Letter: Not convinced by council carbon footprint actions

On local lampposts in Harlescott Grange Shrewsbury, there are messages informing residents that the street lights are going to be turned off between the hours of 11pm and 5am.

This, they say, is to reduce the council's carbon footprint. How very magnanimous of them.

If this were the reason for turning off street lights it would be amazing.

So can the council tell me why they are reducing their carbon footprint this way and yet intend to allow Veolia to build and operate an incinerator which will increase the carbon footprint?

It appears to me we might have wolves in sheep's clothing.

Linda Crane

Harlescott Grange

Shrewsbury