Department refuse street light ‘scoping exercise’ despite concerns over women’s safety

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Department refuse street light ‘scoping exercise’ despite concerns over women’s safety

A Stormont department has refused do carry out a “scoping exercise” on street lights in the interest of women’s safety. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) recently heard a motion from SDLP reps, who raised concerns over a lack of lamp posts in the district. The call for enhanced street lighting is to be debated at the sustainability and environment committee later this month, though the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has alread…