Quite a number of streets in Nether Edge have been hit by a problem with the street lights over the last few days.  Last night, the lights in quite a few roads - such as Ladysmith Road, Edgebrook Road, Barker’s Road and Union Road - were out completely, but there have been problems with them going on and off for days.

I’ve been informed today that the council is aware of the problem, and are trying to get the lights repaired as soon as possible.  As is often the case, the problem when all of the lights go out in an area is one that needs to be fixed by the electricity company YEDL.  This can take a little bit of time as they try and find the fault, although they promise to get things sorted out within 30 days.  Sometimes trying to find a fault means that they end up having to leave the lights on all the time, including during the day.  Also, if the problem is related to the supply of electricity to people’s houses as well as streetlights, they will (if they need to) give restoring the electricity supply to people’s houses a priority over the streetlights.

I am happy to take up any issues relating to problems with streetlights, especially if a light has been faulty for some time, but you can also contact the council directly by using any of their contact details here.  They also have a page that tells you a little bit more about what they do on maintaining streetlights.