Street lighting fault leaves large stretch of seafront in darkness for weeks, prompting safety concerns

Street lighting fault leaves large stretch of seafront in darkness for weeks, prompting safety concerns

A large stretch of Burnham-On-Sea’s seafront has been left in darkness for almost two weeks due to a power fault affecting sixteen street lights, prompting safety concerns. The columns are along the Esplanade between Burnham Pavilion and the Jetty. They have left a large section of the seafront without illumination during the evenings. A Somerset Council spokesperson told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “The lights in question on the Esplanade are subject t…