Nic Paton

SOLAR GAINS

Like many councils, Hampshire County Council is facing an eye-wateringly difficult financial future. This will invariably affect the county’s street lighting provision, as Julian...

‘IF WE COME TOGETHER, WE CAN MAINSTREAM GOOD LIGHTING’

Lighting may have made progress in mitigating obtrusive light pollution, especially within highway lighting and in protecting dark sky reserves, but there is still...

THE EYES HAVE IT

The lighting team at Hoare Lea used the ILP’s ‘How to be brilliant’ in September to drill down into what we mean by visual...

New urban dark skies lighting templates

DarkSky International has launched a range of free lighting policy templates for use by municipalities and local and regional governments to help them tackle...

LED lights on surfboards may reduce shark attacks

The conversation around LED lighting and wildlife is often focused on how to reduce the use and impact of artificial light. However, research from Australia...

Three-quarters of women change exercise behaviour after clocks change

Nearly three-quarters of women (72%) change their behaviour during the darker winter months when it comes to getting outside and staying active, a report...

Study set to measure car headlight glare

The impact of bright lights on road users is being independently investigated by the Department for Transport (DfT). Consultancy firm the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL)...

‘Heartfelt’ centenary congratulations from King Charles

The ILP has received a message of ‘heartfelt congratulations’ from His Royal Highness King Charles III on its centenary year. The message from the monarch...

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