The Labour group have opposed the decision to cull streetlights across the county since the plan was first floated, and have been active campaigners across the local authority, working with town council colleagues and party activists, collecting signatures for petitions and speaking to local residents about their concerns.

The Labour group, led by Councillor Sandra Davies, is a strong supporter of renewable energy as an alternative to the drastic measures on offer from Powys and would support a further consultation on the issue.

Councillor Sandra Davies said:
“There is a large and ageing population in the area and they will be petrified to go out.

“Parents are concerned about their children going to school in the dark and are likely to take them by car instead, undoing all the good work which has been done to get children healthy and reduce the carbon footprints.

“I feel very strongly that this will have a detrimental effect on our communities and I feel it is wrong to present this under the guise of efficiency when there are many other methods of efficiency savings without endangering people’s safety or curtailing lifestyles. We would support further work in considering alternative energy saving efficiencies and in the interim all our street lights should remain on.”