Left in the dark (From Gazette)

11:28am Tuesday 9th October 2012 in News

Left in the dark: Theresa Higgins, Ray Gamble and Paul Smith

RESIDENTS were plunged into darkness after street lights were cut down without warning.

Four lampposts in St Dominic Road and in St John’s Road were taken down by Essex County Council engineers without explanation.

Paul Smith, borough councillor for St John’s, said representatives should have been informed before action was taken.

Essex County Council says the lampposts were unsafe and will be replaced eventually.

Comments(5)

FormerColchesterGirl says...
1:24pm Tue 9 Oct 12

Come on Gazette, you reported this last week now you are re-reporting with a photo. Slow news week is it?

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Say It As It Is OK? says...
1:26pm Tue 9 Oct 12

Another photo opportunity, how sad!

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irememberwhen says...
1:44pm Tue 9 Oct 12

I doubt they were actually "plunged into darkness".

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hughie-s says...
2:51pm Tue 9 Oct 12

irememberwhen wrote:
I doubt they were actually "plunged into darkness".

Perhaps there were so dangerous they were taken down in the middle of the night?

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greenbroker says...
6:15pm Tue 9 Oct 12

OK, so they were a possible danger to the public, but I'm sure the risk was worth taking until new lights were installed? Another over reaction IMO.

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