Hawksmoor

I asked the council here if they could put some sort of shielding over one street light as in the last 5 years the lamp post has grown taller than the houses ( they replaced the post) and now shines into my garden 4 houses down from the main road. 

The council replied saying they cannot shield the light but they will replace it with a better one that only shines down. Two weeks later they replaced the sodium lamp with a 3x brighter LED light. My garden is so bright, when my eyes are dark adjusted I can read a newspaper there. 

Over xmas the three lights closest went out. FANTASTIC, it was extremely dark. Pity the clouds didn't part. I really thought the council had heard my prayers. Unfortunately, after xmas, I heard workmen digging the road. That night all the lights were back on again

The street lights here stay on all night. I wish the council would turn them off at midnight as they do in other areas, if only to save some money. Or just turn those 3 closest to me off.

ive got the new LED ones down my street, there loads better than the old sodium ones, gone has the orange glow streetside and the light only gos down, above is pure blackness, thay changed the whole lamphead here.  charl.