic accidents.
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