SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA - LED STREET LIGHTS UNNERVE LONDON RESIDENTS

A multi-million pound project to replace street lights with LED lamps has left residents in a London borough feeling like they're 'living on a football pitch'.

Hounslow Council started installing the ultra-bright lights to improve the area's roads last year.   But homeowners in Park Road, Chiswick, and the surrounding areas have complained their evenings are ruined by the dazzling light pouring through their windows.  They say the lamps are causing them sleepless nights, and have now resorted to methods used during the Blitz to keep the light out. 

 

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