Shropshire Council is missing its streetlight repair targets by a wide margin but more resources are being put into solving the issue.
Some 'outliers' have failed to be fixed in nine months, a meeting heard on Wednesday, where a councillor asked to be given the figures.
Councillor Marshall said lamps in 60 per cent of the street lights are no longer made for environmental reasons. "In asking colleagues, it’s clear this is not just a Shrewsbury issue but one that applies across Shropshire – perhaps the 2022-23 equivalent of the pothole plague, which seems now to be under control with good progress being made," she said.
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