A councillor says it is “unacceptable” that children have been playing in the dark at a council sports facility thanks to regular blackouts.
At the recent full meeting of Ards and North Down Council, DUP Ards Peninsula Councillor Robert Adair criticised faulty lighting at a training facility for children beside the Portavogie MUGA at Harbour Road.
Last year Portavogie Football Club made an arrangement with the council to provide lights for a football training area beside the main MUGA for children to use Monday to Thursday, 5pm to 9pm. However, the system has been plagued with breakdowns since it was installed last year, not only leaving children playing in the dark. Repair attempts have also been knocking off surrounding lights in the village, the meeting was told.
