18 May 2012 Last updated at 07:33 ET Northamptonshire street lights switch-off 'saves £2m' The street lights in Northamptonshire were switched off between May and August in 2011 Nearly £2m was saved by switching off half of the street lights across Northamptonshire last year, it has been claimed. Northamptonshire County Council gave the figures in a Freedom of Information request submitted by the BBC. The Conservative-run council said it would have spent more than £4.9m on lighting this year but instead it spent £3m. However critics said some people were scared to go out at night. The authority made the move to turn off half of its 66,000 lights as part of a plan to save £100m in four years. 'Broken into' The figure confirms ...
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