Councillor Tony Brinsden will be seeking enlightenment on the Pembrokeshire black out at this morning's meeting of full council.

Cllr Brinsden is seeking an assurance that local members and community councils will be consulted before darkness descends as street lights are switched off for economy reasons.

The decision to switch off around 95% of the county's street lights between midnight and 5.30am was finalised at a cabinet meeting earlier this month following recommendations made by the Director of Transportation and Environment.

Recommendations include the reduction of burning hours by replacing light sensitive photocells with programmable on-off switches, reprogramming existing time switches and gradual decommissioning of unnecessary lighting.

The switch off periods would exclude town centres and areas where lighting has been installed in connection with safety schemes.

The council says the changes would help continue the councils recent efforts to address climate change, reduce light pollution and reduce carbon emissions as well as reducing the total energy for street lighting bill, which has recently rocketed by 35.78%.