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Streetlights to stay on as Examiner wins campaign

THE Examiner can confirm the battle to keep street lights across the county switched on has been won.Read

Is gadget the answer to Bucks streetlight problem?

A FORMER taxi driver from Manchester believes that he has the answer to Buckinghamshire's street lighting problems.Read

Street lights: 'We will take all opinions into consideration' says council

BUCKS County Council says that every view put forward to them in their consultation on proposed budget cuts will be taken into account.Read

Community groups back our 'keep the lights on' campaign

PARISH councils and residents' associations across the region have thrown their weight behind our campaign to keep the street lights turned on.Read

Council needs your views on street lights

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE County Council has insisted that residents' views will determine whether street lights are turned off across the county.Read

Councillor seeks light on the gloom

AN ANGRY councillor has lashed out at Buckinghamshire County Council (BCC) because areas of Chesham have been left in darkness since 'unsafe' street lights were removed two months ago.Read

What other councils have done to cut street light costs

BUCKS County Council is not the only council considering plans to switch off its street lights.Read

Crime warning as council contemplates street lights switch-off

THE PLANNED switch-off or dimming of lights in some residential areas by Buckinghamshire County Council will cause crime to soar wherever it is dark.Read

Cabbies and cyclists join the throng battling to have the proposal dropped

TAXI drivers and cyclists are also behind our campaign.Read

Crash victim Elaine's dad backs our campaign to keep the lights burning

THE father of a young woman who was killed in a car accident on the unlit A413 has backed our campaign.Read

Road groups voice fears of street lights switch off

LEADING road safety charities have expressed their concerns at Bucks' proposal to switch off 10,000 street lights in a bid to save £77,000.Read

What you said: readers respond

HERE are a selection of the comments we have received since breaking the news last week that Bucks County Council plans to turn off yet more street lights across the county.Read

Don't keep us in the dark - join our 'keep the lights on' campaign

ENOUGH is enough. Today, we fight back against ludicrous plans to switch off 10,000 more street lights to save cash.Read