A large stretch of Burnham-On-Sea’s seafront has been left in darkness for almost two weeks due to a power fault affecting sixteen street lights, prompting safety concerns.
The columns are along the Esplanade between Burnham Pavilion and the Jetty. They have left a large section of the seafront without illumination during the evenings.
A Somerset Council spokesperson told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “The lights in question on the Esplanade are subject to an incoming electricity supply fault. This has been reported to National Grid, the cable network owners with a target date of December 15th, 2025.”
The spokesperson adds: “This is within their Ofgem regulated timescales to fix a multiple street light fault.”
Local residents have voiced their concerns about the prolonged outage. One resident living on the Esplanade got in touch with Burnham-On-Sea.com: “We understand faults happen, but several weeks without lights is far too long. It needs fixing urgently.”
And a dog walker who regularly uses the Esplanade adds: “It’s worrying walking along the seafront at night without the street lighting – it feels unsafe.”
Regular updates regarding resolution of the fault are available by calling National Grid on 0800 096 3080 quoting the reference number: 5841590.
