Faulty streetlights on unadopted roads across Northern Ireland are being removed, new information has found.

Speaking after a presentation to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, the Department for Infrastructure confirmed it looks to remove faulty streetlights instead of carrying out repairs.

Alliance Newtownabbey Councillor Tom Campbell has hit out at the Department after uncovering the information.

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"That is a concerning position to have, given the amount of unadopted roads across Northern Ireland, particularly in more rural areas and in new developments," Cllr Campbell commented. "As an elected representative, I am apprehensive now to report faulty streetlights in case they end up disappearing.

"I have now written to the Secretary of State to ask him to review this policy, as it appears to have been taken without political direction. We are in a situation now where one street in an area may have its streetlights repaired and another nearby street is at the risk of having them removed entirely."

(CM/MH)