FRESH light is to be shed on Burnley after it was revealed that five out of every six street lights are faulty or don’t work.
Around £35,000 is being spent on fixing the Victorian-style lamps, along the likes of St James’s Street, Parker Lane and Curzon Street.
The announcement comes as the borough council has also authorised a further £67,000 to replace CCTV security cameras in Burnley.
Coun Charlie Briggs, executive member for community safety, said in a decision report: “The Victoriana lighting provides effective low-level background lighting for the CCTV operations in addition to enhancing the town centre appearance.
“Of the 61 units in the pedestrianised area, 50 units are either defective or do not work at all.”
Tenders will now be sought by the authority for the lighting contract, which will involve replacing the lamp heads. Burnley Council is involved in a partnership with Rossendale and Pendle over the CCTV system.
New funding will refurbish existing cameras as well as paying for two new devices covering Yorkshire Street and Turf Moor.
Better camera connections will also be promoted between the police control room and the football ground and talks are ongoing about sharing the cost with Lancashire Police and Burnley FC.
Elsewhere, the council is also undertaking a project to replace a number of bus shelters they own across Burnley and Padiham.
Town hall officials say most of them are now past their sell-by date.
The £12,500 allocated is the fourth year of a five-year programme.
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